Sunday, April 19 | Doors at 4:00 pm | Show at 5:00 pm | All ages | $30 presale | $35 day of show | $75 VIP - Front two rows + early entry + 2 drink tickets + signed poster & more!
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Each VIP ticket includes two free drink coupons ($20 value) signed poster and gift bag with a CD and more.
Join Rick Estrin and the Nightcats with opening band local favorite Johnny Wheels and the Swamp Donkeys for a rocking evening of rockabilly, blues and jazz tunes, all for the benefit of Salem's Northwest Hub Bike Shop!
Playing drums with the Swamp Donkeys will be the one and only Tony “TC” Coleman who played with BB King.
About Rick Estrin & The Nightcats:
“This band is the best in the land…superior songwriting infused with wit, humor, and streetwise insights, traditional and adventurous grooves, impeccable musicianship, creative arrangements, harmonica tutorials and savvy production…funky and original…always fresh and vital.” –Blues Music Magazine
“Rick Estrin & The Nightcats are a formidable force. They sound better than ever [playing] stellar rockabilly, jazz, blues and rock, often in the same song, creating a unique, time-tested sound rooted in the past, bolstered by harpist/vocalist Estrin’s time-warping original compositions.” –No Depression
“Estrin defines his own brand of hip. Original blues and vintage rock-style tunes also harbor his superb harmonica work. Estrin emotes with just the right mix of kitsch and sincerity. The current litter of ‘Cats, including guitarist Kid Andersen, reigns as the best band anywhere.” –DownBeat
“Rick Estrin & The Nightcats are America’s greatest musical showmen…foot-stomping, wise-cracking contemporary songs, a combination of rockabilly, jazz, blues, rock, and big band swing. Estrin is a world class musician…the most colorful and entertaining showman around.” –Forbes
Check out the hit song "Somewhere Else" here!
Blues vocalist, harmonica master, and songwriting legend Rick Estrin, leader of the musically fearless, wildly entertaining, award-winning band Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, doesn’t like to talk much about his own musical superpowers. But ask him about the Nightcats—multi-instrumentalist/musical mastermind/producer Christoffer “Kid” Andersen, keyboardist/organ wizard/bass player Lorenzo Farrell, and endlessly creative drummer Derrick “D’Mar” Martin (played with Little Richard)—and he’ll be happy to sing their praises. “This band is killer. I’m enjoying this all more than ever,” says the man who’s been performing and recording professionally since the early 1970s. “It’s a blessing—there’s so much energy, so much collaboration. The band is just so good right now. And the live show is better than ever.” Living Blues calls Rick Estrin & The Nightcats “a terrific blues band with a real character for a front man,” continuing, “Clever, well-crafted songs framed by first-flight musicianship…hugely entertaining, intelligently conceived and executed roots rock with a wickedly cool and otherworldly twist on tradition. Estrin’s harp work is masterful.”
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats’ new album and the band’s sixth release, The Hits Keep Coming, packs a powerful punch, with phenomenal musicianship and lyrics—both serious and humorous. Produced by Andersen at his legendary Greaseland USA studio in San Jose, California, the record captures the band’s chemistry and magic in what is certainly among their strongest, most urgent, and most cohesive releases so far. The Hits Keep Coming is modern blues at its most potent, intense, and fun in all the right places, as Rick Estrin & The Nightcats deliver twelve groove-heavy, hard-hitting songs, including ten written or co-written by Estrin and two surprising covers (one obscurity from Muddy Waters, one from Leonard Cohen that Estrin would have liked to have written). From the foot-stomping opener Somewhere Else, to the harsh reality of the title track (with backing vocals by The Sons Of The Soul Revivers), to the musically infectious, lyrically harrowing song about addiction, The Circus Is Still In Town, The Hits Keep Coming is a lyrical and musical tour de force.
In addition to Estrin’s celebrated songwriting and peerless blues harmonica playing, he and the band are among the most entertaining and colorful showmen around. Estrin’s signature streetwise vocals and hipster-cool look, Andersen’s eye-popping, off-the-cuff guitar pyrotechnics, Farrell’s mighty organ, piano, and bass work, and D’Mar’s dynamic, acrobatic drumming make every one of their live performances a must-see event. “People don’t go out to see people who look like themselves,” says Estrin. “They want to see something special. I was schooled in this business to be a showman, and that’s what you get when you come to see us perform. We know how to put on a show. I feel sorry for anyone who has to follow us.”
About Northwest Hub:
The Northwest Hub exists to mobilize and empower our community, through bike reclamation, distribution, training and service.
The Hub was founded on the principal that everyone is welcome and deserving of dignified service; that together we can all move forward.
Although many of the Hub’s non-profit functions are aimed at helping the underserved of our community gain access to affordable transportation - a key element in upward economic mobility; the Hub also provides sales and service to all economic strata - the investment of which is necessary for the Hub’s continued viability and provides foundational support for its outreach programs. Whether you buy a tube or a new bicycle or donate financially, you are investing in your community bike resource.
