After the December 2003 release of their first single "Safe at One" on Atlanta label Stickfigure Records,[2] the band was signed by now-defunct Luminal Records, who released their second single, "Patroness", in 2004. A split 12-inch EP release with Canadian band A Spectre Is Haunting Europe followed in 2006 on Simulacre Media/Adistant Sound.[3]
Entertainment's debut album, Gender, was released in 2008 by Stickfigure, with a remastered vinyl version issued the following year on New York label Duchess Archive.[4] It received extensive critical acclaim and was voted the 2008 deathrock album of the year by Deathrock.com.,[5] who said, "Entertainment take [the] dark, post-punk, gothic concept back to the drawing board, removing the complication and dispensing with the miserable pop-sensibilities of the latest crop of 'post-punk' bandwagoners over the past half decade. What they achieve with surrealistic, visually descriptive lyrics, and the opium-den like pace is ultimately parallel to none other than Only Theatre of Pain, oddly enough". In a 2009 live review for Shadowtime NYC, Big Takeover critic Kristin Sollee described Entertainment as: "A slow burn of anarchic pleasures moving between pounding, tribal vigor and creeping, Gothic slither, few bands can make music this cold and abyssal so fiery and enticing".[6]
In 2016, the band toured the United States as support for Modern English.[7]
^"Modern English "Mesh & Lace" Us Tour, New Orleans, W/ Entertainment | Things to do in New Orleans". Timeout.com. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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Stickfigure Records
April 12, 2024
entertainment, band, entertainment, american, post, punk, band, founded, 2002, athens, georgia, entertainmentoriginathens, georgia, genrespost, punk, gothic, rock, deathrock, indie, rockyears, active2002, presentlabelsstickfigure, records, luminal, records, si. Entertainment is an American post punk band founded in 2002 in Athens Georgia EntertainmentOriginAthens Georgia U S GenresPost punk gothic rock deathrock indie rockYears active2002 presentLabelsStickfigure Records Luminal Records Simulacre aDistant Duchess ArchiveMembersTrey EhartJennifer von SchlichtenJim GroffHenry Jack BuxbaumBari Donovan WattsPast membersAndrew GleasonTodd CarasChisolm ThompsonSpencer McGhin Contents 1 History 2 Members 2 1 Former members 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Singles 3 3 EPs 3 4 Compilations 3 5 Compilation appearances 4 References 5 External linksHistory editEntertainment formed in 2002 in Athens Georgia influenced by the Doors Love Led Zeppelin Bauhaus Public Image Ltd the Cure Gang of Four Christian Death Joy Division the Birthday Party dub and krautrock 1 After the December 2003 release of their first single Safe at One on Atlanta label Stickfigure Records 2 the band was signed by now defunct Luminal Records who released their second single Patroness in 2004 A split 12 inch EP release with Canadian band A Spectre Is Haunting Europe followed in 2006 on Simulacre Media Adistant Sound 3 Entertainment s debut album Gender was released in 2008 by Stickfigure with a remastered vinyl version issued the following year on New York label Duchess Archive 4 It received extensive critical acclaim and was voted the 2008 deathrock album of the year by Deathrock com 5 who said Entertainment take the dark post punk gothic concept back to the drawing board removing the complication and dispensing with the miserable pop sensibilities of the latest crop of post punk bandwagoners over the past half decade What they achieve with surrealistic visually descriptive lyrics and the opium den like pace is ultimately parallel to none other than Only Theatre of Pain oddly enough In a 2009 live review for Shadowtime NYC Big Takeover critic Kristin Sollee described Entertainment as A slow burn of anarchic pleasures moving between pounding tribal vigor and creeping Gothic slither few bands can make music this cold and abyssal so fiery and enticing 6 In 2016 the band toured the United States as support for Modern English 7 Members editTrey Ehart vocals keyboards guitar Jennifer von Schlichten bass Henry Jack Buxbaum guitar Jim Groff synth Bari Donavan Watts drums percussionFormer members edit Andrew Gleason bass Todd Caras guitar bass Chisolm Thompson guitar Spencer McGhin guitar Kimberley Saint Thomas bassDiscography editStudio albums edit Gender 2008 Stickfigure Records Adistant Sound 2009 Duchess Archive Singles edit Safe at One The Queen s Beasts Or Suffer Fools 2003 Stickfigure Records Patroness The Cold Fraction 2005 Luminal Records EPs edit A Spectre Is Haunting Europe Entertainment split vinyl 12 with A Spectre Is Haunting Europe 2006 Simulacre Media Adistant Sound Compilations edit A Matter of Gender Outtakes and Demos 2008 Duchess Archive Adistant Sound Compilation appearances edit Shadow and Shadow on Dots to Connect The Music of the Prids 2009 Five03 Records Distance on SOM A Disaro Mixed Tape 2011 Disaro Records References edit ENTERTAINMENT at MOVEMENT MAGAZINE com Archived from the original on 2011 07 14 Retrieved 2010 01 15 Stickfigure Records Stickfigurerecordings com Retrieved 24 November 2020 A Spectre Is Haunting Europe eNTERTAINME nt 12Split Discogs com Retrieved 24 November 2020 Entertainment Gender CD Systemsofromance com Retrieved 24 November 2020 Deathrock com View topic Album of the Year 2008 Voting Archived from the original on 2011 07 17 Retrieved 2010 05 25 Entertainment Revel Hotel White Light Lametta Coco66 Shadowtimenyc com Retrieved 24 November 2020 Modern English Mesh amp Lace Us Tour New Orleans W Entertainment Things to do in New Orleans Timeout com Retrieved 24 November 2020 External links editEntertainment on Bandcamp Entertainment on MySpace Entertainment on Facebook Stickfigure Records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Entertainment band amp oldid 1182859593, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
