The Gig Cartel - Gig guide: Graham Parker & Brinsley Schwarz, Stockton

Graham Parker & Brinsley Schwarz, Stockton

(featuring Graham Parker & Brinsley Schwarz, Tristan Mackay)

Venue: Stockton ARC

English singer-songwriter Graham Parker is perhaps best known as the lead  singer of the Great British band Graham Parker & the Rumour.

Parker's energetic performances - along with the wittily class-conscious   spirit of his critically acclaimed debut album Howlin' Wind - preceded the arrival of punk rock and new wave music. His quirky-blue-collar image is  often believed to be a major influence on the public persona of many British musicians, most notably Elvis Costello, Paul Weller and Joe Jackson.

 Graham will be joined on stage by fellow band member Brinsley Schwarz.