31 August 2012 - 0 Comments

Over the past two years the Gunslinger's Ball has grown from the occasional evening of country-fried revelry to what the NZ Herald has described as a full blown 'wild musical feast [of] alt-country, cowboy, punk, folk and country blues bands."

Make no mistake - this definitely isn't your nana's hoedown. Straddling the divide between heartfelt alt-country, raucous blues, rockabilly brashness and punk bristle, the Gunslinger's Ball melts down musical barriers to the point where there are none. This is a show by and for outlaws, outcasts and outliers.

Sell-out shows and rave reviews are now the order of the day, and it seems the usual Auckland venues can no longer contain such a musical behemoth. Therefore, October sees the Ball taking it to the towns and provinces of this proud island we call North. On board are some of the bands that have become synonymous with all things Gunslingers:

The Broadsides - a near mystical amalgam of swamp blues, bluegrass, rockabilly with a tinge of gospel for good measure.

Bernie Griffen & The Grifters - led by gravelly NZ country legend and Americana aficionado Bernie Griffen, The Grifters will tear your heart out while simultaneously lifting your soul. They are that good.

Steve Abel - "the sound of someone writing and singing from a place where there is no guile, just hard truth and clear eyes.” - Graham Reid

THU 18 OCT – CABANA, NAPIER
Tickets from 4 Sep at Ticketmaster & Music Machine

FRI 19 OCT – BODEGA, WELLINGTON
Featuring D Burmester and the Blind, Johnsonville City Nights, Eb and Sparrow, Emcee - Chris O'Shea (shady)
Tickets from 4 Sep at Ticketmaster & Rough Peel Music

SAT 20 OCT – MAYFAIR, NEW PLYMOUTH
Tickets from 4 Sep at Ticketmaster & Vinyl Countdown

SUN 21 OCT – GRAVITY BAR, HAMILTON
Featuring Tami Neilson
Tickets from 4 Sep at Ticketmaster & Texas Radio & The Big Beat

FRI 26 OCT – POWERSTATION, AUCKLAND
Featuring Tami Neilson, Great North, Tattletale Saints, The Bads, Shaft, DJ Tina Turntables
Tickets from 4 Sep at Ticketmaster & Real Groovy

SAT 27 OCT – SAWMILL, LEIGH
Featuring Tattletale Saints, Tami Neilson
Tickets from 4 Sep at Ticketmaster & The Sawmill Cafe

More information:

http://www.muchmoremusic.co.nz/shows/gunslingers-ball-oct-2012

http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/The-Gunslingers-Ball-tickets/artist/1770965

https://www.facebook.com/TheGunslingersBall

http://www.thebroadsides.org/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bernie-Griffen-and-The-Grifters/149327018465043

http://www.abelsong.com/

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