Hello dedicated readers of the Blah Blah and listeners of The Nadas. This is the big week. The big week of our something annual Nadas on the River show. This show is one of our highlights of the summer. Simon Estes Amphitheater is a beautiful setting for any show and ours seem to be particularly magical on the river. I fondly remember one year when it started to rain as Mike sang “take a walk in the rain” during the song Dancing Lucinda. Not only did people stay and listen even though it was raining, several audience members came up on the stage and help umbrellas over our heads to keep us from getting electrocuted. This year the weather and the river look to be cooperating. Please consider buying your tickets in advance with Tikly. https://tikly.co/dsm/index.php/event/live-music/nadasontheriver.html Purchasing them through Tikly saves you 4 bucks from buying them at the door, and insures that you will get in if the event sells out. We have our fingers crossed. Doors are at 7, show at 7:30. Our good friend Mary McAdams is opening the show.
Note- you will likely receive an email that indicates you will receive your tickets in the mail. This is false– you actually can just show up and we will have a list of names of pre-sold tickets via Tikly. Oh, the Internet.
I am also excited to tell you about a few of solo shows I have this week. Yes I am playing a large number of solo shows lately. I am really enjoying it, but also I am trying to keep my chops up since our schedule is a little lighter due to the recent baby boom in our band.
Wednesday – 6/22 – The Gas Lamp – Show starts at 10pm. I am very excited about this new place in town. It is the former home of Blues on Grand. They have totally remodeled the place into an vintage feeling urban honky tonk. I am happy to be playing here and also for the scene they are building for the Americana genre in our city.
Thursday – 6/23 – Summer School at Saints Pub in Beaverdale – This is the 3rd week for a fun weekly music series that is turning into a sort of service industry night for educators of the Greater Des Moines area. Saints has 2 for 1 drink specials for teachers and administrators and those that shape the minds of our youth who are off for summer break. We also give a quiz and give prizes every week. Music Starts at around 7:30pm.
Sunday – 6/26 – I am back at AKs in Beaverdale for Nada Nother Sunday. We have had some great acts on sundays this summer and have many more to come. In the mean time, it’s me.
Reminders from last week . . .
ROCK THE RAILS WHISTLE STOP ACOUSTIC HOUSE CONCERT TOUR PART 2. We will be heading through the midwest and up and down the east coast this fall. We will be doing runs in Sept, Oct, and Nov. Many of you expressed an interest in hosting one of these concerts when we announced it last fall. Many of you followed along as we headed out west and up the coast to the pacific northwest. If you live near AMTRAK and would like more information on hosting a house concert this fall, please email. You can check out some of the posts from last years trip on the rock the rails facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rock-the-Rails-with-The-Nadas/113497748711155 If you attended or even hosted last year please post comments that might start the discussion with the east coasters. We have started an event to discuss tour stops as we book and announce them. So far we are talking to Atlanta, Raleigh, Chicago, and we have had some interest from Maine, Michigan and a few others. Need help building some momentum for this folks.
BRIGHT EYED AND BUSHY TAILED, our new kids record, is available for pre purchase now. If you want to pre purchase your copy of “Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed” go here: http://store.authenticrecordsonline.com/category_s/187.htm
Love and crossed fingers,
The Nadas
QOTW – Do you have something you do for good luck?
