Tuesday, June 8, 2010
New website!!
Hey guys! We're now hosting the free mp3 blog on the brand new Nice People website. This will hopefully offer improved functionality and a more pleasant browsing experience. We hope you enjoy it!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Kenny Wayne - Hard Shot To Swallow
I got an email recently from an artist's manager. It was the first time that I've been contacted about the possibility of releasing some country music on Nice People. And, hey... this is Oklahoma. I grew up with some old school country music. As long as this isn't some new jack, glossy, autotuned pop country, I told the manager that I'd be willing to give it a listen and speak with the artist. He assured me that this was the real deal and that Kenny Wayne would be happy to speak with me.
I got the mp3 files on Saturday, along with a message that included Kenny's phone number. So, I picked up my phone this morning and gave Kenny a call.
Kenny picked up the phone. After making my introduction, I was promptly informed that it's "a God damn disgrace to make a business call on Memorial Day." and that I should be ashamed of handling my business "like some kind of liberal pussy with no respect for the boys who lost their lives defending this great nation".
That was my first introduction to Kenny Wayne. To be perfectly honest, he's not the kind of "Nice People" we typically deal with. But, his manager is. On top of that, his songs are really good. And, his manager seems sure that he's inches from confirming a gig at Silver Dollar City, where Kenny would be happy to wear a Nice People shirt onstage. That would be kinda cool.
Stay tuned over the next week for a couple more songs from this up and comer who some consider an unrecognized leader of the current renegade country resurgence.
For now, here's Hard Shot To Swallow. Enjoy!
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Friday, April 23, 2010
Evangelicals - Bloodstream (Slow Blood Version)
This started as a Basement Series session. But, Josh took his song home to tinker with it. In the process, he unearthed an old, beloved guitar pedal and was inspired to completely re-do the song. We held back some cool stuff from the Basement Session. So, hopefully, you'll hear some of that soon. But, for now, you get the Slow Blood Version of the Evangelicals song, Bloodstream. It's just as spooky and beautiful as the version from the basement. But, it's so much more. We hope you love it as much as we do. To subscribe to the Nice People podcast and get all of the Nice People digital releases for FREE, click THIS LINK to open the iTunes page for Nice People. There you can download individual songs, or subscribe to get them all automatically.
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Gentle Ghost - Please Don't Go Out Tonight (Basement Session)
Gentle Ghost is the first band to put out a record on Nice People. They were also the first band to offer a free mp3 on Nice People. And, now, they've got the first release as part of the Nice People Basement Series. We'll be inviting some of our favorite performers to play us some songs in the basement of Nice People World Headquarters. And, we hope to share a lot of them with you.
This is Sethy performing Please Don't Go Out Tonight, a track that appears in full-band form on their debut LP, Family. If you love them, be sure to see them open the festivities on the Main Stage on Sunday at Noon.
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Brother Gruesome - Cut It Out
Brother Gruesome is intense. Their recent cassette release is spectacular! They had a powerful intensity on stage, even when it was just two people. Their NMF sets (with a couple more band members) should be incredible. They're playing at Opolis on Sunday at 12:30pm. They're also playing late into the night on Saturday night at the Dojo after party. Check them out!
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Gang Starr Museum - Dance In The Ocean
Gang Starr Museum is Mickey Reece's new pop punk band. Eric Nauni plays drums and sings the pretty parts. This is their first release. It's called Dance In The Ocean. And, we love it!
Go see Gang Starr Museum on Saturday in the alley behind Guestroom Records. Their set is scheduled for 4:10pm.
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Kite Flying Robot - Solid Gold
I truly love every song that we're releasing this week. But, of all of them, this is the one that's constantly ringing in my head. Those who know me know that I don't dance. I'm tall and awkward and I've just never done it and probably never will. But, Kite Flying Robot makes me daydream about dancing. And, I'm quite sure that they'll have people on their feet and shaking it on Saturday at 6pm at the Opolis Stage. Be there!
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