2-Disc Combination (CD Audio and DVD Video) Price: $17.97

A New Release from The Nighthawks:
Blue Moon In Your Eye
Live at The Barns at Wolf Trap

CHECK IT OUT! The Nighthawks TWO-DISC SET (audio CD/video DVD) called "Blue Moon in Your Eye." The release captures the Hawks during a high energy performance at The Barns at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia - a highly regarded venue in the Washington, DC area.

A POWERHOUSE LINEUP

In 2004, The Nighthawks made a change to their lineup - when long time members, Mark Wenner (harp/vocals) and Pete Ragusa (drums/vocals), were joined by Paul Bell (guitar/vocals) and Johnny Castle (bass/vocals). This new lineup transformed what was already an internationally respected blues band into a highly energetic and extremely versatile musical powerhouse - leaving fans to conclude that "The Nighthawks are now the best they've ever been!"

If you haven't had a chance to check out The Hawks with the new lineup, here's your chance. If you have seen the new lineup, you know this is the most powerful Hawks yet. Either way, you don't want to miss this new release.

PRODUCTION DETAILS

Many people participated in the creation of this new release. Overall production was performed by Scott Norcross and Dan Kohlmeier (Rolling Storm Communications); multi-track audio recording & mixing was handled by Chris Murphy (RHL Audio) and Pete Ragusa (The Nighthawks); audio was mastered for CD & DVD by Bill Wolf (Wolf Productions); and the highly graphical cover design was created by Marty Baumann (martybaumann.com). More detailed credits/information can be found below:

PRODUCTION CREDITS:

• Executive Producers: Scott Norcross and Dan Kohlmeier
• Produced by: The Nighthawks and Rolling Storm Communications Corporation
• Recorded Live at: The Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna, Virginia on April 9, 2005.
• Video Editor and DVD Authoring : Scott Norcross
• Camera Operators: Scott Norcross, Britt Sjoerdsma, Dan Kohlmeier, and Brian Norcross
• Recording Engineer: Chris Murphy (RHL Audio)
• Front of House Engineer: Bob Grimes
• Audio Mixed by: Chris Murphy and Pete Ragusa
• Audio Mastering: Bill Wolf (Wolf Productions)
• Cover Art: Marty Baumann (www.martymaumann.com
• Still Photos: Allan Grossman
• CD/DVD Package Design: Scott Norcross

RECENT PRESS QUOTES

A few quotes about recent Hawks performances with the new lineup...

" ..the latest release by the Nighthawks succeeds for "

" ...the double-disc set...serves as a vibrant showcase for the quartet's new lineup."

" The crowd at Wolf Trap certainly got its money's worth -- and then some."

"[Paul] Bell has no trouble evoking the right mood, whether playing the minor-key lament "Black Night" or recalling Waters's searing slide work on 'Same Thing.'"

"In the end, though, what really stands out is how quickly the new lineup jells. Mark Wenner, on diatonic and chromatic harp, blows hot and cool with customary authority and convincingly handles most of the vocals. Drummer Pete Ragusa's singing, however, is particularly expressive on 'Soul of a Man,' while bassist Castle helps shore up the vocals and the bottom end."

-- Mike Joyce

The Washington Post
(read the entire review...)

"All in all, Ragusa's rock-steady drumming and singing, Wenner's virtuoso harp stylings and gritty vocals, Bell's on-the-mark, bluesy soloing, and Castle's pumping bass and singing show why this present Nighthawks outfit is their funkiest and most powerful yet."

-- Alan Kurzer
Blues News, Natchel' Blues Network

"OK everybody, all that post-Jimmy Thackery era lament and whining can be put to rest once and for all. This is the best live set I’ve seen them perform since the mid-1980s ...Rockabilly, Soul, R&B (the real kind), Roots Rock, and Boogie are all integral parts of a Nighthawks show. They never were a mere Blues band."

-- Beardo
BluesWax's Blues Beat

"there's not a whit of pretension, they run their band like a well-oiled machine, and they're guaranteed to put a smile on your face - or at bare minimum, some sweat."

-- Creative Loafing
Charlotte, NC