Fresh from a successful tour in Europe and on the heels of his highly praised last album, "The Innocent Ones," (Rolling Stone "Top Ten Best Under-The-Radar Albums of 2011", USA Today "Top Pick Of The Week"), Willie Nile returns to Jammin Java with his trio to rock the house. Willie is in the studio now recording the followup album to "The Innocent Ones" and will be playing a lot of songs from the new one at this show. Go to willienile.com to see clips of Willie live, Willie joined by Bruce Springsteen, etc..
The New York Times called him "one of the most gifted singer-songwriters to emerge from the New York scene in years." His album "Streets Of New York" was hailed as "a platter for the ages" by UNCUT magazine. He has been called "a one-man Clash" (UNCUT) and his critically acclaimed albums have gotten rave reviews around the world. Bono, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Jim Jarmusch, Adam Duritz and Little Steven are among those who have sung his praises.
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Willie Nile is a songwriters' songwriter and his live performances are legendary. He has toured across the U.S. opening for The Who at the personal request of the band and sang with Bruce Springsteen at Giant Stadium. Bruce recently joined Willie on stage in Asbury Park for Willie's song "Heaven Help The Lonely". Willie has completed a new album, The Innocent Ones, for River House Records. It was released in Europe on Oct 11th and the North American release announcement will be coming soon. The album contains 11 original songs and was produced in New York City by Willie, Frankie Lee, Stewart Lerman, Steuart Smith (lead guitarist of The Eagles) and Hirsh Gardner.
Over the years, the Buffalo, NY-born singer has recorded and performed with The Who, Ringo Starr, Lucinda Williams, Richard Thompson, Roger McGuinn, Levon Helm, The Pretenders, Counting Crows, Jakob Dylan, Rosanne Cash and many others.
