The Art of Swedish Record Making.

I'm in Sweden working with my good old pal, Tore Johannson, who we remember last time as the producer of my first record 'Neptune City." The studio is called Kong and looks like something straight out of Fraggle Rock. It's going really well so far. Listening to lots of Peter Gabriele and Eric Burdon for inspiration and eating lots of soup. You should see the magpies out here. They're outstanding.

Stone Pony show August 4th!

This is going to be a great show folks and you can get your tickets in advance for it now here: www.nicoleatkins.com and here: www.stoneponyonline.com I"ll have all the usual suspects onstage with me as well as a horn section! We'll also be premiering a bunch of new songs I've written for record #3! Can't wait! We have a wonderful opening act too, our friend Luke Rathborne. He writes amazingly soulful rock n roll songs and you're gonna love him. Check him out...

" The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..." jack kerouac

2 Shows for the New Year! Jonathan Toubin Benefit and the Grand Opening of The Press Room in Asbury Park!

This month I'll be playing two shows. The first show is a benefit for my friend Jonathan Toubin. Jonathan is an amazing soul DJ, an important part of the NYC music scene and a great friend. He was injured in a severe freak accident last month while at a hotel in Portland. His condition is quite fragile but he is responding well to his surgeries. As you can imagine, his medical bills are going to be astromical so there are many benefits being thrown in order to help him. The one I'm playing at with my band, the Black Sea, will be January 12th at the Music Hall of WIlliamsburg. The flyer is attached and the entire bill is amazing. I hope to see you guys there.

The next one I'm also very excited about. My good friend Tim Donnelly is opening an amazing new venue in Asbury Park, NJ called the press room. The sound system is amazing, the place is decked out with edison bulbs and Danny Clinch prints, and everyone involved are just great vibes. I'm honored to be playing their first show. I'll be hosting the night along with many special guests, and by special, i mean, really fucking amazing musicians, and... the hilarious Kurt Braunholer! Check out one of his projects here": http://kbwwa.tumblr.com/
This show is only $10 and tickets are only available at the door on a first come first serve basis, so spread the word and show up around 7:30.
The Press Room (formerly asbury blues)
610 Bangs Ave
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

I'm currently writing my third record... AHHH! so maybe you'll hear a few new guys! Yay!