11 Reasons to love the Parkas

1) "If you could see it/ I know you'd love it/ If you could buy it/ there'd be a line-up"
- Filthy Rich Kids

2) "So I bite my tongue before I curse/ this center of the universe"
- Toronto Enough Tonight

3) "Every time that I surrender/ you put a weapon in my hands"
- You and What Army?

4) "The people that we used to be are waiting for us/ underneath, but if we dive into the black/ when we surface/ we just come back/ alone"
- Margaret Atwood

5) "Put on your shame face/ the guilty party has started"
- You Get What You Pay For

6) "We used to have such an organized party/ We used to have such an organized party/ Now I'm playing Lenin to your McCarthy/ I'm playing Lenin to your McCarthy/ We're back in black/ We're still in-the-red"
- Lenin and McCarthy

7) "I will wait like a minotaur/ for you to come find me/ This is part of our/ mythology"
- (Still Hanging Around With) The Crucifixion Blues

8) "The heart is only/ ventricles forcing/ blood to leave home/ and disapppear/ The heart is only/ a muscle working/ It keeps me moving/ away from here"
- A Change of Heart

9) "In this darkness tonight/ that no sun could shine through/ let there be light/ and let that light be you"
- Let There Be Light

10) "Raggedy Ann/ Raggedy Ann/ you were the best thing in my life/ I just couldn't stand"
- Raggedy Ann

11) "The first one to find me was Old Jealousy/ He'd put his teeth/ right into my shoulder/ and for a good laugh he'd lacerate me"
- The Wolves, Darling

The new Parkas album "Put Your Head In The Lion's Mouth" is out June 19, on Saved By Radio.

The Parkas play a benefit concert, opening for Second City, in support of Community Living (details and tickets) on June 1st.

They also play North By NorthEast (NXNE) Showcase- Dakota Tavern on June 7th @ 11:00 or midnight and the NXNE Afternoon BBQ at Global Village Backpackers' Hostel at 4pm on June 8th.

Catch you some springtime-come-summer Parkas!

Posted by graig at May 30, 2007 10:16 AM | TrackBack
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