Nick Waterhouse is a man working a sound rooted in the early Soul and R&B that once piped out of the cathouses, clubs and dancehalls from coast to coast in pre-Beatles America. But forget nostalgia, the seam Waterhouse is working is a far cry from any kind of prefabricated ‘retro’ trip — this is happening [...]

Lagniappe (la·gniappe) noun \ˈlan-ˌyap,’ – 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. In 2010 I debuted the A-side off Nick Waterhouse’s Some Place 7″ on my SIRIUS show. Looking to describe his aesthetic in a contemporary sense I likened it to that of Richard [...]

Friday night, December 2nd, Aquarium Drunkard presents Nick Waterhouse with the Allah-Las and Ana Egge at the Bootleg Theater in L.A. We have three pairs tickets for AD readers. If looking to go, leave a comment below with your name and an email in the address field (its hidden from the public) we can reach [...]

Self described as a “midnight-hour R&B shake-fest” the self-produced debut of L.A. based Waterhouse, backed by the Turn-Keys, is an eerie R&B rhumba found on the flip with the torrid saxophone of Ira Raibon trading fours with the rest of the group. In short, “Some Place” cooks. Look for the 7′ out this fall. MP3: [...]