Wow! Just got done playin' one heck of a fun festival up in Mt. Pleasant last weekend, taking a mid-week deep breath, and getting ready to do it all over again next weekend at the St. Louis Blues Festival (7/4) and again the following weekend at the Kalamazoo Blues Festival (7/1). Busy times, but good times, man, good times indeed!
For more details (times, dates, etc.) please check our website -- we'd sure love to bump into you at one or all of the great festival appearances we have lined up this summer!
See you real soon!
Kev & 6 Hands Down -- 6 Hands Down
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
We done been YouTubed -- Sweet!
A friend found and sent me this link from YouTube. It's a video of us performing our first song on the first night of the 2009 International Blues Challenge on Beale Street in Memphis, TN. What a cool, cool trip down memory lane this is. I hope it looks like we're having a blast playing in this video -- 'cause we TOTALLY were! After 2 great nights at the Rum Boogie Cafe (where this video was shot), we were fortunate enough to make it to the top 10 and perform in the finals on Saturday at the Orpheum Theater. Alas, we did not win, but we sure had one heck of a GREAT experience! I have NO idea who shot this video, but I'm very glad that that person was there to document this wonderful moment in time for the band -- HUGE THANKS!
Kev & 6 Hands Down -- 6 Hands Down
Kev & 6 Hands Down -- 6 Hands Down
Blues in the hot summer!
It’s that grand time of year when we get to move our musical activities to the out-of-doors in the form of festival appearances. We have a bunch of those types of shows going on all summer long, so, please make sure to check our calendar at the 6 Hands Down website for details as they continue to develop.
We love, love, and I mean LOVE playin’ festival gigs. They give us a chance to play nothing but our own music in front of a lot of people who may never have had the chance to see us before. Festivals also give us the chance to catch up with other musicians and friends who, due to all of our crazy schedules, we don’t get to see perform as often enough as we’d like – so that’s way, way cool!
Lookin’ forward to seein’ you all at some festivals this summer! Stop by and say “hi”!
Kev
We love, love, and I mean LOVE playin’ festival gigs. They give us a chance to play nothing but our own music in front of a lot of people who may never have had the chance to see us before. Festivals also give us the chance to catch up with other musicians and friends who, due to all of our crazy schedules, we don’t get to see perform as often enough as we’d like – so that’s way, way cool!
Lookin’ forward to seein’ you all at some festivals this summer! Stop by and say “hi”!
Kev
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
3 Week Eagles Tour
After a great Saturday (3/21) night last week at the Eagles Club in Jackson, we continue our 3 week Eagles Tour this weekend by playing this Friday (3/27) and Saturday (3/28) at the Coldwater Eagles Club. Don't ask me how we've managed to line up nothing but Eagles Clubs for almost a month straight -- I guess that's just how the calendar bounces sometimes -- just a funny, weird twist. The cool thing is that, thus far on this '09 Eagles tour, it's been a total blast. Last weekend at the Jackson Club was a huge success -- at least that's what the happy crowd and staff told us. It was reported to us by the powers-that-be there that it was the best weekend financially and crowd-wise in quite some time -- very cool! Now, as I said, this weekend we're on to what promises to be another fun weekend down in Coldwater. Carl and the rest of the great staff there always show us a good time, so we're really looking forward to it! Come on out and see us if you get a chance -- we'll show you a good time -- promise! Of course, the following Saturday night (4/4) we'll be returning to the Jackson Eagles Club for the final night (for this leg anyway) of the '09 Eagles Tour -- please, please come out for that one too if you can. Sure looking forward to seeing you all soon! As always, thanks for your support.
Kev & 6 Hands Down -- www.6handsdown.com
Kev & 6 Hands Down -- www.6handsdown.com
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Recap of IBC trip for CABS
Hi, all -- I know it's been waaaaaay too long since I've posted here and I'm very, very sorry for that. I promise that one on my new goals for this year is to be much better about updating this blog (I really am gonna try)!
As a start back into things here, I thought I'd post the write-up that I did for the Capital Area Blues Society covering 6 Hands Down adventure at this year's International Blues Challenge down in Memphis, TN.
Below is said write-up in it's entirety. Hope you enjoy!
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It’s always tough to try and summarize an incredible experience after the fact, because no amount of words can ever seem to sum up the memories properly. That was the problem I was faced with after I promised CABS president Toni Alexander that I would send her a write-up on our adventures when 6 Hands Down returned from the 2009 International Blues Challenge. I should have realized that that promise would have been easier said than done. Here’s why -- I should have known it would be impossible to put into words…
…how thankful we are to CABS for sending us to Ground Zero of the biggest blues party anywhere on earth!
,,,how happy we’d be when all members of the band and entourage safely arrived and re-united for celebratory beverages at the Best Western Inn in West Memphis, Arkansas (10 minutes from Beale Street), after having traveled by car and plane from points north, south, east and west of Memphis!
…how great we felt when we checked in on the first day of competition and found out that we’d be competing in the first 2 days of the event (semi-final round) at the very same venue we were fortunate to draw last year (The Rum Boogie Café), assuring us some familiarity with the layout, staging, sound system and personel of the club -- always helpful info at these types of events!
…how great that first plate of ribs and bowl of gumbo would taste!
…how good it makes you feel to run into Gordon Wilson around the corner from Beale Street on his way to watch you “make CABS proud”!
…how dreamlike it feels to be finally hitting those first notes on stage and how fast a 25 minute set can blaze by when you’re having so much fun!
…how great that ice cold Bass Ale tastes after you’ve finished your set on the first night!
…how darned great it was to watch and get to meet the other performers at our venue and all over the rest of Beale Street and realizing how cool it is that, for the most part, this whole thing doesn’t feel like a competition at all, but rather, one huge, non-stop blues concert with 16 stages!
…how you go to bed that first night, thankful that everything went so well and thinking you would be more than happy to just be able to have tomorrow’s performance go the exact same way!
…how you wake up the next day and superstitiously eat a big bowl of grits (since you did so the day before)!
…how you hit the stage for round two and, even though the whole thing is once again kind of a blur, you finish happily realizing that somehow it went even better than the night before!
…how even though you’re a bit anxious to hear who will advance to the Saturday finals, it’s pretty cool to be doing so while listening to Muddy Waters’ old guitar player (Bob Margolin) playing and singing on stage at the Rum Boogie from just a few feet away!
…how hard it is to believe that they just said the name 6 Hands Down as the winner of the Rum Boogie venue and knowing what tears of joy really feel like!
…how difficult it is to get to sleep when you’re going over and over in your head how hard it is to turn a 24 minute 38 second set into a 19 minute 59 second set!
…how awesome the grits taste on the third morning!
…how lucky you feel to draw the opening slot of the finals because you get a sound check!
…how you wish the spotlights weren’t so bright when you take the stage at the finals of the 2009 International Blues Challenge so you could actually see the couple thousand people that are out there in the audience of the Orpheum Theater!
…how it feels to get a standing ovation in front of that kind of crowd!
…how when the 3rd, 2nd and 1st place bands have been announced you honestly don’t feel bad in any way that your name wasn’t mentioned – that you truly feel honored, blessed, fortunate and thankful to have been able to have this experience!
…and finally, how you can’t wait to get the opportunity to once again really, really thank the wonderful people of the Capital Area Blues Society for the incredible support over the last 2 years!
THANK YOU CABS!!! It’s been a pleasure to represent you at the 2008 and 2009 International Blues Challenges!
Kev Nichols – www.6handsdown.com
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As a start back into things here, I thought I'd post the write-up that I did for the Capital Area Blues Society covering 6 Hands Down adventure at this year's International Blues Challenge down in Memphis, TN.
Below is said write-up in it's entirety. Hope you enjoy!
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It’s always tough to try and summarize an incredible experience after the fact, because no amount of words can ever seem to sum up the memories properly. That was the problem I was faced with after I promised CABS president Toni Alexander that I would send her a write-up on our adventures when 6 Hands Down returned from the 2009 International Blues Challenge. I should have realized that that promise would have been easier said than done. Here’s why -- I should have known it would be impossible to put into words…
…how thankful we are to CABS for sending us to Ground Zero of the biggest blues party anywhere on earth!
,,,how happy we’d be when all members of the band and entourage safely arrived and re-united for celebratory beverages at the Best Western Inn in West Memphis, Arkansas (10 minutes from Beale Street), after having traveled by car and plane from points north, south, east and west of Memphis!
…how great we felt when we checked in on the first day of competition and found out that we’d be competing in the first 2 days of the event (semi-final round) at the very same venue we were fortunate to draw last year (The Rum Boogie Café), assuring us some familiarity with the layout, staging, sound system and personel of the club -- always helpful info at these types of events!
…how great that first plate of ribs and bowl of gumbo would taste!
…how good it makes you feel to run into Gordon Wilson around the corner from Beale Street on his way to watch you “make CABS proud”!
…how dreamlike it feels to be finally hitting those first notes on stage and how fast a 25 minute set can blaze by when you’re having so much fun!
…how great that ice cold Bass Ale tastes after you’ve finished your set on the first night!
…how darned great it was to watch and get to meet the other performers at our venue and all over the rest of Beale Street and realizing how cool it is that, for the most part, this whole thing doesn’t feel like a competition at all, but rather, one huge, non-stop blues concert with 16 stages!
…how you go to bed that first night, thankful that everything went so well and thinking you would be more than happy to just be able to have tomorrow’s performance go the exact same way!
…how you wake up the next day and superstitiously eat a big bowl of grits (since you did so the day before)!
…how you hit the stage for round two and, even though the whole thing is once again kind of a blur, you finish happily realizing that somehow it went even better than the night before!
…how even though you’re a bit anxious to hear who will advance to the Saturday finals, it’s pretty cool to be doing so while listening to Muddy Waters’ old guitar player (Bob Margolin) playing and singing on stage at the Rum Boogie from just a few feet away!
…how hard it is to believe that they just said the name 6 Hands Down as the winner of the Rum Boogie venue and knowing what tears of joy really feel like!
…how difficult it is to get to sleep when you’re going over and over in your head how hard it is to turn a 24 minute 38 second set into a 19 minute 59 second set!
…how awesome the grits taste on the third morning!
…how lucky you feel to draw the opening slot of the finals because you get a sound check!
…how you wish the spotlights weren’t so bright when you take the stage at the finals of the 2009 International Blues Challenge so you could actually see the couple thousand people that are out there in the audience of the Orpheum Theater!
…how it feels to get a standing ovation in front of that kind of crowd!
…how when the 3rd, 2nd and 1st place bands have been announced you honestly don’t feel bad in any way that your name wasn’t mentioned – that you truly feel honored, blessed, fortunate and thankful to have been able to have this experience!
…and finally, how you can’t wait to get the opportunity to once again really, really thank the wonderful people of the Capital Area Blues Society for the incredible support over the last 2 years!
THANK YOU CABS!!! It’s been a pleasure to represent you at the 2008 and 2009 International Blues Challenges!
Kev Nichols – www.6handsdown.com
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