So we have heard the cry from our NYC-area fans every time we send out our monthly schedule e-mail: "Hey, youse still ain’t playin’ Noo Yawk yet. Whassup widdat?" (Or something roughly like that)
Well, believe us, it wasn’t for a lack of wanting to. And finally, we’ve come through with not one but two NYC dates in the next few months.
First off, we are taking part in the Quick Stop Entertainment panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday, April 19. Our life partner Jonathan Coulton will be there, among other folks. We’ll be giving a mini-concert…we believe; things are still a bit sketchy as to exactly what’s happening, but we do know there will be performing involved. So there’s that.
And secondly—and more importantly, for those of you not planning to shell out $35-45 for a Comic Con pass—we’ve just officially booked a big, narsty show (again with pal forever Jonathan Coulton) at the Highline Ballroom on Saturday, June 21. For reals. RLY!
So stop yer naggin’ and start yer ticket-buyin‘. Please.
Quick thanks for every last awesome person who was at World Cafe Live and the Iron Horse Music Hall. Great turnouts (especially for mid-week shows) and lots of thrown panties makes P&S very, very happy! Yes, the snack cakes flew. Yes, we ate at the USS Chowder Pot IV on the way up to Massamachoosits. And yep, we did our best to turn Jonathan’s set in Philly into the equivalent of a Benny HIll chase scene.
Also, Jonathan left his face in Paul’s daughter’s pin art. (See above left)
There’s an excellent write-up of this past weekend’s Atlanta show on the Quick Stop Entertainment website, which says many terribly nice things about us. And while we might have been willing to perform unspeakable acts to get such a glowing review, we actually didn’t have to do so, which makes it all the more sweet. Thanks, Widge!
We neglected to thank everyone in both Charleston (technically, it was Isle of Palms, but whatever) and Atlanta for two great shows last weekend. Special thanks are due to Bob and Tom affiliate Q104.5 for promoting our first visit to the Charleston area in years.
And Atlanta…what can we possibly say? Not only did you set a new panty-throwing record (Eleven! Eleven* glorious panties! Ah ah ah ah ah ah!); not only did you refuse to let the pirate zombies be ignored; but you also..well, maybe it’s better if we just show you:
These Atlanta superfans made an "ARRR" sign (with punctuation!?) for "The Captain’s Wife’s Lament"; and they also made a nearly-full-size cardboard coffin in honor of Dr. Robert C. Baker and our song "Nugget Man". Now that’s dedication. (Although, if they’d been really listening to the lyrics, they would have known that it’s "small cardboard coffins." A for effort though, guys!)
So this week, we finally dip Southward again, after a winter’s worth of cold snowy/rainy gigs. Geez, finally!
This Thursday, we’ll be just outside of Charleston, performing at The Windjammer in Isle of Palms, SC. (Time to represent, SC Bob and Tom fans!) Friday is a travel day (we were trying to make something happen in Charlotte, NC, but it didn’t work out this time around—but we’re definitely getting back there sometime this spring/summer), and then Saturday we hitch back up to the Jonathan Coulton Zombie/Monkey Train for a show at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta. Check our schedule for complete details. Grits and fried crustaceans-and-bottom-dwellers for everyone!
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Big thanks to everyone who was at the Birchmere show with us and Jonathan Coulton, old friends and new. Some of the highlights for us:
- Panties!!!! Some of the most inventive and sexy undergarments hurled at us to date.
- The level of participatory enthusiasm, including lusty singing-along, great pirate-y fervor, and the occasional clever quip
- Jonathan’s now nearly-famous "turn to the left" during "Nugget Man" (you had to be there)
- The exhilarating/terriftying stuffed animal torrent during the encore with JoCo
- And, of course, the incredible treatment we always get at the Birchmere from the entire staff. We’ve said it before, but from an artist’s point of view there is no better venue in the country.
COMING UP: Peoria, IL this weekend at the Jukebox Comedy Club, another P&S favorite. We’re packing lots of new material since our last visit, and are looking forward to spraying it all over the room like a cat marking its territory.
ALSO…a song of ours will be debuting as part of a new documentary about the Silver Spring B&O Railroad Station. Seriously. It’s not a comedy song, nor is it performed by us (in fact, WE haven’t even heard it yet!), but you can hear "Gracie at the Tastee" sometime during ‘‘Next Stop: Silver Spring,” airing on WETA-TV (Washington, DC PBS station) channel 26 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.
A quick note to thank everyone at MarsCon for being so gentle with us for our first sci-fi convention experience; it was good for us too. It was great to see many of the popular Dementia artists under one roof, including many folks we’d never seen live before (including Rob Balder, Worm Quartet, Sudden Death, Hot Waffles, and the Gothsicles, among many others.)
Also, great big thanks to everyone working at the Con, and especially the Great Luke Ski, who’d been telling us for years how much fun it was and how great the crowds were. Right on both counts, Mr. Ski–we salute you for your persistence!
Side note: special thanks to Sharon (not that Sharon) for turning us on to Jun Bo for dim sum–as good as we’ve had anywhere!
So we have heard the cry from our NYC-area fans every time we send out our monthly schedule e-mail: "Hey, youse still ain’t playin’ Noo Yawk yet. Whassup widdat?" (Or something roughly like that)
