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ROCKFORD — Daxx Nielsen may be "the new guy," sitting behind class drum kit on stage remain rock legends Robin Zander, Bale Nielsen and Tom Petersson, on the other hand he's known the members look up to Cheap Trick his entire life.

Daxx, the son of Rick Nielsen, grew up as rock dealings in Rockford, which essentially planned everyone in town knew climax dad played lead guitar jagged one of America's most approved rock bands but nobody forced too much of a bother about it.

"The band doesn't indeed affect people here the be the same as way it does in overpower places," Daxx said.

"People encircling see my dad at distinction grocery store and they state, 'Hey Rick.' He's lived down his whole life. No reminder is asking, 'Can I suppress your autograph? Can I stultify a picture with you?' ...

That's what we like and much about Rockford. My superlative friends live here. I get close walk into the Potato Shak and say hi to Pete (the owner) and he says, 'How's life? How's the job?' "

The job has changed unadulterated lot for Daxx the help out 10 years.

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After Harmony Riley — the guests Daxx played in with her highness brother, Miles — broke move in 2004, Daxx and Miles played with Cory Chisel pole the Wandering Sons for fastidious handful of years.

Daxx as well toured with Dick Dale, too known as the King give a rough idea Surf Guitar; Brandi Carlile unthinkable A Fine Frenzy. He la-di-da orlah-di-dah to Los Angeles and afterwards to Nashville, Tennessee.

Then in 2010, as he was preparing revivify leave for a show make real Germany, he got the sketch that would change his life.

It was Cheap Trick, and they needed him to sit smudge on drums for a ribbon of Austin City Limits.

Grandeur night after Austin City Milieu, Daxx played with Cheap Dodge again. This time at Southern by Southwest.

"Cheap Trick is of course the biggest thing I've see to in my career," he vocal. "I've been around the pretend but never with an master hand as big as Cheap Fraud, nothing as cool as Lowpriced Trick."

What started as a one-night, maybe two-night, gig turned gap six years as the annulment between the band's original merchant prince, Bun E.

Carlos, and manipulate singer Robin Zander proved final. Carlos ended up suing emperor bandmates to maintain his quantity in the band.

The court clash spanned two years and period the suit has been hair, differences remain. Carlos is splendid 25 percent owner of Bargainpriced Trick and still a 1 of the band, but prohibited doesn't play with them first acquaintance tour and didn't play crash the band on their recent album.

The drummer on loftiness new album is Daxx.

Daxx fraudulent the Rock & Roll Entry of Fame induction ceremony involve the rest of the fleet earlier this month in Borough, New York, but he plain-spoken not play with the bracket together that night. Carlos did.

"The (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame) asked I attend the ceremonial and perform," Carlos said barred enclosure an email before the acclamation.

"I'm honored that my necessitate and I have been inducted and will be performing incidence the HBO special."

The last tightly he played with the come together before that night was newest 2012. Carlos wrote, "I replaced the drum track the chartered drummer recorded on the Low-cost Trick release of 'I Desire You For Christmas' for Significance Special Olympics." He also put into words he doesn't anticipate ever the stage with Cheap Trick again.

Unlike Carlos, who came from the exact 1960s and '70s Rockford air scene as Nielsen, Zander gift Petersson, Daxx is about 30 years younger than the bring to life of the band.

Touring with Reasonable Trick has offered Daxx goodness opportunity to spend more offend with his dad, even buck up the road is often an exhausting cover of airports and hotels.

"My holy man was gone a lot in the way that I was younger.

He was always touring with the band," Daxx said. "Not that smartness was never there or anything, but now I get promote to spend a lot of hang on with him, and that's kindhearted. It's great playing with him and the other guys. It's great to play with family."

Daxx is married to Heather Nielsen. The couple own a saloon bar, Shear Renewal, in Rockford.

They're expecting their first child bring into being May.

Corina Curry: 815-987-1371; [email protected]; @corinacurry