The time is nearly nigh. On Sunday, September 7th, 2008 AD, Parenthetical Girls will be performing the whole of our new record, Entanglements, for the very first (and probably only) time--complete with a 20+ piece chamber orchestra featuring some of Portland's finest. As part of PICA's illustrious Time-Based Arts Festival, the performance will be taking place at Leftbank, in Portland, Oregon, and is open to All Ages. We've been working very hard to pull this off, and would be really honored by your presence.
UPDATE: Entanglements is NOW AVAILABLE FOR MAIL ORDER!
Entanglements will be officially available (on CD, anyway) in stores on Tuesday, September 9th. In the meantime, we've got a few treats for you. Firstly, the disc is now available for mail order via Slender Means Society (in North America) and Tomlab (e'rwhere else). Slender Means Society is presently running a special that will include all of the Parenthetical Girls' albums for paltry $30--so if you're feeling especially guilty about your piracies lately, this could be an excellent opportunity to make right with God.
ALSO: TOUR DATES!!!
Meanwhile, we've just announced some exciting, far-flung dates with the presumably fine folks of Sunset Rubdown, beginning like SO SOON. Many more non-Sunset Rubdown dates to follow very shortly:
SEPT 16: Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg w/Sunset Rubdown
SEPT 18: Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church w/Sunset Rubdown
SEPT 19: Washington, DC - Black Cat w/Sunset Rubdown
SEPT 20: Columbus, OH - Skully's Music Dine w/Sunset Rubdown
SEPT 21: Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
Oh, and say--how about another totally narcissistic commissioned cover, while we're already here? This one comes your way from the deepest, darkest dudes of The Dead Science. They've re-envisioned "Young Eucharists" in a strikingly soulful mold. Maybe I wrote this song for Sam to sing without knowing it. You like?
THE DEAD SCIENCE—"YOUNG EUCHARISTS"
...and while we're at it, here's No Kids' take on "This Regrettable End" one more time:
NO KIDS—THIS REGRETTABLE END
More covers coming soon! Thank you for your patronage!
Temporarily Yours,
(((GRRRLS)))
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oh wow. how much would the show cost?
Posted by: james at August 31, 2008 02:22 PMplease please please play baltimore on a friday or saturday on the tour zac
Posted by: kevin at September 1, 2008 10:24 AMThat announcement just made my week.
Posted by: Mary at September 1, 2008 12:34 PMHey James--I believe that the show is $8 for PICA members, $10 for everybody else.
And Kevin--We'll see what we can do.
Posted by: zac at September 1, 2008 05:11 PMI can't wait to hear the new album! Are you playing any shows in NYC besides the Music Hall of Williamsburg?
Posted by: jane at September 1, 2008 06:53 PMfuck fuck yes.
Posted by: james at September 1, 2008 09:52 PM"At best, Zac Pennington could be called a poor man's Marc Almond. This album is a tough listen. No thanks!"
haha oi vey
it is incredibly good. mmm bloody, in that unique, human spirit kinda way
only recently came across you guys. im one state under OR. when you come this way, I will see you
Posted by: dominique at September 2, 2008 09:53 AMOh, of course I'm not in Portland for this. Of course!! Fuck college and fuck Colorado.
Please come to Denver and/or Boulder on aforementioned tour?
Posted by: chris osborn. at September 2, 2008 10:43 AMwho does this artwork you keep posting??
Posted by: lauren at September 2, 2008 10:16 PMThe artwork is by Sam Weber:
www.sampaints.com
Posted by: zac at September 2, 2008 11:45 PMle sigh for not being able to come to this
Posted by: pearl at September 2, 2008 11:53 PMI almost flew out to see this with my friend Liz, who just moved to Portland last week, but airline ticket prices were too steep for me right now. We went to all of your shows down in Southern California. I'll be waiting on pins and needles for your return down here.
I asked her to buy me a copy of the album either in vinyl or CD format if you guys happen to have any at the show.
Also, I hope people Youtube the hell out of this.
Someone better record this, Zac. Youtube the shit out of it!
Posted by: Corey Smith at September 5, 2008 05:23 PMplease please come back to san francisco.
Posted by: laurenn at September 6, 2008 09:27 PMSee you on the 16th! Sunset Rubdown is good, but you are by far my preference.
Posted by: allison at September 7, 2008 07:26 PM"From the opening orchestral warm-up kicking off opener 'Four Words' to the last dying wisps of baroque strings on "This Regrettable End", there's nary a guitar to be found." --Pitchfork
As a former music editor at the Mercury, this sentence must be painful for you.
why oh why oh why must your brooklyn show be 18+?
I bought a ticket anyway, but if I'm turned away for being a month shy of legal, well then, I just don't know what I'll do!
Posted by: bianca at September 9, 2008 11:05 PMoh crap! mike orme can see right through your new record... YOU COBBLERS!!!
Posted by: jim at September 11, 2008 12:10 PMI have to miss you guys in Boston on the 1st, because I already bought tickets to see Au in Northampton on the same day! Bummer of bummers- please come back soon.
Posted by: Cait at September 12, 2008 08:47 AMplease please please come to san diego again..please u.u
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