Nigel Hall Talks The Nth Power Steely Dan Tribute At Wanee

One of the sets listed on the initial Wanee Festival lineup that has us most excited is Home At Last -The Nth Power Perform Steely Dan. We can’t wait to hear what The Nth Power has in store for Wanee, which takes place April 16 -18 at The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida.

[Photo by Rick Scuteri]

The Nth Power returns to the road later this month for a 10-date Mid-Winter Tour that includes stops in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, Waynesboro, Ithaca, Burlington, Worcester, Saratoga Springs, Buffalo and Toronto. Ahead of the tour’s launch, we spoke with The Nth Power keyboardist/vocalist Nigel Hall about the Steely Dan tribute set at Wanee. (ICYMI: Steely Dan announced a Summer Tour this morning)

JamBase: How did the idea for a Steely Dan tribute set at Wanee come together?

Nigel Hall: The festival asked us to do a cover set, and as a band we all kind of landed on Steely Dan. Originally we had the idea to do a whole record of Steely Dan, but that kinda got leaked so we decided to do a full tribute of our favorite songs.

JamBase: Will the set focus on Steely Dan’s best-known material or can we expect any deep cuts?

Nigel Hall: All of their songs are the best, even the deep cuts. We’re definitely going to go deep, that’s the stuff right there.

[The Nth Power cover “Black Cow” -Captured by CHeeSeHeaDPRoDuCTioNS]

JamBase: What one song are you most excited to play during the Steely Dan set?

Nigel Hall: I don’t know if I want to say because I would give away the element of surprise. But there’s one song in particular that has lyrics that are very weird and creepy, and I can’t wait to play it.

JamBase: Why do you love Steely Dan so damn much?

Nigel Hall: Because they’re the best band ever. Steely Dan was one of the first progressive rock bands that I ever heard on black radio as a kid, and I thought their sound was super interesting.

The Nth Power Mid-Winter Tour Dates

2/19 Pittsburgh, PA -The Rex
2/20 Philadelphia, PA -Ardmore Music Hall **
2/21 Washington, DC -The Hamilton **
2/22 Waynesboro, VA -The Spot
2/24 Ithaca, NY -The Haunt
2/25 Burlington, VT -Club Metronome
2/26 Worcester, MA -Electric Haze
2/27 Saratoga Springs, NY -Putnam Den
2/28 Buffalo, NY -Waiting Room
3/01 Toronto, ON -Legendary Horseshoe Tavern

** w/ Soul Rebels

Announced Spring & Summer Dates

3/27 Boca Raton, FL -Funky Biscuit
3/28 Dunedin, FL -Dunedin Brewery
4/18 Live Oak, FL -Wanee Music Festival
5/21-22 Chillicothe, IL -Summer Camp Music Festival
5/23 Thornville, OH -Dark Star Jubilee
6/7 Ozark, AR -Wakarusa Music Festival
7/31 Telluride, CO -Telluride Jazz Festival