Honokaa music hero Gary Washburn and the Dragon Jazz Band will team up with Texas blues legend Johnny Nicholas and his band Hell Bent for a circle-island concert tour in February. The tour kicks off ...

Legendary roots music all-star and self-avowed Moon Mullican music fan Johnny Nicholas announces the upcoming release of an exciting two-volume set, Moon and the Stars: A Tribute to Moon Mullican, ...

Johnny Nicholas knew his new album would present some challenges. For decades, the singer and songwriter flourished in the space around the blues. A Rhode Island native currently living in Texas Hill ...

Johnny Nicholas' past is packed with blues, and he's working to ensure his future includes the blues. Pianist, guitarist, harmonica player, mandolin picker, singer and songwriter Nicholas has been ...

In the middle of the Texas Hill Country, where barbecue brisket is king, a dinner crowd is throwing back crabcakes, fried oysters, flounder and stuffed shrimp. Onstage is the establishment's owner, a ...

When it comes to vintage country music, Moon Mullican isn’t the most recognizable name like his buddy Hank Williams or western swing king Bob Wills. Yet, enthusiasts of the genre are probably familiar ...

Three decades ago, the R&B singer and guitarist stepped back from the music business and ended his tenure with western swing revivalists Asleep at the Wheel to open the Hill Top Cafe, just north of ...

Hilltop Cafe patriarch Johnny Nicholas boasts his own stage, but that didn’t level the pandemic playing field when releasing Mistaken Identity, a leather-warm platter of Southern blues traditionalism.

HONOKAA — Blues master and roots music aficionado Johnny Nicholas from Austin, Texas will perform with young musicians of Honokaa High’s Dragon Jazz Band for three exceptional concerts on Hawaii ...