BIO:
Hand Painted Swinger humbly began life as the PestStrips, a well sought after cover band that played the Mid-Atlantic region throughout the 1990s. The PestStrips recorded a full length CD of original music in 1996, entitled "Sticky", which was nominated for a "Wammy” award by the Washington Area Music Association. The PestStrips received favorable reviews for "Sticky" and they promoted it until they stopped performing live in 2000.
Long time friends Jim Higley, Billy Plank and Bob Shellhouse reunited in 2005 to write and record all new original material. They were quickly joined by David Vespoint, ex-bass player of Interscope recording artist Love Nut, to complete the Hand Painted Swinger CD “Speed Hump.” "Speed Hump" found Hand Painted Swinger in true form emphasizing steady pop-rock soundscapes met head on with tasteful roots-rock song crafts. “Speed Hump” received much critical acclaim and was nominated for “Best Pop-Rock Recording” and Hand Painted Swinger was nominated “Best Pop-Rock Group” by the Washington Area Music Association. David continued to assist the band by performing live shows until the summer of 2008 when he officially left the band to pursue other music endeavors.
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