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the goldbrickers

Contemporary california country

About Me

The goldbrickers have been described as a young and soulful, California country band. Inspired by folk, bluegrass, early rock n' roll, blues and r&b, the goldbrickers pay homage to American roots music while simultaneously offering some lyrical twists and positive energy, a fresh "country & west coast" sound. Lead singer/songwriter Nicole Summerwood writes about land, space, love and relationships in a heartbreakingly honest way while adding a dimension of transformation, spirituality and fun that keep spirits high. Guitarist Bob Daspit with his energetic, often dazzling playing, summons the spirit of bluegrass to his more contemporary and unique guitar stylings. The term goldbricker, with its origins in the goldmine days of California points to the simple fact that they would always rather play music than work at their day jobs. With their forthcoming release heaven , they may not have to. Kevin Russell host of "Down from the Mountain" KRCB radio show says, "...soulful, tough and tender vocals, inventive incendiary guitar work, top-notch songwriting, these folks have it all." Their California country sound is accessible to country and non-country music fans alike, building bridges with their appealing brand of popular music.Check out our new CD release Heaven - now available here and our website thegoldbrickers.com BUY NOW!
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Member Since: 4/26/2006
Band Website: thegoldbrickers.com " thegoldbrickers.com
Band Members: Nicole Summerwood - vocals
Bob Daspit - guitar
Michael Sugar ("Shoog") - bass
Michael Messer - drums
Dave Zirbel - pedal steel
Influences: k.d.lang, Dwight Yoakam, Annie Lennox, Chris Isaak, Sting, Dixie Chicks, India Arie, John Mellencamp, Vince Gill, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor
Sounds Like: Chris Isaak, Dixie Chicks
Record Label: none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Pacific Sun Review - Marin/Sonoma County Paper


Posted by the goldbrickers on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:38:00 PST

Critic's Choice in The Bohemian

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Posted by the goldbrickers on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:32:00 PST

Buy Heaven here on myspace

Hi everybody,Our CD has been doing well, thanks to all who have visited our website and purchased it! The songs The Last Time I Went to Texas and A Night Like This are receiving airplay here in the Ba...
Posted by the goldbrickers on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 10:23:00 PST

READ A REVIEW OF OUR NEW CD

"One of our listeners was gracious enough to write this review and post it on http://www.drumsmith.com He is a drummer and a visitor to billy ward's forum which is a nice one to visit as the folks ar...
Posted by the goldbrickers on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 06:38:00 PST

back from LA

We got back late last night from LA where we'd been for several days visiting family and friends. Bob got to spend time with Billy Ward (drummer on heaven) who was in-between drum clinics. We went o...
Posted by the goldbrickers on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:02:00 PST

CD now available and just reflecting...

Good evening all, think it's a full moon but you wouldn't know it because of the fog layer tonight. Every year I forget about June gloom. For non-californians, this is when the air heats up inland an...
Posted by the goldbrickers on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:09:00 PST

New CD pre-release

CD release from the goldbrickersHeaven, the latest goldbrickers release, is a collection of colorful scenes from intimate relationships in which external landscapes mirror varying internal states of m...
Posted by the goldbrickers on Wed, 31 May 2006 07:47:00 PST

photos from Harrah's

Sammy & Nicole
Posted by the goldbrickers on Wed, 24 May 2006 10:44:00 PST

Opening for Sammy Hagar

..">Hi there! Well, we have finally recovered from our rock extravaganza weekends up in Lake Tahoe with Sammy Hagar! The gigs turned out to be a lot of fun. Sammy and his band, the Waboritas, were a...
Posted by the goldbrickers on Wed, 24 May 2006 10:00:00 PST

News from Nicole

Greetings!Thanks for visiting. I'll be posting news and info. here about the goldbrickers. We are currently planning our new CD release and getting ready for our shows up in Tahoe with Sammy Hagar. ...
Posted by the goldbrickers on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:50:00 PST