We, The Parish Festival, aim to please your ears with a new alternative to the ClearStations and Fuses of the world. Its a sound that is refined, respectful, and a blend of all that is good. We wholeheartedly believe that we have achieved such a feat with our debut CD entitled "Handshakes and Heartaches," released on FutureApple Tree Records. This is what Culley Smith of the River Cities Reader had to say about our sonic achievement: "At just under 45 minutes, the album never gets dull. A balance between indie rock and more mature jazz helps keep things interesting. The tunes are varied without being incongruous - songs for jumping around on the dance floor, for getting a little closer, and for even finishing off the night somewhere a little more ... private." "Sharp looks, sharp sound, and just plain sharp, the Parish Festival have got it." Sharp like cheddar cheese is also what we aim for.
David Burke of the QC Times wrote this:
"The album covers the narrative of meeting a stranger “in an overcrowded room” to the usual, inevitable end, with at least one party clutching for some sort of rationale. Of course, there’s always the gooey good stuff in between, and a lot of that is covered here as well, with the record ascertaining that hearts may not lie, but that doesn’t mean they know exactly what they’re talking about either." "There’s a haunted, gray sky tone to many of the songs on “Handshakes” that easily carry the smoky exhalations of a ’20s- or ’30s-era jazz joint. " So take a chance. Break your ears from the bland norm.
-David Burke, QC Times
"WORKING TITLE"
Whatcha Thinkin
Chances
We are very excited about playing at such an awesome jazz club. We have some great sets lined up for you, so don't miss it. Friday and Saturday November 20th and 21st, 5:00-8:30p at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago
Aaron Koppel -Guitar, Matt Nelson; (Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos) -Keyboard, Graham Czach; (Chicago Afrobeat Project) -bass, Robert Tucker (Matthew Santos) -drums
Stop wasting your time! Automate your Myspace management! Myspace Marketing Manager is the software you need! MMM is the first multi network friend manager! You can manage all your friends whether there are on Myspace, YouTube, CQFD, Last.fm, VIRB.com ou even Facebook! You can send add requests, comments and store all important informations of your friends on your PC! Manage all your friends… in one place MMM is on http://www.myspacemarketingmanager.com
Hi guys. Thanks for all playing last night. I didn't expect all three, and it was a nice surprise. I was afraid there wasn't gonna be room, but you guys pulled it off! Again, my sincerest thanks and appreciation. It meant a lot to me and hopefully I can repay the favor in some way some day. Jamey - I asked what gradeschool cause Vince asked me why you were called Parish Fest, so I gave him the background. Ok, thanks again, you guys were awesome.
Rootless Experience Opening for Humans Live this Friday Jan - 2- 2009 at Ribco We Start at 10:00 and go to 11:00. Then we will be live at MOJO'S on 2 street Downtown Davenport. IA Jan- 12 2009 5:30
Thank you for your friendship! Please keep coming back and checkin out the new material... and don't forget to pick up the new album, "New Dawn" at iTunes, Amazon, and CDBaby!!!
12/21/2008 07:00 PM Mix Tapes 830 15th AVE East Moline,ILL US Cost:5.00 Description:Slack’s Birthday / Xmas Party Band that will Be playing. 1) Motorcycle (Pat) 2) Polestar 3) A Daring Rescue 4) Rootless-Experience
Online!
