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ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS

Tue 23rd Feb 2010

Smart Choice Music Promotion presents
ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS
+ Bex Marshall

7.30 Doors
8.00 Bex Marshall (30)
8.45 Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers (120)

£10 door

Arizona's finest bringing heat to the British Winter in February

The sound of Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers owes as much to the punky, power-pop of the late-seventies as it does to the traditional American rock influences of Tom Petty and Springsteen. Like other South-West cult icons Alejandro Escovedo and Joe Ely, RCPM are unafraid to cross boundaries with their music, and will mix tales of banditos from somewhere-down-Mexico-way with subtle observations of the human condition amongst tequila-slugging good-time anthems. All this set against a backdrop of riff-rich driving guitar, and melodic, memorable choruses, while unmistakable tones of Mariachi and Spanish phrasing drift in and out of the proceedings.

RCPM were born from the ashes of The Refreshments, the late-90s rock band whose two cult-classic major label releases produced several hit singles. Clyne wrote and performed the theme song for the hit cartoon series King of the Hill with the band.

The Refreshments disbanded in 1998, and quickly learning to fly without the safety net of a label, Clyne and drummer PH Naffah formed RCPM to become the only independent band to debut in the Top 10 on Billboard's Internet Sales chart for six consecutive albums, including two number one entries. Firmly entrenched in the independent ethos, RCPM are proof positive that quality music does not have to fit into the framework laid down by the major players to survive, and thrive.

An explosion of blue hot acoustic slide roots/rock, poker twisted with a whippin of Bluegrass, a versatile guitarist with a unique earthy melting pot of a voice. Songwriter/producer Bex Marshall possesses a guitar skill that has been likened to Stevie Ray Vaughan to Derek Trucks, Rory Gallagher to Robert Johnson. She exudes excitement and charisma as she performs solo or with her band on stages across the globe. She is an adventuress, a writer, seasoned guitar player and passionate vocalist, her musical influences are varied and many although comparisons have ranged from JJ Cale to Hendrix, her music has been described as... "Bonnie Raitt and Led Zep jamming in an everglade moonshine joint".

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