Cousin Cricket - Para-Sight Records Sampler

Name: Cousin Cricket - Para-Sight Records Sampler
Start: 2026-01-30T19:30:00-08:00
Location: Nevada Theatre

Schedule

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Nevada Theatre | Nevada City, CA

Friday, January 30, 7:30pm
Nevada Theatre, Nevada City, California
$20 General Admission
$30 Reserved Seating
Para-Sight Records presents new music by Kenny & the Crickets, Norman Collins & the Tumblers and Peter Wilson in concert. All three groups have current or upcoming releases recorded at Paul Kraushaar's PSR Recording Studio.
Kenny & the Crickets Northern California’s premier Americana–Western Swing ensemble, blending bluegrass, country, jazz, and swing — offering a rich mix of beloved classics and original tunes. Based in Nevada County, the group proudly counts as members of the Sacramento Western Swing Hall of Fame.
The band lineup includes long-time members such as Ken Miele and Doug Cohen — original founders with roots in New York performance and puppetry shows, who relocated to California in the early 1970s. Alongside them are multi-instrumentalist and studio veteran Paul Kraushaar, vocalists Christi Colombo and Heidi Grass, and occasional featured artist Joe Ybarra.
Over decades of playing clubs, festivals, and venues across Northern California and Reno, Kenny & the Crickets have built a reputation for tight musicianship, warm harmonies, and crowd-pleasing sets. Their recent releases on Bandcamp — including tracks like “Roadside Cafe” and “Kitty” — showcase the band’s ongoing commitment to swinging, roots-inflected Americana in the 21st century.
For audiences seeking authentic Western Swing with a modern edge, Kenny & the Crickets deliver a sound that honors tradition while staying fresh — a testament to decades of musical passion and devotion.
Norman Collins' musical journey has included professional musical projects in some of the most famous recording studios in Nashville, Tennessee. These included the legendary RCA-Studio B. All roads eventually led to an introduction to Recording Artist and Chess Records (Chicago, Illinois) President, Hank Ballard, who hired Collins as a staff guitarist with many accredited contributions to the artist roster during his time at Chess Records. Norman Collins has been continuously touring from the beginning of his musical journey whether performing his own original songs or supporting other musical acts that have included Jimmy Buffett, Hank Ballard, John Hiatt, and other notable national acts.
Peter Wilson is an award winning singer/songwriter/guitarist with numerous recordings to his credit. He’s member of the Deadbeats – a long running tip-of-the-hat to the music and songs of the Grateful Dead. He’s a founding member of Paul Emery’s 1000 Kisses Deep – The Songs of Leonard Cohen. Along with his songwriting cohorts, Mountain John Hilligoss and Moe Dixon, he’s written scores of songs, toured and released a studio CD – Troubadour Camp. His vintage rock and roll band, The Pyramids, have played music for dancing and having fun since 1986.

Paul Kraushaar is a highly respected recording engineer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, composer, and songwriter whose career spans more than three decades. Based in Grass Valley, California, he is the owner and chief engineer of PSR Recording Studio, a warm, musician-friendly facility known for its relaxed atmosphere and finely tuned acoustics. Trained in the era of analog tape and later among the earliest adopters of digital audio workstation technology in the United States, Paul bridges the sensibilities of classic studio craft with the versatility of modern production.
Paul’s career has taken him across the studio and live-sound worlds. As a live and FOH engineer, he has mixed for numerous major artists in venues and touring environments, including work for Lyle Lovett, Michael Franti, Tony Orlando, and a wide range of national acts in country, blues, jazz, and rock. His deep technical knowledge, paired with a musician’s instincts, has made him a trusted presence behind the console for both established performers and emerging artists.