Next Gig
Rangiriri Hotel 15th March 8.30pm
Painting, originally of Birmingham, England, is regarded as Howick’s statesman of rhythm n’ blues music, after a long and consistently high-quality run of concerts since arriving in New Zealand in the late 1990s.
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“Hey! It’s Friday, work done, time to relax with a ‘cold one’ and listen to the groovy sounds or better still ‘git up n’ dance’ to some great boogie blues, rock n’ roll, and classic rock songs,” Painting says, of his friendly instructions to the crowd who’ll head along.
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Painting is one of the finest all-round guitarists Howick has ever laid claim to.
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He’s a master soloist and the cleanest and tightest rhythm player, well-known for his tribute shows to the music of Texans, the late-great Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, and British hard-rock legends, Deep Purple.
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The repertoire also includes Painting’s high-class originals, and their versions of tracks by all the greats – BB King, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Peter Green, Dire Straits, Rory Gallagher, Robin Trower, JJ Cale, Gary Moore and the Allmann Brothers, to name a few.
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