Back on March 9th of 2015, The Nickel Slots had an opportunity to open for the legendary Bob Seger. He had rescheduled the Sacramento stop on his 2015 "Ride Out" tour and needed a local opener. Bob's management approached Andy Hawk at 98 Rock and asked for a recommendation for a local act. Andy recommended The Nickel Slots and Bob loved our music video for "The Devil's Chain Gang." The next … See more
Kenny here, this time to share some stories and pass out some goodies! Everyone remembers the first concert they ever went to. My Uncle Jerry dragged me to a Johnny Cash show when I was 11 and slipped me a few beers in the parking lot. But I'll save that story for later. The Nickel Slots want to help one more fan make it to see them and a bunch of other great local bands at First Festival on June … See more
When people see me in person they will notice that my arms are full with tattoos. My fascination with tattoos started at an early age. I remember when I was just a kid and one of the members in my parents’ band showed up to practice at my parent’s house with a bandage on his shoulder. My dad asked him what happened and he said, “I just got a tattoo.” My dad rolled his eyes and said that … See more
The Nickel Slots are returning to Harlow's Restaurant and Night Club on Friday, February 5th. We’re excited to share the stage there again with Joy and Madness, one of our favorite local Sacramento bands. This night will be a mix of Americana, Alt Country and Rock & Roll from us, and some Funk and Blue-Eyed Soul from Joy and Madness. Both bands have built quite a following in Northern … See more
Happy Holidays, everyone! Several times The Nickel Slots have done special hometown holiday shows in December, learning a few Christmas songs to play for the occasion. These shows ended up being some of our favorite, and we enjoyed sharing our take on classic Christmas songs with our fans, so we decided to record some of these songs. Introducing Christmas With The Nickel Slots! 1. A Shot … See more
We are excited to announce that we are doing a worldwide promotion of another Nickel Slots music video! Six months ago we kicked off a campaign with Steve Baker of Visual Image Marketing to promote our "The Devil's Chain Gang" video, and it got us played on dozens of music video networks, over 15 music video websites, and other outlets, including a few pretty big names. New fans emailed us from … See more
I got two new live videos of The Nickel Slots for ya. First, from a show at Toot's Tavern in early January with Coffin Hunter. That band is fronted by Jack Gibson, bassist for Exodus, and he joined the Slots on banjo for their song "One Foot in the Gutter." The first ever banjo solo for The Nickel Slots! Check it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAY03IIXjgM A week later, the boys … See more
