About Us
Nick Trill got bit by the blues bug in junior high school, when a buddy dropped off a stack of vinyl discs. “It was shocking,” he said. “I never heard music like that before.” As a kid in the ’burbs of New York City, songs by Paul Butterfield and John Mayall shook Trill’s world. Those early influences led to him penning his own tunes and hitting stages as frontman for Nick Trill and the Thril-seekers. The band’s been bouncing a blend of Chicago-style blues and West Coast swing off the walls at clubs around South Florida since the mid-’90s. The current lineup includes Trill on harmonica and vocals, backed by guitarist Tommy, bassist Steve and drummer Lil’ Mel Washington. The guys, who hail from Broward and Palm Beach counties, have good chemistry, Trill said. Trill’s songs mix up-tempo, dance-friendly beats with lyrics put together from bits and pieces of his life. A former love gets the treatment with Credit Card Blues. A job loss is turned into Laid Off. He’s working on a new CD with the Thrillseekers due out in early next year. Trill and the Thrillseekers perform at Rosey Baby, 4587 N. University Drive, Lauderhill (954-749-5627 or roseybaby.com) and at Downtowner Saloon, 10 S. New River Drive E., Fort Lauderdale (954-463-9800 or downtownersaloon.com)
