Nick Edelstein

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Center Stage Recap

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

Had an awesome time playing Center Stage with The Grooves on Saturday night! Super excited to see the HD video footage by Copperdog Photography, and hear the audio mix by Newt Carter. Soon as editing is done, a DVD of the show will be released. So if you don’t live near Atlanta / weren’t able to attend the show, no worries! We’re bringing the show to your living room.

Big thanks to the bands that followed us, Jaffa Road and the incredible Sway Machinery who came all the way from NYC! Pics below by Webb Roberts:

Tags: AJMF, atlanta, center stage, festival, jaffa road, jeremiah lockwood, Jewish, music, New York, NYC, sway machinery, The Grooves
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It’s A Shure Thing

Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Just being optomistic What’s going on? Nick and The Grooves are Regional Finalists in the Shure SM58 “Give It Voice Tour” competition! Advancing to round deux, we’ll play The Wildhorse Saloon (66,000 sq.ft. venue) in Nashville. Tuesday, January 25th. 6PM. Free admission. Come support us in battle!

We’re excited to say the least, but it brings a heap of To-Do’s. For example, I need to review and revise our horn arrangements - we have to play our best! That also means scheduling a few extra rehearsals, which is always difficult when you have five bandmates. I’ve got lots of invitations to send to all of our contacts in The Music City. The list goes on and on … but I welcome it with open arms. This is a great way to begin 2011.

It’s been a really fun ride too, watching the votes pour in – not just ours but all the bands! It’s fun being part of something big – something nationwide – and not knowing the outcome. Probably the closest I’ll ever come to knowing what it’s like to run for a political office. Of course, this competition would never have happened without support from Bandcamp and RedGorilla Music Fest. We would also like to thank all the Industry bloggers, like Christopher Catania, who helped promote the competition. If it wasn’t for bloggers like Chris, a lot of great opportunities for Indie artists would go unnoticed.

Tags: Bandcamp, blogger, BOTB, competition, festival, headphone, industry, iPhone, ipod, music, Nashville Tennessee, redgorilla, redgorilla music fest, Shure, sm58, The Grooves, tour, voice, Wildhorse Saloon
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New Videos on YouTube

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

Uploaded brand spankin’ new videos on YouTube from the Dunwoody Music Festival, thanks to super-fan Scott Brown and my wife’s iMac!

Here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/user/NickEdelsteinBand OK now, blast away!
IF YOU HAVE FAN FOOTAGE or FAN FOTOS to share, please do! You can upload photos directly on the Gallery page of this website! ~Nick

Tags: arts, Arts and Entertainment, dunwoody, festival, iMac, music, Scott Brown, video, YouTube
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Sweet Auburn High

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

When we arrived yesterday at Sweet Auburn Springfest, a nice big stage and first-rate sound crew greeted us. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect, and everyone was out enjoying their Mothers Day. I knew that a killer show was in my near future I wasn’t wrong, but like everything else in Life it didn’t turn out as I’d expected.

After our fourth song my high “E” string broke (rarely happens; first break in 6 months). I kept cool, quickly retuned my remaining five strings and continued on to “PC Religion” without a hitch. We did five more songs before ending our set and exiting the stage, at which point Fred (drums) first realized my handicap. Andy (bass) had been standing beside me, stage left, and he hadn’t noticed either. True, it was a 32′ x 24′ stage but still…

It’s a small example of how I live every day: be happy, stay focused! Don’t let things you can’t control bother you! Be prepared for the worst. Let experience guide you through obstacles in a calm, professional manner. I guarantee everyone in that audience dug my solos and chord voicings and didn’t notice the missing “E” string – because I didn’t let them. In fact I’m really wishing we had a video of that show because some of my playing was really inspired and stellar, and our stage presence was spot-on.

Fred and Andy rocked. I met some great people-now-fans, like Tony and Nancy. On our way home I couldn’t help but think of how greatful I was for being able to enjoy that experience, instead of getting hung up on the negative aspect (broken string). Too often I see folks wading through their days in negative energy. Be positive, stay focused on the good!

Tags: atlanta, band, concert, dobbs, festival, GA, georgia, mothers day, outdoor, plaza, spring, springfest, stage, sweet auburn
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Showcase @ Jersey Songwriter Festival

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

That’s right, we have been selected to perform a showcase at SS Cape May (a.k.a. Cape May Singer/Songwriter Festival) in New Jersey. Our concert venue is Lucky Bones, and we’ll play Friday, March 7, 10:30 PM. There is a lot of potential in this opportunity, so we’re very excited to be participating. We were selected on a national scale out of millions of artists. Thanks to John Harris Agency for choosing us and to all of you for your support. ~NE

P.S. please visit the festival site and support our sponsors, thank you ~nick