Valerie Day 7/31/16 Valerie Day 7/31/16

The Lost 80s Live Tour w/Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung and more...

The 'Lost 80s Live' tour starts on August 27th in Sandy, UT, with A Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung, Cutting Crew, Animotion, Nu Shooz, Naked Eyes, and Farrington and Mann, the Original "When In Rome UK." The tour continues with a swing through Northern California with shows in Sonoma (9/2), Saratoga 9/3), and Lincoln 9/4 then on to Las Vegas, NV, on 9/10.

Valerie Day 5/1/16 Valerie Day 5/1/16

'Real Thing' Official Lyric Video Released

REAL THING is most of all an homage to Philly Soul producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Together they crafted some of the best anthems of the '70's like 'Love Train' and 'For the Love of Money' for the O'Jays. There's also a nod to the Norman Whitfield masterpiece 'Papa Was a Rolling Stone.' Some people find their passion early in life; for others it takes a lifetime. Never give up. Never give in, and you will find the REAL THING.

For more on the 'Making Of'...

Valerie Day 3/4/16 Valerie Day 3/4/16

'How Two “Jazz Hippies” (and a Dutch DJ) Made Portland’s Biggest Song Ever'

by Matthew Singer/Willamette Week

For a song to achieve immortality, it's going to need an especially sharp hook.

Sometimes it's a riff. Sometimes it's a melody. In the case of Nu Shooz's "I Can't Wait," it's the sound of Donald Duck scatting through a vocoder.

God knows what the keyboard preset is actually labeled. But you'd recognize it before the prominent bassline, or even the title. It wasn't even the band's idea—a Dutch DJ threw it on a remix—but it was the missing piece that, in 1986, propelled a regional Portland hit into a global smash.

Valerie Day 12/26/15 Valerie Day 12/26/15

Happy Holidays from the Shooz!

The Nu Shooz family has much to be thankful for, most of all YOU, our loyal listeners who have supported our band all these years. To all of you we send our wishes for a safe and lovely holiday season. Our gift to you...an intimate live video performance of 'Christmastime is Here' in our studio with our backup singers Tracey, Margaret, and Haley. You'll laugh - you'll cry - and not necessarily in that order. (Make sure and check out the outtakes at the end. They're the best part ;-) Enjoy!

Valerie Day 11/1/15 Valerie Day 11/1/15

November News

It's an Old School Jam in Phoenix...PLUS the Making of our Nu CD - 'BagTown' continues! For behind the scenes video please read on...

Valerie Day 10/7/15 Valerie Day 10/7/15

October News: The NU Record, Freestyle in El Paso & Another edition of Nu Shooz: On The Road

We’ve FINALLY started RECORDING!
After a year of song writing, “Bag Town” is ready to roll into the studio. We actually started laying down some tracks TODAY. We’ll be sharing more of this adventure with you all as it progresses, so please stay tuned!

Valerie Day 9/13/15 Valerie Day 9/13/15

On The Road: Behind the Scenes Video from The Freestyle Tour w/Lisa Lisa, Exposé, Trinere and more…

We had an amazing summer full of shows with both our full 8 piece band and the Super Freestyle Explosion Tour. We feel so lucky to get to travel and play with so many great acts and musicians. We wanted to share some of these experiences with you - so Valerie started making little movies on her iPhone. So far, we've got Philadelphia, Stockton CA, and Las Vegas in our "On The Road" playlist on YouTube. Hopefully, we'll get YOUR city in the mix someday soon!

Valerie Day 7/28/15 Valerie Day 7/28/15

Freestyle AND Full band Shows in August PLUS a new video series: Q&A w/Valerie & John

We'll be in Philadelphia, PA (8/1), Las Vegas, NV (8/7), and Stockton, CA (8/14) with our Freestyle Explosion pals, and in Portland for our last gig of the summer with our whole band at a benefit for the Special Olympics - The Bite of Oregon (8/8 at 7 PM) We've been trying to get to Las Vegas for years! So far, we've only been to the airport.

We've started a new video feature we call "Q&A with Valerie & John." We invited our Facebook friends to ask us ANYTHING.

Valerie Day 6/24/15 Valerie Day 6/24/15

Co-Hosting the 80s @8 Show on 106.7 The Eagle w/Jim E. Chonga

We had a great time co-hosting the 80s @8 on 106.7 The Eagle w/Jim E. Chonga (on the right.) It was fun to go in the way back machine AND talk to talk about the NOW of Nu Shooz. Great to meet Bubba too! (on the left)

For those of you who missed the show, check out the tasty conversational tidbits below!

Valerie Day 6/21/15 Valerie Day 6/21/15

It Was 36 Years Ago TODAY

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Actually we have TWO dates to celebrate this month. TODAY, Sunday, June 21st is the 36th anniversary of the first Nu Shooz gig. You read that right. 36 years since that first show in 1979 at Colonel Sumners Park in Portland OR. Yup. We're a summer solstice baby! There were just four band members back then. (It would take another year before the Shoo-horns and I-Lets came on board.)

Also last week, we played Fresno, CA with the Freestyle Explosion Tour. Two years ago in Fresno was our first EVER performance on the tour that has taken us all over the U.S.. Nu Shooz has always had a soft spot for Fresno; friendly people, great crew. It was one of the best shows on the 1986 tour too.

NOW it's on to...