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Latest News 7.4.10: Starting this August, The Mike Fugazzi Band will be taking over previously scheduled NiteRail dates. NiteRail's last official show will be August 20th as part of this year's SPAH. The band's last club date is August 8th at the Blues Saloon. 6.17.10: Sadly, we were contacted this week with a request to change our initial playing agreement for the Ride for Dads on June 19, or to not play. We tried to strike a compromise, offering several solutions, but were unable to meet the demands of the event promoter through continued effort and had to cancel per their request. We wish the event the best of luck and a wonderful turnout! 4.26.10: Thanks to all of you who came out this past Sunday. What an amazing response from a packed house at the Whiskey!!! If you didn't pick up your copy of the CD, you can hear several of the tracks here. Don't forget to add us to your Facebook profile for all the most update on the band! We are off with new babies until May 21 at Neumann's. Enjoy your spring! 4.19.10: It's a girl! Korey and his wife welcomed their first child last night. Everyone is doing well. We'll see you at the Road to Memphis this Sunday, and then we're off a few weeks to enjoy being parents. 4.16.10: More dates will be added soon. I swear one day this site will be overhauled. I mean, most of it is already to go, but that last little bit has us held up. Sorry! 4.6.10: Congrats to Konr and Jenny! Baby Kellen is doing great! New gigs have been added to the dates page...more to come soon! 3.22.10: No exciting baby updates...yet. Behind the scenes, we are working on some new show material, putting together a set for this year's Road to Memphis, and finally updating this website. The new disc has been getting radio play throughout Minnesota and even the UK! Check it out! Also, keep an ear on KFAI, KMSU, and KOWZ in Minnesota if you're looking for your NR fix, as we've been getting play there as well. 3.10.10: We're working on locking down a few summer dates all over the state. The reaction we're getting from the album has been great! James is hard at work getting more buying options up online including iTunes and the like. We're currently researching other avenues to market the CD and band. 3.4.10: If you've visited the dates page lately, you can see things are slowing down after the middle of March. That's because we're expecting three more band babies between the end of March and beginning of May! Look for more summer (June-August) dates to pop up soon. Good thing you have the CD to help get you through your NR fix this spring! 3.1.10: Order "Splittin' at the Seams" for $15! You can preview a few of the 11 tracks from the album athere. To order, email us at niterail@niterail.com or follow the Pay Pal link below:
1.28.10: We're wrapping up the CD and in the process of overhauling this page. Stop my our MySpace at www.myspace.com/niterailband or search for us on Facebook! 1.28.10: 1.12.10: Recording wraps today! Eleven tracks of NR goodness. We have two gigs this week and will be gigging heavily through our Feb. 20th CD release party. Stay tuned for details on a pre-order of, "Splitting at the Seams"!!! 12.15.09: Wow we haven't put up any news in a long time. Well, we have a bunch of '10 dates up this page now...including a CD release! As always, our Myspace.com/niterailband is the site you should be checking. This page will be redone soon! 10.19.09: We're hard at work on a website relaunch! Not only will our site be updated, but it will have a larger focus on social networking and tie right in with our networking pages. Stay tuned! 10.6.09: We got the first mix of the new tracks this week. They sound awesome! You can hear the new tunes live this Friday in Minneapolis. Check the dates page for details. You'll notice our November is looking slow. We decided to take most the month off to finish writing for the CD. Hopefully, we can get to the studio in December and January. 9.22.09: We're in studio this weekend! Hurray!!! 8.6.09: Download five free songs when sign up for our monthly newsletter following this link. Lots of exclusive content and free music every month! We'll be in the Twin Cities twice this weekend (Aug. 7 & 8). Check our Dates page for more details! 8.6.09: The song remains the same...for the most up to date info, visit us at MySpace, or search for us at Facebook. We're hitting up the studio in the next couple of months to lay down original tracks for our next album. Exciting! There are a ton of new NR vids up on our YouTube page for your viewing pleasure. 6.22.09: Please visit our MySpace page since this site is way dated (except for our gigging schedule). http://www.myspace.com/niterailband 6.13.09: Saturday: Join us for a formal dance fundraiser to save not just boobs, but lives! A few years ago, some wonderful ladies at Franklin Elementary in Mankato started the Breast Cancer 3-Day team Lace’em Up. Everyone knows of someone who has fought this disease, and for just $20 ($25 at the door), you can help these ladies put another boot in cancer’s sickly ass. Download: Event Flyer more details on the dates page. 5.28.09: http://www.myspace.com/niterailband This site is in bad need of updating. The best resources for up to the minute updates remains our MySpace! It is updated daily!!! 5.15.09: New dates have been added! 4.29.09: We've added new dates to the summer schedule. We are also slowly working on a relaunch of this site. In the meantime, check us out at http://www.myspace.com/niterailband! 3.25.09: Pictures of our Neumann's gig from March 13th have been added to our MySpace and Facebook group. Stop on over and check them out! http://www.myspace.com/niterailband New dates have been added to this site as well! 3.19.09: Mike needs your vote! Check out his submission to the Derek Trucks "Get What You Deserve" Contest. Don't for get to VOTE for his track!!! 2.25.09: If you want the latest on the band, including our new club dates (there are many!), go to our MySpace. We're on that pretty much every day. www.myspace.com/niterailband.com 2.17.09: NiteRail is taking the stage at Neumann's March 13th. That's right, we're back! No filler, no fluff - only the blues-rock blend that made us of one the area's premier live bands! 1.28.09: Mike and Konr will be with the MFB at the Hat Trick Lounge in St. Paul this Saturday, January 31st. Check out www.myspace.com/mikefugazzi for details. 12.1.08: The Mike Fugazzi Band (with Mike, Konr, and James of NR fame) will be playing at Neumann's this Friday! Check out www.neumannsbar.com for details. 10.14.08: Congrats to Korey and Andrea on their marriage this past weekend! He was the last of the NiteRail boys to be married off—sorry ladies! In tribute to their vowed eternal bliss, we tore it up at Neumann's the next night. Already some bootleg video has surfaced: Konr being molested during Black Magic Woman 10.9.08: Korey is getting married this Friday and we're gigging at Neumann's this Saturday. How sweet is that!?!?! 9.16.08: Thanks to all that came to the Indigenous gig. It was a blast. What a great time!!! We added a Neumann's date to the calendar. That will be our only October show. We'll try and hit the Mankato area again in November. 9.12.08: Our show with Indigenous tomorrow starts at 9pm. We have some last-minute tickets to give away. If you're interested, email us at niterail@niterail.com! 8.19.08: Note...our Indigenous gig was moved to September 13th! The details are on the dates page. 6.30.08: Huge congrats to Mike and his wife Tania on the birth of their first child, a healthy baby boy! All three are doing well. Mike joins Konr and James in the Populating Rockers Club. Way to go! 6.26.08: New pics have been added to our MySpace. www.myspace.com/niterailband 6.23.08: Our press kit and song list have been updated. Just follow the links under Music and Promo to check them out. We are also featured in today's Mankato Free Press. 6.10.08: NR will be at Busters in Mankato on June 20th. Be there!!! 6.4.08: New full-band date added. 6.4.08: Mike and Korey are taking bookings this summmer as a duo. "Fugazzi-Hicks" will offer a different playlist than that found at full band performances. Dates will be added to this site and the band's MySpace site as they are booked. Enjoy your summer! 4.24.08: http://www.myspace.com/niterailband has been updated, and will be a more reliable website. It includes live clips, blogs about our reunion and new playlist, as well as updates on gigs, members, and other projects. 4.18.08: We'll be at Neumann's in North St. Paul the first Sunday of every month this summer from 4pm-8pm. Dates include May 4th, June 1st, July 6th, and August 3. Come check out the new tunes and new faces playing with the band! 4.17.08: BIG NEWS!!! NiteRail is again taking bookings! While we are always capable of delivering a face-melting blues show, we have also worked out a totally new ROCK show! This show includes classic and contemporary hits that are gauranteed to get people on the dance floor. For those interested in booking NiteRail as a rock band or checking out a sample playlist, please contact us at niterail@niterail.com. Look for more info soon!!! 1.10.08: Want to get a hold of someone in the band??? You can still get a hold of any of us through the band email, niterail@niterail.com. If you are a MySpace user, you can also find Mike and James's personal sites. We'd love to hear from you. Take care! 10.22.07: Ug. Well, we've come a bit derailed as Korey has chosen to fancy a better-paying gig in town for a while. If you've met Korey, you know his passion for the music and improvisation (and all of our passion) is the very core of NiteRail. When we met online only three years ago, we never imagined that in only a few years we would've played countless shows in dozens of cities in Minnesota and Wisconsin and shared the stage with so many National, Regional and amazing local acts. Our only official release, Back & Forth was recorded only one year after we met and was written almost entirely in the studio over two days. We're flattered that it has sold hundreds of times over and has got as much college, independent and internet radio support as it has. and we want to thank all of you who have supported us, followed us around, sent us comments, helped us load our gear, bought us shots, yelled for an encore, or even played with us on stage. As things get back on track, together or apart, we'll keep you posted. We'll continue to welcome comments on both this page and our mySpace page and hope to see you all again someday! 10.22.07: Ug. Well, we've come a bit derailed as Korey has chosen to fancy a better-paying gig in town for a while. If you've met Korey, you know his passion for the music and improvisation (and all of our passion) is the very core of NiteRail. When we met online only three years ago, we never imagined that in only a few years we would've played countless shows in dozens of cities in Minnesota and Wisconsin and shared the stage with so many National, Regional and amazing local acts. Our only official release, Back & Forth was recorded only one year after we met and was written almost entirely in the studio over two days. We're flattered that it has sold hundreds of times over and has got as much college, independent and internet radio support as it has. and we want to thank all of you who have supported us, followed us around, sent us comments, helped us load our gear, bought us shots, yelled for an encore, or even played with us on stage. As things get back on track, together or apart, we'll keep you posted. We'll continue to welcome comments on both this page and our website and hope to see you all again someday! 9.18.07: For our fans in the Winona area, we'll be at the L-Cove in nearby Minnesota City this Saturday. The weather should be absolutely wonderful for our outdoor set! Note the early start time too. We go on at 6pm. 9.10.07: Congratulations to Korey and Andrea on their recent engagement! The news was officially announced at last week's Neumann's gig. 8.31.07: This is long overdue, I know. First we hope all of our friends in the Rochester/Winona area are now dry and safe. We've only heard from a few of you, and we hope all is well! Our Summerfest set was the biggest high point of the summer (and the perfect ending to a long weekend). We had Christine handle the singing on all but a a couple of songs and the rest of the band was really on fire. We hope to continue the trend next week at Neumann's! We only have a couple of gigs in September. We are hoping to use the rest of the month for working on new material. We've found the direction we're going to head as a five piece, and now is the time to work out all the kinks. See ya soon! 7.17.07: If you've been over to the dates page lately, you'll notice a lot of private parties. For any of you interested in having the band for a corporate gig, wedding, party, or any other type of non-club event, give us a call or shoot us an e-mail. 7.13.07: Tomorrow night we're at Neumann's. This is our first official Cities area gig with Christine handling most the vocal duties. If you saw our short set their in June, you ain't seen nothing yet!!! We'll also have freebies to give away just for showing up. Come on over and see history in the making! 7.6.07: If you've seen us in the past couple weeks, you may have seen us with Christine Catherine on vocals. She's a wonderful talent that we couldn't resist adding to the line-up (as we mentioned in the last post). If you're not familiar with her, we know you'll love her: Christine's MySpace page. In related news, big thanks to everyone who came out to Central Park in Owatonna last night! The crowd was great and the weather was gorgeous. Extra thanks to those who bought a CD. (We probably should have mentioned that Christine doesn't appear on it, but she'll be featured on our next project.) 6.25.07: Thanks to all of of you who made it out to see us this weekend. Neumann's was definetly the perfect way to end a very long weekend for the band. Christine joined us on vocals for a private party and the Neumann's set. What a great addition to the line-up!!! 6.20.07: You only have four chances to catch us this weekend. Yes, only four! We'll be in the Cities Friday night (Hat Trick Lounge), Saturday night (private party), and pretty much all day Sunday (Coffee Grounds and Neumann's). Check the dates page for all the info. 6.6.07: While our web wizard [Konr] was in France, contracted through the Direction Centrale des Renseignement Généraux and the French Minister of Interior to colaberate with the French police in infiltrating plans for a heist at the Louvre Museum, our website went a couple weeks without much-needed updates and revisions to our dates. Now he's back after defeating the bad guys and has ixnayed the glitch in our system. Browse the dates page and see for yourself. 4.17.07: Twin Cities fans unite!!! We'll be at the Hat Trick Lounge in St. Paul this Saturday! It's our last club date before Konr's European vacation. That's right, you'll have to wait a whole month to see us again...unless you come to the Sunday night jam at the Inferno! 4.14.07: Just a reminder that we will be hosting an open jam in Mankato tomorrow night. The jam start at 7pm and is at the Inferno Tavern. Check the dates page for all the details! 4.4.07: Big congrats to Korey for winning the store finals in Guitar Center's King of the Blues guitar competition last night. He was among five other very talented finalists, and will next proceed to the District finals on April 18. We wish him the best of luck! 3.28.07: Just a quick note for any of you who have seen the 7th Street Entry calendar for this week: We will NOT be performing there (as it is listed). We have repeatedly asked them to remove the listing. Hope this doesn't screw anyone up! 3.26.07: The open jam at The Inferno Tavern has been going very well. We will continue on with a weekly jam through the month of April. As always, check the dates page for all our show and jam updates. 3.20.07: The dates page has been updated. There are still four chances to catch us this March including a brand new date at the Midwest Wireless Center! 3.16.07: Just a reminder that Mike will be on both "The Morning Show with Brad and Sara", and "Southern MN Mid Day", this Monday, March 19th! Details and links to the streaming audio can be found on our dates page. See ya at the open jam Sunday!!! 3.1.07: DEAD OF WINTER JAM POSTPONED Due to the awful weather, yet another gig has been canceled. The good news is that the same line-up will be making the gig up on March 23rd. Mike will not be on The Dog tomorrow morning. The band will be on air later in the month. Stay tuned! 2.27.07: Join our very own Mike Fugazzi on The Dog (96.7 fm, Mankato) this Friday, March 2. He will be on the phone with "The Morning Show with Brand and Sarah" starting at about 8:15am. Along with playing a cut or two from "Back and Forth", Mike will be discussing the Dead of Winter Jam, NiteRail's spring tour dates, and the new open jam at the Inferno. Listen to the streaming audio free at http://www.thedogfm.com/ 2.24.07: Due to the bad weather, both of this weekend's gigs have been cancelled. We will be back at Kathy's and Pub 500 very soon. Check that dates pages after Saturday to find out when these gigs are being made up. 2.12.07: OPEN JAM. Almost every show we play, people will introduce themselves as guitar players, drummers, etc. and a delightful conversation ensues. But it always ends at that. Now that's going to change, as we're trying out an Open Jam at Mankato's new Inferno club. To our knowledge this will be southern Minnesota's only Open Jam. If people show enough interest, it's something we may keep around. Let us know what you think and if you'd be interested in joining us on stage with your harp, banjo, flute, guitar, bass, voice whatever. We'll attempt any song! Any style of music! Have your friends come and watch, and have a drink with us on March 11. More details. 1.29.07: After many long hours of jamming and eating burritos, we're proud to announce we'll debuting new original material throughout our shows in February. 1.5.07: For our Mankato area fans, check out today's Mankato Free Press. NiteRail has a feature article in the Currents. We also added it to our articles page. Enjoy!
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12.15.06: Today is the day! December 15th marks our last show of the year. We'll be off till the New Year in order to celebrate with family and friends. Tonight's show will feature some brand spankin' new music from the band, so come out and let us know what you think. Happy Holidays!!! 12.3.06: Keepin' it fresh! You'll notice some various "freshenings" throughout the site and additional content. We updated our bio and setlist as well. So if you haven't been to the other pages in a while, take a look. If anything doesn't look right or acts funky on your computer, please send us an email explaining it. Thanks and enjoy!
11.6.06: As some of you have heard, we'll be on a short hiatus from late October to late November while James and his wife enjoy the birth of their first child. Yes it has a drum already, and no it's not born yet. Also, we'll be working some more new material and freshening up our song list a bit. Lonely without us? Shoot us an email! 10.7.06: Big thanks to Blueshammer at Blue Monday Monthly, Del and the staff at the Eagles Club in Owatonna and to everyone who made it out to their first ever Barbeque and Blues fundraiser. It was a honor to be a part of it and the folks around the Owatonna/Faribault area are some of the nicest we've ever known. We'll try to get that way more often...srpead the word!!! An official "Hello" to Swingin Dick, Tom, Dave, Stewart, Vicki and all the others who came out. 8.29.06: This last weekend was the last of our festival dates this season---Mankato's Summer Soltice Festival, Blues' first Crawdad Festival, Chatfield's Western Days, and now finally Mankato's first Old Town Summerfest. If you caught us last Saturday, hopefully you got a chance to check out some of the other great acts we shared the stage with, including Ross William Perry, Doc J & The Smith Brothers, Courtney Yasmineh, and the Winos (featuring our very own Mike Fugazzi on his shiney new mouth organ). We wrapped up the night with a blues jam to end all blues jams, with Korey, Mike, Ross, the Smith Bros and others tag-teaming a few tunes. And let's not forget Scotty "Mustang Sally" Schultz! Thanks all, and we'll see you soon. 7.12.06: Hey hey. This month finds us in the Rochester, MN area. It's a town that is new to the band--outside Korey growing up there :) Send friends and loved ones out to see us so we don't feel like such strangers! Also, we just want to remind people that we "review" each show and archive it on our Dates page. You can find a show you were at and read our opinion on it. Lastly, we encourage you to send your own pics and/or stories our way. We'll be posting a bunch of new ones soon, so shoot us an email. Here's some pictures and very nice words about us at the Road to Memphis competition last month: 1, 2. 6.21.06: This weekend was our one-year (gigging) anniversary and what better way to celebrate than play 4 gigs in 3 cities? That's about 11 hours of performing and 8 hours of driving. Thanks to all who saw us along the way and the kind words so many of you shared. (Also, remember to sign our Guestbook.) We'll be nursing the blisters on our fingers (or in Mike's case, lips) over the next couple of weeks and be back with fury in July. Here's some pics from this Father's Day: Mankato Solstice Festival, Medford Outlet Mall (c/o Big Dick Stephenson). 6.3.06: It's been a while... Those on our mailing list know that we've been busy writing and rehearsing new material. And now we're begining a busy summer. 8 gigs in June, 5 in July. We'll be hitting most of our favorite towns. Picture our summer target zone as being a giant isosceles triangle—the Twin Cities, Mankato, LaCrosse, and everywhere in between. Hope to see you all out at one of our stops! 4.7.06: Surveys? What surveys? That's what we hear more often than not about our individual online surveys buried somewhere in our bio. I guess they've been too hiden and until now, didn't even include Konr. Check'em out. It'll be worth your five minutes. And to spare you some digging: Ness, Schneeberg, Hicks and Fugazzi . Enjoy. 3.23.06: March has been busy for us. Seven gigs, including our Wisconsin debut, opening for national act The Chris Duarte Group and being featured in The Dead of Winter Jam in Mankato which drew almost 1000 people. In keeping things fresh we'll be retooling our live show over the next couple months, and hopefully will have a LOT of new stuff to offer. Lastly, take a minute to check out our MySpace page. Various pics, music, comments and other info there. myspace.com/niterailband. 2.16.06: Saturday, Feb. 18: Our 30th gig! Our return home to Minneapolis! Most importantly, our Twin Cities CD RELEASE PARTY! It's time for our debut's official unveiling at The The Poodle Club. This is an event not to miss; If you haven't seen us live yet, now's your chance. We'll have a few surprises and a special guest. On top of that, we'll be recording this show. Be a part of our live recorded audience! Visit our Dates page for more details. 1.25.06: Last weekend was a busy one. And successful. We played two shows with multiple bands on the bill; Static Magazine's Birthday Party and a KMSU fm fundraiser. The latter doubled as our Mankato CD release party, and we packed the house. Together we raised $765 for KMSU fm, and sold many CDs ourselves. Thanks to everyone who made it out to either show and to all the great musicians we shared the stage with. Also, Static gave our CD 4 out of 5 stars—read the article on our articles page. And The Free Press featured us again—this time on the front page of the Currents section—in their coverage of the fundraising event. We'll be uploading that and TWO more new articles soon. 1.12.06: We're in the process of expanding the website as our needs continue to grow. You may notice "coming soon" on some pages. We'll be adding content slowly over the next week. In other news, we've got Mankato and Minneapolis CD Release parties coming up. We had neat press recently including an interview on KMSU fm, a feature article in the Mankato Free Press, and we had first place for "most plays in a week" on MyLocalBands.com. 12.24.05: Ladies and Gentlemen, our $5, 6-song debut EP: 11.15.05: Two shows left (Neumann's in North St.Paul and Patrick's on Third in St.Peter) before we take a couple weeks off to focus on the studio. We've been recording on and off this month, and will continue through the first weekend in December. We're hoping to have a finished EP before the new year. Check back for more news. 10.28.05: Our first Halloween show! Check out some spooky funked-up blues this Saturday at the Embassy in St. Peter. We may have a few trick-or-treats up our sleeve. Dressed up or down, we hope to see you there. 9.29.05: How about a whole page of new photos, a couple newly uploaded songs, and an updated dates page? We'll also be putting more stuff up next week. We'll be playing some brand new songs in Mankato and Minneapolis in the next couple weekends, and we'd love to know what you think! 9.12.05: Our own Grain Belt Premium Commercial, as seen in the Sound Unseen Festival in Minneapolis this week. Deceit, violence, blues and beer all with in 30 seconds! 9.1.05: Wow. Lots more gigs for you to check out, including one this weekend at Buster's in Mankato. Check our Dates page for more exciting info. In other news, we're working out an opportunity to record some in mid-September and hoping to cut an entire album this winter. 8.17.05: Okay, we lied. We will be doing another show this month--Harvey's in Carver on Friday August 26th. In other news, we recently wrapped up a soundtrack for a Grain Belt Premium commercial. We're pretty excited about it; Deceit, violence, blues and beer all with in 30 seconds. More info soon! 8.9.05: One more show this month before we take some time off to write some new music. We'll be debuting new songs all the time for the rest of the year, with hopes to go into the studio this winter. Catch us this Saturday, August 13th, at the Viking on the Minnepolis West Bank. Come stop in and chat. 8.2.05: We'll be splitting Minneapolis in two this weekend as we bring our grooves to The Steak Knife in Northeast (Dinkytown) and then to The Poodle Club in the South. We're new at these clubs and need your support! See our dates page for all the info. 7.19.05: Just posted three new dates...and just for you, they're all cover charge free! And a big thanks to the studs in Zen Garage for letting us take the stage with them last Friday. Lastly, we've got new original material on the way. Stay tuned. 6.21.05: Video is here! Two songs from our ShamRocks show on the 16th. Their permanent home will be in on the Music page, but for now: Crosscut Saw Small (4.4 Mb) / Large (15 Mb), Too Tired Small (6.1 Mb) / Large (19.5 Mb). 6.20.05: We just landed a gig at Nuemann's Bar! A moment we've been dreaming of! 6.17.05: ENCORE PERFORMANCE TONIGHT! That's right, ShamRocks has asked us back for another night of music. Thanks to everyone who came out last night. If you missed us then, now is your chance. (We'll be giving away FREE stuff again as well!) 6.2.05: Posters, banners, newsletters...all leading up to our next two June gigs. We've been hard at work at getting our name out there. Stay tuned for more dates and more music. We just put up another tune on the music page. Hope you enjoy. 5.9.05: Ladies and Gentleman, we finally have a working guestbook...and a mailing list! Things are in order. Life is good. Enjoy. |