Our new album Pack up All Regrets is now available! Thanks to all of you who joined us at the Palms Playhouse for the release show. That was an amazing night, and a great beginning for the album. For those of you who couldn't be there, you can now get Pack up All Regrets from our web store, iTunes, and from CDBaby. Go get yours! … See more
Happy 2019 from The Nickel Slots! 2019 is here and we are ready to release our new album Pack up All Regrets. As with our past albums, we recorded and mixed with the amazingly talented Joe Johnston at his recording studio, The Pus Cavern, in Sacramento. We are excited to get the music out to you all! We will release Pack up All Regrets on February 22 at the Palms Playhouse in Winters. … See more
Ever wonder where Nickel Slots songs come from? Well, songwriter Tony Brusca is constantly coming up with ideas to share with the band. Tony records all his work and shares songs he thinks may work for The Nickel Slots. As you wait for the new Nickel Slots album to be released this February, we thought it would be fun to share some of the demos Tony has recorded over the years that made it onto a … See more
The Nickel Slots are headed to FRANCE in July! We have been invited to play at The Green Escape Music Festival in Craponne-sur-Arzon, France this summer. The festival runs July 27, 28, and 29. The Nickel Slots will kick it into high gear by headlining the opening night, Friday, July 27th. The Green Escape Music Festival (formerly the Country Rendezvous Festival) has been going strong … See more
Our music video for "Old Guitar" was chosen for regular rotation on IndiMusic TV for the month of May! All month they'll play the video several times a day. You can watch IndiMusic TV on their streaming channel available at indimusic.tv, or on ROKU, Amazon Fire TV, Flipps, Film On, and TikiLive (look for IndiMusic TV in the app store of any of these services). Thank you to IndiMusic TV for … See more
I’m beyond excited about our February 20th show at Harlow's with L.A. rockabilly legends The Blasters! I first saw The Blasters on Monday, March 14, 1983 at Mojos in Arcata, California. Don’t look for the club cuz it’s long gone. But The Blasters are still rockin’ and rollin’ their signature American music. Back in 1983 I was a senior in high school and wrote for our school paper. We … See more
We all have passions that help us write our life’s songs. My biggest joys in life are my wife, Molly, the people close to me and my music... pianos, lyrics, drums and yes... Old Guitars. Old Guitar was inspired by the 1957 Martin guitar my father, Gary, played in college. My siblings and I would bang on the old family piano and strum the guitar as youngsters growing up in Humboldt county. … See more
