| Nickel Creek in New Orleans - HELP! |
[20 Mar 2006|09:53pm] |
I was at the Nickel Creek show on March 15 in New Orleans. I am originally from there but had not been back since Katrina. I was on spring break and just happened to see that Nickel Creek was in town so of course I had to go. It was my seventh NC show and it was amazing. They were on and excited and the dance movements Chris did during Toxic were awesome and so insanely funny. One part of the show though really affected me. They did a cover of Randy Newman’s Louisiana 1927:
What has happened down here is the wind have changed
Clouds roll in from the north and it started to rain
Rained real hard and rained for a real long time
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
The river rose all day
The river rose all night
Some people got lost in the flood
Some people got away alright
The river have busted through cleared down to Plaquemines
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
It was amazing and so fitting and after just coming home and seeing things for the first time it brought me to tears. The sound of the song has been stuck in my head since and I am dieing to find a tape of the show. If anyone knows of a copy of the show I would love it if you could guide me in that direction. I don’t have much live Nickel Creek, mainly the things people have been generous enough to post on these boards so it can’t really be a trade but I would even be willing to pay. Thank you so much to anyone who has any info.
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| thoughts on the new album? |
[10 Aug 2005|10:09pm] |
so what are your thoughts on the new nickel creek album?
personally, i think its great. its such a departure from their bluegrass beginnings. i think its a bit more raw than their usual sound, but thats what makes it so good! my favorite song is definitely 'jealous of the moon'
im planning on going to san diego this saturday to see them. didnt make it to the amoeba performance and from what i hear the place was packed :/ since san diego is their hometown, i have a feeling that place will fill up quick.
btw, did anyone catch them on leno? they did ok, looked a little rushed and tired...and it looked like sara messed up a little on the chorus. they still did better than other performers on late night talk shows though! oh and that little boy was friggin adorable!
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| Hello? Anyone home? |
[01 Apr 2005|02:45am] |
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Nickelcreek = true original talent. I'm am so in love with their music and it's hard to describe how happy it makes me. My husband and I don't have an official "song", we have an official "band". We saw them at Bumbershoot in Seattle in '03 when we were first dating and it just added to the romance of it all. We both get mushy and misty eyed when we hear their music! Anyway "hello" to everyone!
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| Great Quote |
[05 May 2004|07:21pm] |
This is a great quote I got from Steve Goodman, and it makes me think of Chris Thile (because he plays the Mandolin).
"The Mandolin is the bottom four strings of the guitar, backwards . . . so a person with dyslexia has no problem learning to play the mandolin."
What do you think?
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[24 Apr 2004|10:00pm] |
I just got a brand-spanking new color screen Motorola T720 cell phone... and am looking for a Nickel Creek ringtone...
I've read every thread at www.nickelcreek.info/forum and none helped. No ringtones are up on www.nickelcreek.org/bits and I cannot find anywhere or anyone that has them pre-made. Of course I would go upstairs and get the This Side music book and type the notes in my phone but that is as confusing as heck!!!!
Does anyone know how to help me?
(x-posted at  nickel_creek
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| Nickel Creek in St. Louis |
[23 Apr 2004|12:53pm] |
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Greetings! Winemonkey and I (plus friends Jeremy and Chris) went to see Nickel Creek for our 3rd glorious time last night! We had to road trip for the last two, and although they were both great performances - this one blew them both out of the water. The crowd was much MUCH more lively and their tone, as always, was outstanding. Fun highlights were: the new song "Doubting Thomas" - wow, bass player clog dancing, medley including Nirvana's Lithium and another including that Two Turn tables Beck song, and the acoustic Lighthouse ending (ties in coolness to the Lighthouse performed with Coldplay's "Yellow" stuck in it).
Does anyone on the Nickel Creek lists know the name of the song Sara's singing about getting attacked, and cutting the guy with a broken bottle - it rocks!
The evening even included dinner out at Riddles Wine Bar, which if you're dieting like we are, you realize how crazy cool that is!
Yours in Nickel Creek afterglow,
Artemisia
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| Hi Everyone! |
[05 Apr 2004|09:03pm] |
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why hello...sounds good...I just got the Sean Watkins 26 Miles CD last month and I can't stop listening to it...everything else doesn't seem good enought except Nickel creek (which I have listened to). Oh well that's not a bad thing!
What does chipper mean?..it just sounds cool!
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[23 Feb 2004|07:00pm] |
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A real good friend of mine belongs to a band and he's picked up the mandolin and he is surprisingly good at it. Although he cant sing and play it at the same time b/c he has to concentrate somewhat at it
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[23 Feb 2004|06:56pm] |
I just recently picked up the nickel creek cd "This side" its such an awesome cd.
My fav song so far has to be "This side" and Speak whenever those 2 songs come on the tv on cmt which is a country video station I always sing along to it
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[22 Feb 2004|10:38am] |
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So has anyone, besides me, been inspired by Nickel Creek to play an instrument? I've picked up the fiddle and the mandolin because of our dear Sara and Chris. Have you?
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[03 Feb 2004|12:07am] |
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Hi everyone!
Allison, I thought you might be interested in this, as well as the other members of this community...
I just started a new bluegrass community with a focus on the contemporary music style. I would love to invite you all to come join!
I think bluegrass music is some of the most expressive and yet unappreciated music out there, I think it's wonderful that is is finally starting to get some of the recognition and attention that it deserves. I would really like to get this community off to a good start and you can help!
Contemporary Bluegrass Community
Thanks for taking the time to read this, hope to see you over there! :-)
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[18 Jan 2004|09:35am] |
I've been up since 8:30 listening to Nickel Creek CDs of course. and WYCBD is on. and *sigh*... it got me thinkin' of burning a Nickel Creek 'slow' mix CD, live or studio versions.. like all slow, meaningful, beautiful Nickel Creek songs that make you take a breath and just *sigh*. Does anyone reccommend any good songs? I have -
When You Come Back Down
Sweet Afton
Seven Wonders
House Carpenter
Sabra Girl
Brand New Sidewalk
Poor Places
Flanagan's
and Be Thou My Vision in mind right now. What about Green & Gray? Maybe Speak or A Lighthouse's Tale, too? Maybe Big Sam Thompson? Does anyone else know of any good, slow Nickel Creek songs that I have not mentioned?
[sorry, cross posted at nickel_creek]
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[16 Jan 2004|07:02pm] |
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Does anyone know how to get ahold of some of the newer live recordings? I have more live tracks from the first album then I care to listen to frankly, and I'm really anxious to hear some of the new live tracks as well as some of the covers that have been showing up on their setlists lately. Any help is appreciated. :)
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[16 Jan 2004|10:52am] |
Hey guys.. it's now open membership, so anyone can join without being invited. We were already up to the limit of members with a closed membership! Yay! LOL
Post anything you want: thoughts, concert stories, song reviews, maybe even set up a B&P live show trade!
Here is a my story from my 2nd Nickel Creek show in November!
http://www.livejournal.com/users/creekgeek22/2003/11/13/
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