The Nix Dicksons didn’t grow up in the suburbs. Their dads’ weren’t accountants and their moms didn’t drive SUV’s. The Nix Dicksons grew up in small towns, catching tadpoles and climbing trees in places where boys could be boys. They grew up with firm morals and a blue collar work ethic. If Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn listened to the Pixies and the Beach Boys they would have grown up to be a lot like the Nix Dicksons.
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People dig the Nix Dicksons. They’ve been spun all over in places like Austin, Texas on a show called This Great White North, featured on X92.9's Dailies Program, charted with their debut demo Working on the Weekend at 16 on the CJSW’s Top 50 Countdown and keep getting emails from this nice DJ in Mexico City who tells them to come down and play some shows. They have shared the stage with acts like Molten Lava, Passenger Action, Maybe Smith and The Lions. They have been featured on websites like Indie Calgary, Nuvo Press and Punk Radio Cast.com. Bassist Tanner Holthe finished 2 in the Best Newcomer Category and 3 in the Best Song Category in the 2009 Calgary Folk Music Festival Song Writing Contest and was a semi-finalist in the 2009 U.K. Song Writing Contest.
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The Nix Dicksons are the most entertaining live band around. They throw space shows with rocket ships and cardboard planet cut-outs. They have video montages of 80’s cartoons which project on the back of the stage. They have balloons galore and bubbles and party hats for people who stand in the front row. They have sing-a-longs and dance offs and they welcome anyone and everyone to come join the show.
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It is 100% true that in January 2009 guitarist Rob Wikstrom passed out, got diagnosed with a brain tumor, took a few months off, underwent a successful surgery and got right back on stage...because you can’t keep a good man down.