Throwback Thursday : The Nix Dicksons

Alley wine, Jack Kerouac, Captain Dickson and tying one on, a few things that come to mind when speaking of the late Nix Dicksons. A band formed by small town raised Tanner Holthe and friend Rob Wikstrom. A band who called the Marquee Room home and went through several line up changes including both Tammy and Kenton Amstutz, Dylan Keating, David Drebit, Sean Hamilton and Cole Paget just to name a few. There was even a time and point where I myself auditioned for the band. I remember the first time meeting Tanner back in 2010 at a fundraiser show put on by Drebit and the way he presented himself and the stories he told me once everyone packed up of the Nix left me so intrigued that I went home and listened to everything on their cbc page (link) and instantly falling in love with them. I then moved to Calgary and never got a chance to see them with their line up of both Tanner and Rob. It was actually with the departure of Rob where I had been invited to come for a jam at Kensington Jam House . Tanner's instructions where clear to just come in and come downstairs, don't take off my shoes because it's just a filthy jam house. But me being so nervous for it I rang the bell and a tall lanky guy with curly hair answered the door. Little did I know at the time that I had just met our now ex guitarist Gavin Boyd. He showed me down to the jam room where they where rehearsing. After the jam had ended I walked to the train and headed home. Of course I didn't pass my audition, but at a Black Phoenix Orchestra show (who also shared this jam space) I met Gavin and Risky Endeavor was formed a few days later. Much to everyone's surprise here I became a regular at their jams waiting for the time where we could run down and rehearse before the other band would show up. We all became great friends and I made my way to almost everyone of their shows as a three piece until they called it quits in January of 2013. This band I will forever hold in such high regards in my heart until the day I die and have me singing "Old Shore Road" at the top of my lungs until I have no voice.




Here's one for the memories