Nick's Ice House 6/23/06

Elliott of Buffalo Nickel here. We enjoyed breaking new ground at Nick's. Nick's has been around for ages and was a great help to the Hattiesburg community during the aftermath of Katrina. The band enjoyed the vibe there, as well as the sound in the club. The Nickel was well received by those in attendance, and those people included Nashville producer R.S. Field, and Nashville video guru Perry Trest of Postdigital.

Perry was with the late 70s-early 80s Hattiesburg band "Bonnington Truce" who are in the process of doing a documentary on the early 80s Hattiesburg music scene. After Bonnington Truce's breakup in 1982, I (Elliott) formed a band with Truce members Pat Wallace and Jeff Bridges (Three Humans on Old School Records). I shot segments for their documentary and they also shot some footage of the Nickel show. Bonnington Truce jammed during a break playing three original songs, with Buffalo Nickel's Clinton Kirby joining in on Lap Steel.

Buffalo Nickel enjoyed a chat with R. S. Field, who has been listening to the band's first CD (Up On Blocks). We made sure he left with a copy of "Noise and Conversation". It was great to hear his positive comments on what we have done and what are doing. In his words, "don't change a thing".

Also of note is that the entire show was recorded, portions of which may be released in the near future. Photos from that night may surface on honknroll.com. We hope to return to Nick's soon!