Nichol Robertson is joined by The Sadies' Mike Belitsky & Sean Dean on "Mimico Moonlight" – check the title tune. Photo: Laura Proctor
Here's the scoop...
Nichol Robertson is a Canadian roots music guitarist, born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Equally at home melting faces with his high octane guitar onslaught as he is gently picking Hawaiian tunes for background ambience at the local bar, Nichol Robertson is a sonic painter with an ear for Bob Ross-esque aural landscapes. From twangy melodies echoing The Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet to B-bender shredding reminiscent of the late Clarence White, his six-string technique is very impressive.
Robertson's first solo album was the critically acclaimed “Stranger Things” released back in 2011, long before that show. His latest opus “Mimico Moonlight” – recorded with his Honkytonk Boogaloo band cohorts, drummer Mike Belitsky & bassist Sean Dean of The Sadies – is out Friday (May 17th). While 13 years between releases might seem a bit long, Robertson has spent that time working on countless projects including but not limited to The Layrite Boys, The Hulagoons, Thelonious Hank, Nic & the Narcs, Robertson & Kerr and Snowbird when he isn't accompanying rising country stars or recording viral videos with his family band, The Robinson'sons.
Get a copy of Nichol Robertson's Mimico Moonlight album on vinyl right here.
Nichol is launching the vinyl version of his Mimico Moonight album in the back room of The Cameron House on Friday (May 17) at 7:30 pm surrounded by the oil paintings of the multi-talented Sean Dean. Check out a performance of the title track from "Mimico Moonlight" below.
Watch The Sadies perform "Stop and Start," the lead track from their great new Colder Streams album out now.
Writes Travis Good...
So as most of you already know Mike had surgery on his wrist last month and so we decided we should get together the day before he had it done to play some songs before the long healing process began. We thought we should document it in some form, even just on a cellphone, but the stars aligned and it quickly snowballed into a mobile recording studio and a small film crew. Some family, friends and neighbours dropped by, we played new songs in the basement and because we're lucky enough to have friends in film we now have a short performance movie coming soon. It's called "Stop And Start" which seems to be a pattern for us lately. Here's the first song, thanks for listening. – Travis Good
