Nikki Hill
Waterfront Blues Festival
Portland, OR.
July 6, 2013

Again this year recorded from KBOO FM 90.7 here in Portland. A volunteer radio station that has broadcast the festival each and every year. It has become a huge festival & we stopped going due to the big crowds. I now record all that I can & enjoy sharing with you all. As with any all volunteer station there are a few blurps along the way, which I have "fixed" as well as I can. Enjoy, twofthrs

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You may not have heard yet about Nikki Hill, but after she hits the Festival�s stages you will never forget her. Those who have seen Nikki Hill sing her heart out agree � this isn�t just another newcomer on the scene, this is a �whiplash� moment. Where did this fireball come from? Why haven�t I heard of her before?

Hill draws on vintage female rhythm and blues influences such as LaVern Baker, Etta James and Ruth Brown, as well as some of her favorite male singers Otis Redding and Solomon Burke, without being stuck or pigeonholed strictly as a �retro� artist. Her tough vocal style fits with contemporary sensibilities yet evokes all the great blues shouters of previous decades. With the success of similar artists such as Amy Winehouse or Imelda May, Hill is poised to blaze her own trail in their wake.

Hailing from Durham, North Carolina, Nikki comes by her Deep South soul honestly. Her musical roots began while singing in gospel choirs at church. A stint living in nearby college town Chapel Hill introduced her to many different styles of music and the awareness of music (and more importantly, unique and non-mainstream music) as a possible career. After pairing up with her guitar-playing husband Matt Hill (winner of the 2011 Blues Music Award for Best New Artist), they promptly relocated to St. Louis, Missouri, where they have established themselves as roots rock, rhythm and blues powerhouses.

Set List
01
02 Her Destination
03 Strapped To The Beat
04 Don't Cry Anymore
05 I Know
06 Right On The Brink
07 Gotta Find My Baby
08 The Girl Can't Help It
09 I Got A Man (fades)