Welcome! The RueMates are Nikki Matteson, Rich Rue, Liz Draper, Jon Olson & Jimmy T. Nikki is the singer of the group & plays guitar. Rich provides backing vocals, and he plays slide and fingerstyle on many guitars, including a 1932 National Duolian resophonic. Liz and Jon round everything out playing upright bass, and Jimmy T. keeps a steady beat on the drums when The Ruemates play as a full band.
Look for Nikki & The RueMates' new CD, Rise & Shine, coming out soon! Listen to Song Samples from the new CD~
© Photo by Mike Woodside, 2009
August 2010 Bayfront Blues Festival Pics
June 2009 Wave Project Radio Show Listen!
June 2009 on MPR's Radio Heartland
June 2009 UnVarnished Music Festival
May 2009 KARE 11 Television Performance
Upcoming Shows
Beginning in April Nikki & The RueMates will play all Thursdays throughout the Spring, Summer and Fall seasons, weather depending, at the Sea Salt Eatery in Minneapolis, MN. It is located at 4801 Minnehaha South, next to the beautiful Minnehaha Falls.Spring 2012
May05.19.12 • Saturday 3:00pm–3:45pm Q.Arma Building 1224 Quincy St. NE Minneapolis, MN
21+
Non-Smoking
FREE
Nikki & The RueMates play for Art-A-Whirl • With Jon Olson on upright bass
05.24.12 - Thursday 5:30pm–7:30pm Sea Salt Eatery 4801 Minnehaha South, Minneapolis, MN
All Ages
FREE
Nikki & The RueMates * WEATHER DEPENDING!
05.25.12 • Friday 9:30pm–1:00am Dusty's Bar 13th and Marshall St. NE Minneapolis, MN
21+
Non-Smoking
FREE
Nikki & The RueMates with Jon Olson on upright bass
05.26.12 • Saturday 3pm–7:00pm Brookside Bar & Grill 140 Judd St. Marine-on-St. Croix, MN Map
21+
Non-Smoking
FREE
Enjoy the music of Nikki & The RueMates while relaxing with a beer in this quaint little bar in the historic city of Marine-on-St. Croix…
05.31.12 - Thursday 5:30pm–7:30pm Sea Salt Eatery 4801 Minnehaha South, Minneapolis, MN
All Ages
FREE
Nikki & The RueMates * WEATHER DEPENDING!
June
06.02.12 • Saturday 7–10pm The Black Dog Cafe Corner of 4th & Broadway Lowertown St. Paul, MN Directions
21+
Non-Smoking
FREE
The first Saturdays of every month, the dynamic duo of Nikki Matteson & Rich Rue ~
06.07.12 - Thursday 5:00pm–7:00pm Sea Salt Eatery 4801 Minnehaha South, Minneapolis, MN
All Ages
FREE
Nikki & The RueMates * WEATHER DEPENDING!
06.14.12 - Thursday 5:00pm–7:00pm Sea Salt Eatery 4801 Minnehaha South, Minneapolis, MN
All Ages
FREE
Nikki & The RueMates * WEATHER DEPENDING!
03.15 & 16.12 • Friday & Saturday 6:30–8:30pm Chester Creek Cafe / Sarah's Table Duluth, MN Directions & Map
All Ages
Non-Smoking
FREE
Join the RueMates at this hip restaurant in Duluth that features Lake Superior in the background, during the weekend of Grandma's Marathon.
06.21.12 - Thursday 5:00pm–7:00pm Sea Salt Eatery 4801 Minnehaha South, Minneapolis, MN
All Ages
FREE
Nikki & The RueMates * WEATHER DEPENDING!
06.28.12 • Thursday 6–9pm Hell's Kitchen 80 9th St. South Downtown Minneapolis, MN
21+
Non-Smoking
FREE
Nikki & The RueMates
06.30.12 Rhythm of The River Jackson, MN
21+
Non-Smoking
FREE
Nikki & The RueMates Blues/Rock band, with Jon Olson on bass and "Jimmy T" on drums
July
07.06.12 • Friday 10:30pm 331 Club 331 13th Ave. NE Minneapolis, MN Directions
21+
Non-Smoking
FREE
Nikki & The RueMates' CD Release Party
The Strangers Band
Nikki Matteson & Rich Rue both play in a Rock'&'Roll band that features music by The Beatles, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, and more...Experience a great time out in the wilds of Wisconsin at one of the oldest roadhouses around, The Willow River Saloon Check out the dates below:
07.21.12 Saturday 9pm until 1
CD Releases
We All Live Together - Nikki & The RueMates - Released October 2008 - For sale at The Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, Minnesota
American Idle - A collaboration between Nikki & Rich only & put out in 2003 - Also for sale at The Electric Fetus
For Bookings & to be on the Mailing List send a message to ruemates@gmail.com