October 24, 2020 - Boston, MA
This past October I played a super-fun show at O’Brien’s Pub in Boston, MA. I enjoyed meeting new rock friends Black Helicopter and The Astounds. Great old-school style rock club — big sound, and the people rocked! They were jazzed to hear the unique stylings of Park Doing :)
Park Doing performing at O’Brien’s Pub, Boston, MA, in October 2019. Photo by Domenic Quarato.
Also at O’Brien’s Pub in October 2019. Photo by Domenic Quarato.
July 2, 2020 - Ithaca, N.Y.
I performed another incarnation of my Anthropology of Television Noise project at the Grayhaven Art Space in Ithaca, NY, as part of the EyeVeeTeeVee project. Included in that show was a special collaboration with visual artist/musician Jen Cutler who played her rigged-for-sound classic sewing machine, while I played my rigged-for-sound mechanical tv! Special thanks to Jen.
Park Doing’s Anthropology of Television Noise project, presented at the Grayhaven Art Space in Ithaca, NY, in October 2019.
Jen Cutler performing at the Grayhaven Art Space in Ithaca, NY, in October 2019.
April 6-13, 2019 - European Tour with Johnny Dowd
Had another great tour with my friend and inspiration Johnny Dowd!
Thanks to everyone involved in putting the tour together and also to the folks who came to the shows. In keeping with the “Family Picnic” (the name of Johnny’s latest record) theme of the tour, it was great to be so welcomed and appreciated. To experience the energy at the shows and the love the fans have for Johnny was truly uplifting. It was great, too, to sing with Mike Edmondson as “The Blue Belles,” Johnny’s back-up singers (from Los Angeles...wink). I look forward to the next tour already!
Left to right: Park Doing, Johnny Dowd, Mike Edmondson. The Thunderbolt; Bristol, UK. April 11, 2019. Photo by Jane Barnes.
Park Doing. The 100 Club; London, UK. April 8, 2019. Photo by Craig Sinclair.
Park Doing. The 100 Club; London, UK. April 8, 2019. Photo by Gary Williams.
APRIL 2019 TOUR DATES
April 6: Rotterdam (NL) - Koffie en Ambacht
April 8: London (UK) - The 100 Club
April 10: Durham (UK) - Launderette Sessions
April 11: Bristol (UK) - The Thunderbolt
April 12: Leek, Staffordshire (UK) - Foxlowe Arts Centre
April 13: Bovey Tracey (UK) - The Dolphin
December 10 2018 - Live on the Radio - WAYO Rochester
Live in the Studio Setlist: If You Don’t Say it Right, Lost in the Transfer, You Know What to Do, Punk Rockers Shouldn’t Wear Watches, Electro Sky Rocket
In depth Interview by Brian Sek covering musical aspirations, the Ithaca, NY scene, and my just completed tour and connections with Guided by Voices
https://www.mixcloud.com/brian-david9/introvert-extract-12-13-18/
October 17-26, 2018 - US Tour with Guided by Voices
The Haunt, Ithaca, NY opening for Guided by Voices in April 2018. Photo by Kat Dalton.
Photo by Kat Dalton
In April 2018, I got a call from my good friend Robert Pollard, the founder, songwriter, singer, and band leader of the legendary band Guided by Voices. They would be playing in my hometown of Ithaca, NY, and I would open for them.
I had met Robert through the music scene in Dayton, Ohio, when I was in high school. Even though I was a high school punk at the time, and he had an established band, he always treated me like a like rock brother, and we have been friends ever since.
I was especially honored to play the show in Ithaca, because they normally don’t have opening bands, because their own show is 2 ½ hours long. (He has released over 100 albums so has a long repertoire.) But they made an exception for me.
Well, we had so much fun, and he got such a kick out of the material that I had honed in Berlin and while touring Europe with Johnny Dowd, that he took me on tour with them in the summer and fall. We played all over the eastern US, as well as in Toronto, Canada. The shows were fun, and I got great responses from the Guided by Voices fans.
Thanks to everyone for the positive feedback and also thanks to Robert Pollard for allowing me to be a part of another great chapter in rock history!
OCTOBER 2018 shows - support for Guided by Voices:
October 17: Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes
October 19: Washington, DC - The Black Cat
October 20: New York, NY - The Bowery Ballroom
October 22: Boston, MA - The Sinclair
October 23: Holyoke, MA - Gateway City Arts
October 25: Toronto, Canada - Lee’s Place
October 26: Buffalo, NY - Asbury Hall
August 8-17, 2018 - U.S. Tour with Guided by Voices
Had a great time the August tour with GBV! Thanks again GBV!
Above: “Fun set of looped guitars and repetitive lyrics that stuck to your head like bubblegum” - The Austin Chronicle
AUGUST 2018 shows - support for Guided by Voices:
August 8: Birmingham, AL - Saturn
August 11: Jacksonville, FL - Intuition Ale Works
August 13: Richmond, VA - The Broadberry
August 14: Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
August 16: Brooklyn, NY - The Bell House Outpost at Industry City
August 17: Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes
Mark Shue - Bass player for Guided by Voices loading Rock Gear!
June 16-23, U.S. Tour with Guided by Voices
Embarked on my first tour with Guided by Voices!
June 2018 shows - support for Guided by Voices:
June 16: Bloomington, IN - The Bluebird
June 19: Dallas, TX - Trees Dallas
June 20: Austin, TX - Mohawk Austin
June 22: New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
June 23: Oxford, MS - Proud Larry’s
May 4, 2018 - Brooklyn, N.Y.
Had a great show at Lucey’s Lounge in Brooklyn and am definitely going back in the summer!
March 26, 2018 - Live on WRFI, Ithaca, N.Y.
I enjoyed talking rock with DJ Ignats on WRFI in Ithaca. Here is a tricked out version of “Lost in the Transfer” I did live on air.
February 6, 7, 2018 - Berlin, Germany
Had another great trip to Berlin in February playing shows at Lagari in Neukolln and Maze in Kreuzberg.
At Club Maze, Kreuzberg, Berlin
Outside Lagari, Neukoln, Berlin
October 13-23 2016 European Tour with Johnny Dowd
Photo by Ganesh van Boggelen. Taken at de Peppel Pop and Cultuurpodium, Zeist, NL, in October 2016.
October 2016 European Tour with Johnny Dowd
October 12: Patronaat, Haarlem, NL
October 13: Music Star, Norderstedt, DE
October 14: Kulturrampe, Krefeld, DE
October 15: De Peppel, Zeist, NL
October 17: El Lokal, Zurich, CH
October 19: The Thunderbolt, Bristol, UK
October 20: Dumbells, Liverpool, UK
October 21: Edgemoor Hotel, Bovey Tracey, UK
October 22: The Band Room, North York Moors, UK
October 23: 02 ABC2, Glasgow, UK
June 16, 2016 - Berlin, Germany
Rocking with Rolf and Eric Laine at Club Dodo, Kreuzberg, Berlin
Broken Dreams performed with Eric Laine at Club Dodo, Kreuzberg, Berlin
Club Arcanoa, Kreuzberg, Berlin