Salon Series with Parker Gispert at HMH

270 Main Street,Highlands NC 28741

28 July, 2022

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Join us at HMH for an evening of song with Parker Gispert, Thursday, July 28 at 9:00 PM. Parker Gispert formed The Whigs in 2002 along with Julian Dorio, and Hank Sullivant in Athens, Georgia. The band toured the world consistently from 2005-2015 as headliners and as openers for the likes of Kings of Leon, Black Keys, and Jason Isbell while also appearing numerous times on the Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The Whigs have released five studio albums and one live album on both ATO Records and New West Records. “Sunlight Tonight", Parker's first album as a solo artist was released in November 2018 by New West Records / Normaltown Records and was produced, mixed, and engineered by Grammy Award winner Emery Dobyns (Antony and The Johnsons, Patti Smith). The album includes contributions from Patrick Carney (Black Keys), Sol Seppy (Sparklehorse), Samuel Dixon (Adele), and Faye Webster among others.  Parker supported the album with a headlining club tour and support tours for Valerie June, SUSTO, RNDM, and Futurebirds. Parker co-wrote "Private Public Breakdown" w/ Alice Cooper and producer Bob Ezrin which appears on the Alice Cooper album “Paranormal." Parker recently completed a new solo album for New West / Normaltown Records which is set for released September 3, 2022.