Parenthetical Girls
Popular Music (Parenthetical Girls + Prudence) cover Neil Young to benefit black trans protesters
”It’s probably sacrilege to say this, but ‘Philadelphia’ is my favorite Neil Young song. We both literally cried just working out the chords,” says Zac Pennington.
52 of the best indie holiday songs (listen to a playlist)
Add an indie rock twist to your holiday season with festive tunes by Bright Eyes, Sufjan Stevens, Cat Power, Death Cab for Cutie, Low, The Shins, The Flaming Lips, Fiona Apple, Tegan & Sara, Cocteau Twins, Weezer, The Decemberists, The Raveonettes, Sharon Van Etten & many more.
Comedienne = Zac Pennington of Parenthetical Girls with Jherek Bischoff and Greg Saunier
You can check out the new project’s first song “Hideout” which features Zac’s vocals over lush, dreamy strings — a good first taste of this new project
Deerhoof played 2 shows at Bell House (pics, setlist)
Experimental indie-rockers Deerhoof played a double-header at The Bell House on Friday night (6/16), as a warm-up for their tour opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers…
Zac Pennington & Jherek Bischoff brought 'Crying Music' to Le Poisson Rouge with Jen Goma (pics)
Parenthetical Girls singer Zac Pennington and Jherek Bischoff already made the West Coast debut of their new project Crying Music and last night (10/8) they did it on the East Coast at NYC’s Le P…
Zac Pennington & Jherek Bischoff bringing 'Crying Music' to NYC (watch a clip of the LA show)
Parenthetical Girls singer Zac Pennington, David Byrne/Amanda Palmer collaborator Jherek Bischoff, and choreographer Steven Reker (of People Get Ready) have a new project called Cry…
Jherek Bischoff began his 2-night run at St. Ann's w/ David Byrne, Zola Jesus, Mirah, Sondre Lerche & more (pics/setlist)
Jherek Bischoff began his guest-filled two-night stand at St. Ann’s Warehouse last night (1/8), and if you weren’t sure what to expect, it turned out to be a pretty extravagant affair…
Parenthetical Girls, Advance Base & Jimmy Whispers played the Empty Bottle (pics)
Portland’s Parenthetical Girls just wrapped a North American tour in support of their latest effort, Privilege. As part of that tour, Zac Pennington and co…
Parenthetical Girls, This is Head and Norwegian Arms played Glasslands (pics)
While Parenthetical Girls make some good records — like this year’s Privilege — it almost seems incidental to the live show where main Girl Zac Pennington holds court in fine, foppish form…
Swedish band This is Head visiting North America, playing three NYC shows next week (dates, streams)
Hailing from Malmo, Sweden, This is Head make expansive, widescreen pop that doesn’t rely on “whoah-ohs” to convey emotion. There’s an expressive use of dynamics on the band’s new longplayer, The Album ID…
