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PARKER STREET CINEMA

A kind of sound welled up from within...

About Me

Parker Street Cinema is a kinetic trio wielding piano, bass and drums (along with the occasional sample) to craft the kind of dynamic narratives Gershwin might have written if handed a distortion pedal or three. Abandoned Love Records released their self-titled debut EP in July 2005 and their debut full-length, Music, In the Blood on December 4th, 2007.

"Of all the aptly named bands, Parker Street Cinema falls to the forefront. Lush instrumentals and a capacity for crafting elaborate visuals set this threesome apart from other artists in the instrumental genre." - West Coast PerformerMusic, in the Blood available for purchase for $12.00
Also available online at Amazon.com .
Preview and purchase all the songs from Music, In The Blood at the Amazon.com digital music store.Download from iTunes , eMusic , Audio Lunchbox and most fine digital download outlets.
Here's what they're like on stage:
And here's what they look like in front of an old Rhodes:
Music, in the Blood CD - ALR09
Release Date: December 4, 2007Animat Blood Music These Precious Seconds Halfway to Quito Something About the Audience Separation Blackhole Bb Vapor Hymn of El Cerrito Parking Ticket PatriotDownload: [ These Precious Seconds | Mirror ]

You can track our shows in iTunes when you download our mp3 and the iConcertCal plug-in. We think it's cool. Check it out!

Self-Titled CDEP - ALR02
Release Date: July 2005
    Deliver Little Red and Black Circles, Floating Midnight Shakes the Memory Take Courage The Transmission
Download: [ Midnight Shakes the Memory | Mirror ]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/6/2005
Band Website: parkerstreetcinema.com
Band Members: Brian Glover - Piano, Kevin Dick - Bass, Ken Mahru - Drums
Influences: Fugazi, Sonic Youth, Faith No More, Faraquet, Pretty Girls Make Graves, The Bad Plus, 3 Mile Pilot, Pinback, Tortoise, Crime in Choir, Swords Project
Sounds Like: "Ultimately, Music, in the Blood encourages listeners to consider a similar inward narrative, contemplating the textures and layers of sounds. Yet, Parker Street Cinema never let listeners wander too far, always remembering to keep their commanding post-rock power at the forefront." (David Barnes, FakeJazz.com)

"Taking instrumental music to a whole new level, the new CD from Parker Street Cinema is somewhat of a first for recent Bay Area local music. The three piece band - bass, keyboards and drums - concocts songs that range in mood from mysterious and ominous to upbeat and fun. And live, the ensemble comes together with guest appearances (the occasional vocalist) and stage antics that bring the whole package together." (The Deli SF)

"PSC’s dramatic musicianship is their strength, with a dirty, chunky, groove-centric/funk-infected bass sound, like a freestyle dancing diplodocus, prone to augmented breaks of fuzz that would move tectonic plates. Juxtaposed with nimble piano/synth and crisply executed beat-keeping which morphs from solid spinal scaffolding to intermittent flicks, ticks, and frills, these guys play with gusto and it shows; you can feel the frenetic energy in the music. " (James Crossan, the Silent Ballet)

"Parker Street Cinema is a band that lives up to their theatric name... this instrumental trio creates dramatic music that will slap you in the face if you're not paying attention." (Chris Polansky, Eleven Elephants)

"...[their] music creeps me the fuck out because it's so intense..." (the-napkin.org)

"These guys know how to make an instrumental cd captivating, heavy fucking bass drops every track into line and piano dabbles and flourishes, but then the drums enter. This is when you have the start of a full out rock movie-score opus!" (crooked camera)

"Their music is ethereal and authentically haunting." (smother.net)
Record Label: Abandoned Love Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

We’re Featured on the Pacific Noise Podcast!!!

See it here:http://www.pacificnoise.com/?episode=220
Posted by PARKER STREET CINEMA on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:56:00 PST

First Blog Bite for the New Album

Thanks Songs:Illinois!http://www.songsillinois.net/?p=3090
Posted by PARKER STREET CINEMA on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:58:00 PST

The Man is Trying to Keep Us Down!

Yes, it is true.  The man is trying to keep PSC down.Last night we met up with Andrew Weeks, photographer to take a new band photo.  Andrew had set up a shot in the Presidio where we were st...
Posted by PARKER STREET CINEMA on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:30:00 PST

Vote for our friends Pants Pants Pants on DeliSF

www.thedelimagazine.com/sfIf you have a minute, go throw some love at our friends Pants Pants Pants and vote for them in the Deli's band of the month poll.  We've played more than a few shows wit...
Posted by PARKER STREET CINEMA on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:47:00 PST

Great show last night!

Thanks to everyone who came out to the show last night.  We had a great time playing and hanging out.  We played a good set despite Ken's snare drum breaking during These Precious Seconds.&n...
Posted by PARKER STREET CINEMA on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:44:00 PST

Album Art

Met with Andy last night about the album art.  It is going to be amazing.  It is a piece of art, and not just an image with some text on it.  Should be completed in a couple of weeks!&n...
Posted by PARKER STREET CINEMA on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:50:00 PST

Recording at home...

Today we set ourselves up in Ken's house to record an "acoustic" version of Take Courage, a song from our EP.  We used his slightly out of tune piano, set up the drums in the living room, and the...
Posted by PARKER STREET CINEMA on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:59:00 PST