January 14, 2012
4:45 pm

Los Campesinos! & Parenthetical Girls present The :'((( Tour, 2012

Dear Thee & Thine—

In our mad rush toward modest oblivion, us girls just wrapped up tracking for the as-yet un-subtitled Privilege V with Jherek Bischoff, in Paul Alcott’s cave of analog wonders. Mixing to come at a point of mutual convenience. I hope it’s good. I think it’s good.

Today is the calm before the harrowing storm to come: The :'((( Tour, with our beloved friends Los Campesinos!. On Monday morning, Amber & I (Zac) will set out on the fool’s errand of crossing this great (read: sizable) nation of ours in a rental car, covering much of Interstate 80 in the process, with hopes meeting our bandmates in Boston some 3.5 days later. The itinerary is weird:

We begin slowly inching our way westward in a valiant/foolhardy attempt at capturing the hearts and minds of the ever-elusive Los Campesino! fan, riding coattails all the way until Denver, when I (again, Zac) will be absconding back to NYC for a very exciting and special evening with Jherek Bischoff & The Wordless Orchestra at the Ecstatic Music Festival (featuring the unlikely likes of David Byrne, Craig Wedren, Greg Saunier, Mirah, Carla Bozulich, and more!). After the brief detour, Parenthetical Girls will rejoin Los Campesinos! in Portland, will continue with them until we reach Austin, and then U-turn back home. Phew!

Here are the details, with further updates to come:

THE :'((( TOUR, 2012

1/20 PARADISE, BOSTON MA (18+)*

1/21 LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO (19+)*

1/22 LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO (19+)*

1/23 LONDON MUSIC HALL, LONDON (19+)*

1/24 BEACHLAND BALLROOM, CLEVELAND OH (ALL AGES)*

1/25 SKULLY’S MUSIC DINER, COLUMBUS OH (ALL AGES)*

1/26 BLUEBIRD, BLOOMINGTON IN (21+)*

1/27 METRO, CHICAGO IL (ALL AGES)*

1/28 THE SETT AT UNION SOUTH, MADISON WI*

1/29 VARSITY THEATER, MINNEAPOLIS MN (18+)*

1/31 BLUEBIRD THEATER, DENVER CO (16+)

 

2/4 MERKIN HALL, NYC — Zac Pennington performs with Jherek Bischoff & Wordless Orchestra

 

2/7 DOUG FIR LOUNGE, PORTLAND OR (21+)*

2/8 DOUG FIR LOUNGE, PORTLAND OR (21+)*

2/10 GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL, SAN FRANCISCO CA (ALL AGES)*

2/11 ECHOPLEX, LOS ANGELES CA (18+)*

2/12 CASBAH, SAN DIEGO CA (21+)*

2/13 TRUNKSPACE, PHOENIX, AZ (ALL AGES)

2/15 CLUB DADA, DALLAS TX (ALL AGES)*

2/16 FITZGERALD’S, HOUSTON TX (ALL AGES)*

2/17 THE PARISH, AUSTIN TX (ALL AGES)*

2/18 THE PARISH, AUSTIN TX (ALL AGES)*

2/19 THE TEN ELEVEN, SAN ANTONIO

2/20 PADRES, MARFA TX

*w/Los Campesinos!

 

We’ll have some wonderful new wares available for your purchase, so bring plastic. INCLUDING:

Amber W. Smith’s “Suzy Bannion: Final Girl” (Suspiria) print, in TOTE BAG form—

A brand new Limited Edition Final Girl print by Amber W. Smith, featuring Gaylen Ross/Francine from George A. Romero’s incomparable Dawn Of The Dead (edition of 25, hand-numbered in Amber’s Blood)—

+ Navy & Yellow varieties of the Cari Vander Yacht’s “Contraceptive” T-Shirt—

 

See you in the pit/at the merch table,

(((GRRRLS)))