We are recording a new record!!!!

Some of you know (some may not) that we are going to be releasing a brand new 7" EP in April. We have finished recording/mixing/mastering, and it is being sent to the pressing plant next week!!

Now the IMPORTANT part. Naming the release.

We the band have narrowed it to two names ... and we are in a deadlock. We'd love an outside opinion. If you would be so kind, please cast your vote in a comment (or in a message, if you'd like to be more private about the matter).

Do you prefer:

Unicornicopia

or

Orangufang


Let the voting begin!!!!

So we've got some announcements to make, to those of you who care to read!

First off - WE HAVE A NEW 3 SONG EP VERY MUCH IN THE WORKS!!! Keep your eyes and ears peeled. This looks to be coming out digitally and ON VINYL. We are really excited. We will let you know details as they emerge. But three cheers for new releases!

Sad news is this: our lovely bass player David Swensen (Flat Man Parson), and our even lovelier keyboardess and tambourine-goddess Erin Way (Combat Parson) are not going to be playing with us very much starting this year.
David has moved to Portland with his wife, following the opportunity to run his very own recording studio! Its super exciting, although sad that we won't have his sweet bass licks. But please note - he is still penned in as part of our touring lineup. So when we hit the road, at least most of the time, he will be with us as part of our rhythm section. He is a 100% Parson, and they never disappear completely! So those who catch us on tour, you are lucky.
Erin, my sis, has become SO busy with acting (her real passion and goal), that she is running out of both time and energy...and life...to pursue both acting and the band full time. She will still be singing and tambo-ing with us when she is able, at shows all around the LA-area. But she is having to cut back severely. Sad for us, but it is for a good reason!
But we'd like to give you the word of NEW Parsons filling their places! Andy Creighton, who many of you know as Andy, lead singer and songwriter of The World Record, will be taking over as our bass player. This is exciting (and he needs a Parson name - any ideas?). And Taylor Goldsmith, of the wonderful band Dawes, will be often playing keyboards with us, as well. This is really exciting. These guys are top notch players, and top notch friends of ours.

Thanks everyone for reading! The Parsons are really excited for this new year. We have a ton of new music, and all sorts of plans and ideas. I think 2009 will be our best year yet. Can't wait to see all of you at shows. Can't wait to play you new songs and hang out. Lets make 2009 the year of the dance party, okay!?!?!?

If you didn't get a chance to see us playing live on Morning Becomes Eclectic, here is a lil' link to the video! You should watch ... we perform two newish songs, that if you haven't seen us live recently, you probably haven't heard.

http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb080111the_parson_red_heads

Cheers!

Hey, just to give everyone a lil' refresher about how to go about buying our albums, and where you can do so now (now that we have distrobution through BDC).

You can buy our albums ONLINE at:

www.bestbuy.com
www.bordersstores.com
www.barnesandnoble.com
www.cduniverse.com
www.yukonrecords.com

You can go to some of your favorite local record stores - here are ones that carry it, and have listening stations for it, as well!

Fingerprints (Long Beach, CA)
Rasputins (all locations)
Music Millenium (Portland, OR)

But you can also get it at other record stores ... Amoeba Music, CD World, Easy Street Records, Sonic Boom Records, etc etc etc....

Thanks for reading!

So you know those bands you see/hear and say to yourself: "how are these guys not totally famous right now? It's a crime!" Well, I do the same thing. A lot. It makes me angry that bands I feel are uncommonly better than most bands are so unknown to so many people. I get filled with a rage brought on by injustice. So here I am to quell that fire. Here is a list of bands that you have to hear now. Otherwise....you are no better than a criminal.

The World Record - myspace.com/theworldrecord

Cat Fur - myspace.com/catfurmusic

Hymns - myspace.com/hymnsband

Norman - myspace.com/normansongs

Naptunes - myspace.com/naptunes

The Stevenson Ranch Davidians - myspace.com/thestevensonranchdavidians

The Idaho Falls - myspace.com/theidahofalls

Frankel - myspace.com/frankel

I love you.

-Evan

Hey, all! How's it going? Just wanted to post this super generous, kind review of our EP that I just discovered in Campus Circle. Read it and weep - for joy!

http://www.campuscircle.net/review.cfm?r=2885

It's very very nice to us.

Also - if you missed the show last night...shame on you!!! Come next week to The Echo! 9pm! We play at 10:30!

Hey, all - here are some links to some press we've recently got. You can check it out if you'd like! There's some juicy stuff here. =)

http://lunapark6.com/?p=1292

http://www.uclaradio.com/2006/06/05/micro-indie-tipoff-the-parson-red-heads/

http://www.theredalert.com/reviews/taylor.htm (this one is mainly about Maria Taylor...but we get some props)

http://blogging.la/archives/2006/03/the_parson_red_heads_took_me_b.phtml

Hopefully there will be more to come!