Pirate Cat Radio 87.9fm (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
The Nice Guy Trio / Here Comes the Nice Guy Trio / Porto Franco Records / 2009 The Nice Guy Trio is Darren Johnston on trumpet, Rob Reich on accordion, and Daniel Fabricant on bass. They have released their debut album appropriately titled, Here Comes the Nice Guy Trio. The local trio was awarded the Best [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Give three imaginative artists a yearlong residency in a performance space, located in a breeding ground for creative music and the results hopefully will turn out to be something like Here Comes The Nice Guy Trio. Canadian trumpeter Darren Johnston, now living in the Bay area of San Francisco, spent a year making music at the Red Poppy Art House in the Mission District with the aptly named...
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Co-ed garage trio expand their sound with some help from Greg Cartwright. There may not be a question mark at the end of the title of the Ettes' third full-length album, but it's becoming increasingly likely that this Nashville-by-way-of-London/NYC/LA-garage, two-gals-and-a-guy trio will soon be in a position to offer some of their excess mojo to those that they deem worthy. It's been...
