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Our guest picking the music is Jon Toogood, a name very familiar to music lovers in Aotearoa.
Jon is the frontman of Shihad, the anthemic rock band who have been performing for over 35 years, touring the world and playing hits like ’Pacifier’, ‘Home Again’ and ‘The General Electric’.
Jon Toogood has just released his first solo album Last of the Lonely Gods . It's an album he wrote to make sense of a few challenging years which included the death of his mother, his brother in law, and health issues from long-covid.
Jon Toogood joins Charlotte in the RNZ Nelson studio, halfway through his NZ tour.
Jon Toogood's remaining NZ shows are:
Saturday 2nd November - Tillermans, Invercargill w/ Fiona McMartin
Thursday 7th November - Last Place, Hamilton w/ Dianne Swann
Friday 8th November - Double Whammy, Auckland w/ Dianne Swann
Saturday 9th November - Great Barrier Sports & Social Club, Great Barrier Island w/ Dianne Swann
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