NEW NICK FLORA T-SHIRTS NOW ONLINE!
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THE TIME HAS COME!
The east coast leg of the “Nick Flora Is Incredibly Talented And Handsome (Not Necessarily In That Order) House Show Tourstravaganza” starts today!
I’m incredibly excited to hit the road and head the ol’ east coast highway* to see some old friends… and make some new ones? Here are the details, or as they say in England: “details”
NOV 2 – Johnson City, TN – 7pm / $5 (400 Ashe Street)
NOV 3 – Powhatan, VA (email reform8tion@gmail.com for address, info, and to RSVP)
NOV 4 – Norfolk, VA (email andrew.pigg@gmail.com for address, info, and to RSVP)
NOV 5 – Baltimore, MD – 7pm (1819 Presstman Street, Baltimore, MD 21217)
NOV 6 – Alexandria, VA – 7pm / $5 – (6029 Shaffer Rd, Alexandria, VA)
I’m planning on doing a Spring 2012 house show tour so if you’re interested in
love,
Nick
*not a real thing
FALL HOUSE SHOW TOUR!
The first leg of the “Nick Flora Fall House Show Tour” starts in ONE WEEK!
Here are the details:
NOV 2 – Johnson City, TN (400 Ashe Street) – 7pm – $5
NOV 3 – Powhatan, VA (email reform8tion@gmail.com for address, info, and to RSVP)
NOV 4 – Norfolk, VA (email andrew.pigg@gmail.com for address, info, and to RSVP)
NOV 5 – Baltimore, MD – 7pm (1819 Presstman Street, Baltimore, MD 21217)
NOV 6 – Alexandria, VA – (6029 Shaffer Drive, Alexandria VA 22310) 7pm
Excited to play some living rooms and see some familiar faces (and some new ones!)
I’m planning on doing a Spring 2012 house show tour so if you’re interested in bringing me in email booking@nickflora.com)
Nick
ON THE ROAD AGAIN…
It’s been a crazy, fun, tiring, exhilarating trip so far and we’re only 5 days in!
A few shows left coming up so if you’re in the vicinity of any of these places, come hang out! Good times are mandatory:
Mon August 1 – St. Louis, MO @ Jones House Show! (2718 Indiana Ave); 7pm; $5 (view on Facebook)
Wed August 3 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean – 8pm; $8
Thu August 11 – Dallas, TX @ Opening Bell w/ Cameron Ernst, Jordan Creson – 8pm (view on Facebook)
Fri August 12 – Longview, TX @ Bridge 281; 7pm (view on Facebook)
Please come out and bring some friends!
AND here’s a picture of Carl Winslow playing air bass, ya know, for good measure:
End of Summer Tour 2011!
It’s coming, can you feel it? Summer is closing it’s doors. Well, maybe not as far as the heat of the sun is concerned, it’s pretty hot, but still it’s inevitable. There’s 2 options here, 1: Cry and scream and live in denial, or B: Come out to a NICK FLORA END OF SUMMER TOUR SHOW! You know the right thing to do!
Time to gas up the Iron Maiden jet and hit the road…
Here’s the schedule:
Thu July 28 – Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine’s in Downtown Hot Springs w/ Stacy Lantz, Annalisa – 8pm; FREE
Fri July 29 – Little Rock, AR @ EPOCH (1216 Main Street) w/ Ben Ghormley, Stacy Lantz – 8pm; $5
Sat July 30 – Cape Girardeau, MO @ Poston’s House (1735 Bessie St.) w/ Bears on Fire, Stacy Lantz; 8pm; $5
Sun July 31 – Normal, IL @ The Coffeehouse w/ Hushpad – 7pm; $5
Mon August 1 – St. Louis, MO @ Jones House Show! (2718 Indiana Ave); 7pm; $5
Wed August 3 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean – 8pm; $8
If you live anywhere near these shows and don’t come, I’ll find out and track you down!! Naw, not really. I’ll just be really sad. So come out to a show!
love,
Nick
REMAKE EP STRIKES BACK!
Last summer I had the idea to arrange and record a few covers to give away on the newly designed http://www.nickflora.com and as I was working up what songs to cover, I realized the few I’d chosen came to my attention due to their placement in movies. “Let Me Love Open The Door” in Dan In Real Life, “Where Is My Mind” in Fight Club, etc. So, I just ran with it and made the criteria for the EP “songs that I had come to love through their placement in some of my favorite films.” It was fun and challenging and turned out great, I think! 
So here we are a year later and…
I’m proud to announce the release of the newest installment in the Remake EP saga: REMAKE EP STRIKES BACK! And it is now available for FREE download at http://www.nickflora.com. No donation needed, no email list you HAVE to sign up for, just good, ol’ fashioned, free download. Go get it: http://www.nickflora.com
The Songs:
1. “Whole Wide World” originally by Wreckless Eric (from the movie “Stranger Than Fiction”)
2. “Let Go” originally by Frou Frou (from the movie “Garden State”)
3. “Strangers” originally by The Kinks (from the movie “The Darjeeling Limited”)
4. “Little Person” originally by Jon Brion (from the movie “Synecdoche, NY”)
5. “You’re the Voice” originally by John Farnham (from the movie “Hot Rod”)
QUICK THANKS:
Mr. Jon Eichler did an exceptional job on the web design portion of getting the EP out, and the one and only Tyler Clark designed the EP cover itself, which looks pretty great as well. Get at these guys if you need quality design work done. For realz.
The recording, mixing, and mastering were done at Red Couch Productions by Michael Spooner and the background vocals and keys were played by none other than the talented Ms. Stacy Lantz.
Thanks for checking out the new EP! I’m excited to get it in your earbuds!
-Nick
HOUSE SHOW TOUR – FALL 2011!
Have a house? Does that house have a living room? Like live music? Enjoy fun times with friends and the occasional stranger?
If you answered yes to at least 3 of those questions, you’re in luck! Here’s the rundown of deets: It’s $5 per person with a minimum of 20 paying attendees (if, for example, there are 30 people it’s $150). You can ask your guests to contribute or cover the cost yourself. I play a one hour concert. Beyond that, it’s up to you. You can make it an all night event or have people leave as soon as the music ends. Your call. I just ask that the hour I’m playing, people are sitting and listening. If you have a place for me to stay, I might take you up on it, but if not, no worries.
Please email booking@nickflora.com and I’ll let you know when I’m coming to your area.
If you live in the midwest, south, or southeast US then you have a pretty good shot at booking a show but I’m open to playing anywhere! Sounds like fun, eh? I agree!
These shows will be spread throughout the months of August, Sept, Oct, and Nov of 2011, let’s make it happen!
If for some reason you’re not up to date or familiar with my music here’s a sample of what you’ll get (outfit and witty banter may vary):
Thanks!
Nick
Make It Out Alive
Here’s a new song I wrote and recorded yesterday for a short film I’m scoring. I think it turned out nicely. Enjoy! 🙂
POST MINI-TOUR WRAP UP!
I set out about a week ago on the very familiar interstate 40 west for a work week’s worth of shows. First stop was Conway, AR @ The Greenhouse. I’ve played The Greenhouse a few times and it’s more fun each time I play there. If you’re ever self-booking a tour, a good rule is to book end it with shows in towns with good friends. Adam Hambrick and Taylor Weston shared the bill with me which made for a super fun show. My buds Jon and Katie came to the show (after my incessant bugging and telling them that they never come to shows anymore) they took a pic for proof.
The next tour stop was a house show in Lawrence, KS where I was taken under great care of by Mark and Heather Miller. Really sweet people who opened the show as well. Met some new fans, and got to make some as well! All in all, super fun time.
On the way up I killed the 5 hour drive by listening to the audio book of the hilarious and well written “Bossypants” by Tina Fey (read by Tina herself!) This made for a perfect drive.
Friday night, I was slated to play in Springfield, MO but as things sometimes do on tour, the show didn’t come together well. Thankfully I had good friends in town to save the day! I ended up going to see stand-up and star of NBC’s “Community”, Donald Glover perform a free show at MSU! It was a fun time and hilarious, annnnnd… a little dirty.
Saturday night was spent with some of my favorite people in St. Louis at Foam Coffee & Beer. Foam is a cool little coffee shop close to downtown and was the perfect venue for this tour. My longtime pal and former tour-mate, Owen Pye played too. Always amazing to see him perform. Got to see my old friends Jon and Christy Shell, Ross and Lindsay Brand, Todd and Juliette Genteman, Josh and Kim Jones, Dave Johnson as well as a few family members that have never seen me play!
Overall there were some long-ish drives, annoying gas prices, and sometimes sleepless nights, but the fun that was had, the people I met, and the music shared, was WELL worth it all. Thanks to all who came out!
Nick
call it what it is 