Oliver Nickell has a new persona and that means a new name, a new artistic focus and a new haircut. The Santa Cruz musician, who is currently enrolled at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) ...

In a bygone era, the model for out-of-nowhere musical success was some variation of the Elvis Presley story, in which an 18-year-old Elvis walked into Sam Phillips” Sun Studios in Memphis looking to ...

Apollo Records is very proud to welcome the explosive young talent that is Oliver Tree Nickell to the label with this utterly extraordinary release. The Santa Cruz resident, not to be confused with ...

Who is Oliver Tree? Even his fans haven’t really known the answer, as the wacky pop music star has presented himself in a mysterious, Andy Kaufman-like way throughout his career, conjuring various ...

SANTA CRUZ — These days Oliver Tree Nickell lives in Hollywood. But he started out here in Santa Cruz. The performer’s first album (and last) “Ugly is Beautiful” was released by Atlantic Records and ...

SANTA CRUZ — Entertainer Oliver Tree aims to finish performing his music on all seven continents within the coming year — but not before the Santa Cruz native makes a special stop to help the needy in ...

Apollo Records is very proud to welcome the explosive young talent that is Oliver Tree Nickell to the label with this utterly extraordinary release. The Santa Cruz resident, not to be confused with ...