Guitar Anti Hero
“That guy is a f**cking machine!”
Ping Rose + Anti Heroes @ Bartlett Performing Arts Centre, Memphis TN, 2018
Ping Rose is a singer guitarist from Memphis TN. Using the blues as a vehicle, his musical styling is melody meets story in a guitar laden fairytale. Blending influences like Hendrix, George Benson, The Cure, BB King, Jerry Reed, Prince, and Smashing Pumpkins into a spacey backdrop of funky alternative rock, he pulls it right back down to earth with jazz, country, and blues music sensibility that creates something foreign yet familiar. With a laundry list of collaborations and appearances with the likes of The Black Opry Revue, Seize and Desist, Crystal Shawanda, Jazze Pha, Haystak, and Alicia Keys, he’s best known for his high energy live show with his band, The Anti-Heroes, though he’s also carved out a space with his articulated acoustic performances. His first release, Sketchbook, was well received with audiences, but his upcoming effort, Conjure Man, is a deeper look into influence and improvisation packed into a graphic novel length record. Whatever type of music you fancy, Ping Rose is a must see musician.
