Zac Pennington

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.

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…

3-day Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Fest begins tonight at BAM; special guests to join Jherek Bischoff?

The three-night, three-stage-per-night, Dessners-of-the-National-curated Crossing Brooklyn Ferry festival begins at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Fort Greene tonight (5/3)…

Perfume Genius played Lamberts w/ Parenthetical Girls (pics)

Playing with a small bandage on his forehead (attributed to a fall at a previous show), Zac Pennington and Parenthetical Girls opened the night at Lamberts, and talked a little bit about getting scolded for parts of their last performance in Austin at The Parish…

Jherek Bischoff, Wordless Orchestra, David Byrne, Mirah & more guests opened the Ecstatic Music Festival (pics, review)

It wasn’t the marathon that opened the inaugural Ecstatic Music Fest in 2011, but this year’s opening show on Saturday (2/4) had some of that same collaborative energy, focusing on the compositions and arrangements of Jherek Bischoff, a musician known for his work primarily with The Dead Science, Parenthetical Girls and The Degenerate Art Ensemble…

Sam Mickens releases Christmas songs (for & with Zac Pennington); Perfume Genius announces LP (MP3s & streams)

DOWNLOAD: Perfume Genius – “All Waters” (MP3) Sam Mickens at Silent Barn in 2010 (more by Amanda Dandaneu) Sam Mickens of The Dead Science and who also plays as a member of Parenthetical Girls released his solo debut LP, Slay & Slake, in late November…

Jherek Bischoff releasing an album & playing a show -- both with many extra special guests (like David Byrne)

As mentioned, the Ecstatic Music Festival kicks off on February 4 at Merkin Concert Hall with Jherek Bischoff, who plays with Parenthetical Girls and The Dead Science…