Not just another bad movie podcast, Blank Check reviews directors' complete filmographies episode to episode. Specifically, the auteurs whose early successes afforded them the rare ‘blank check’ from Hollywood to produce passion projects. Each new miniseries, hosts Griffin Newman and David Sims delve into the works of film’s most outsized personalities in painstakingly hilarious detail. Produced by Ben Hosley.

California native Nicki Bluhm currently resides in Nashville, TN re-invigorated as a songwriter and performer. Embarking on her second decade of releasing albums, Nicki stepped out on her own with the 2018 release of ‘To Rise You Gotta Fall’, a collection of songs exploring old endings and new beginnings. Eager to try new things in unfamiliar places, Bluhm decided to record at the legendary Sam Phillips Recording Services in Memphis, TN and enlisted producer Matt Ross-Spang (Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Calexico) to take the helm. After a year of virtual performing, Nicki is excited to return to the road playing live shows as a solo artist, with her Nashville band and with a variety of musicians and longtime friends in new and creative iterations. Having also shared the stage with such luminaries as the Infamous Stringdusters, The Wood Brothers, Geroge Porter Jr. and Phil Lesh, her collaborative efforts have made way for new bright-eyed interpretations of her existing catalog while inspiring fresh material to be released in the near future.

My music will either break your heart or melt it.  I moved to Nashville, TN to write songs and tell my story.  Born and raised in Las Vegas, I naturally gravitated towards bright neon lights of entertainment, and developed my real love for music growing up singing in my church choir.  Artists like Patsy Cline, Ella Fitzgerald, Norah Jones, Bob Dylan,  Reba McEntire, Grace Potter, and Bonnie Raitt have done it best, and I want to follow the paths they have paved.  Other than music, my second love is riding horses.  My dad taught me to ride before I could walk, and I even earned a National Championship for my college Equestrian Team.  I love Jameson, tacos, shoe shopping, and making people smile.  When I'm not making music with my friends, I pay the rent giving backstage tours at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.  I write songs that are witty, heartfelt, and true.  They're a little bit folky, a little bit muddy, and just might make you cry.  I'm charming and stubborn enough to win you over, and you'll be happy I did.  Whether you're a man or a woman, I'll bring out the best in you.  Just like great music, I'm not trying to be anything but real...real easy to love and hard to forget.  See you soon friends.

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