Colin Gilmore, Nobody's Girl
Kiki's House of Righteous Music 1326 MacArthur Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53714
Rodney Bursiel
Colin Gilmore
press release: September 21, 8pm (doors at 7) Colin Gilmore/Nobody's Girl, suggested donation $15
This is one of those beautiful convergences. Colin Gilmore and the girls of Nobody's Girl (Rebecca Loebe, Betty Soo, and Grace Pettis) play all the same places in Austin and sometimes some of them share a stage. You might not expect this co-bill to exist outside of Texas, but luck has brought them together in the same place at the same time. I'm a huge fan of Colin's shows here (this will be his third) and I look forward to welcoming Nobody's Girl for the first time.
https://www.nobodysgirlmusic.
Please remember that there is no parking on MacArthur itself, the best place to park is on Duncan or Ellenwood one block over, then you can take the path up to MacArthur Ct and to my house. It's best to not park on MacArthur Court so the neighbors can still use their driveways.
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All shows are all ages and BYOB, I'll have coolers with ice available. As always, all money goes to the musicians.
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More on Nobody's Girl: Hailing from Texas, Alabama, and Georgia respectively, now neighbors in Austin, BettySoo, Grace Pettis, and Rebecca Loebe have individually bewitched audiences with unforgettable songwriting for years. Friends now for a decade, they first met at the legendary Kerrville Folk Festival, each winners of the prestigious annual “New Folk” award there. Beautiful singers, effortless instrumentalists, and seasoned touring artists – they recognized that what each can accomplish individually could be made all the stronger by this collaboration.
Originally conceived as a one-time tour: a chance for three friends & like-minded peers to travel and perform together for a few weeks.
A video of them performing a cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” they hastily created to promote that tour garnered over twenty-thousand views on Facebook within days of posting. Coupled with that 20-city tour, the spark had been set, the fire lit. Upon their return, they quickly (within 36 hours) wrote some songs together & entered the studio with a core band of Austin all-star musicians: David Grissom (guitar), Glenn Fukunaga (bass), J.J. Johnson (drums), Ricky Ray Jackson (pedal steel) and Michael Ramos (keyboards & who also produced) to document what they’d just created.
Delving into pop-rock and soul territory fully and deliciously, their pristine voices blend so well, it’s sometimes hard to tell who’s singing what - even for them. The effect is like listening to sisters - until they trade off lead vocals. Then the distinctive, complementary elements of their voices becomes thrillingly evident. Their debut EP Waterline under the band name NOBODY's GIRL on the Lucky Hound label, is out now!
Two Christmas singles, “Someday At Christmas” & “Merry Christmas Baby” will be released worldwide on October 25th. And their cover version of the aforementioned “Fast Car” will be released worldwide on November 1st. And yes, they have begun writing together for a full length album.
Colin Gilmore grew up in Lubbock, Texas, spending many nights as a child in nightclubs like Stubbs, where he witnessed songwriters like Joe Ely, Terry Allen, and his own father, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, bring the stage to life. He later developed a taste for Buddy Holly, Townes Van Zandt, and bands like The Clash and The Pogues. For 14 years, Colin has been informed by these observations, writing songs and playing shows in a style that is truly his own. His three full length albums have won critical acclaim and a fan base that spans the world. His second album Goodnight Lane received 4-star reviews in Mojo and Uncut, and his latest album The Wild and Hollow was named "Best Americana/singer-songwriter album of 2013" by Huffington Post's Mike Ragogna. He recently performed in, wrote songs for and selected the other original songs for the film La Barracuda, which received loads of critical praise at the SXSW 2017 film festival and was noted for the effect the music had on the film. Colin is currently working on another album with celebrated producer-artist Richard Barone.