RICK ESTRIN AND THE NIGHTCATS NOMINATED FOR FOUR BLUES MUSIC AWARDS!

We are proud to announce that the 2010 Blues Music Award Nominations are in, and we're very excited!:

• Rick Estrin: B.B. King Entertainer of the Year
• Instrumentalist: Harmonica
• Twisted: Contemporary Blues Album Of The Year
• Rick Estrin and The Nightcats: Band Of The Year

RICK ESTRIN AND THE NIGHTCATS NOW ON U.S. TOUR

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats "Twisted" 2010 CD Release tour is heading out in March and April. Look for them doing select dates in your area.
See Calendar for dates.

ALLIGATOR RECORDS RELEASES
TWISTED FROM RICK ESTRIN AND THE NIGHTCATS

Alligator Records has released Twisted, the debut release from Rick Estrin And The Nightcats.

For more than 30 years and nine albums, harmonica master/ vocalist/songwriter Rick Estrin fronted the jumping, swinging Little Charlie And The Nightcats, featuring guitarist Little Charlie Baty. With Baty’s recent retirement from touring, Estrin — along with the Nightcats’ longtime rhythm section of J. Hansen and Lorenzo Farrell and a new member, fiery guitarist Kid Andersen — takes the lead on his own. The band’s debut album, Twisted, while still swinging the blues, is a harmonica-driven, rocking, guitar-fueled rave-up. Featuring 14 songs (including 10 Estrin originals, two by Kid Andersen, one by Hansen, and a superb band-created instrumental), Twisted showcases Rick’s seemingly effortless command of the harmonica, his streetwise vocals and his remarkable original songs.