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After spending the past 6 weeks in South Africa, it feels great to be back in the USA. Although I missed some of the comforts of home, I can easily say it was the greatest trip of my life. I had the privilege of witnessing my brother’s wedding outside of Johannesburg, attending 5 World Cup matches in 3 different cities, standing on top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, and meeting so many amazing people. We experienced a ton of South Africa’s distinct culture, but the touristy Lion Park still stands out. It might have something to do with our convenient band name, but petting lions was one of the many high points. The sleepy little guy in the photo above was 6 months old (they wouldn’t let me pet the big ones). The photo below is from the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town with a view of the city and the Atlantic Ocean in the background. Anyway, I’m very excited to be back in Chicago and jumping into the writing process with my bandmates. We’re looking forward to bringing you new music.
-Karl
The sexy cast of "The Gates"
We’re excited to announce that our song “Girls of Athens” is going to be featured on this Sunday’s episode of the new ABC show “The Gates”! The show, featuring vampires, airs Sunday’s at 10/9c on ABC. So be sure to tune in this week, or set your DVR, and listen for “Girls of Athens” in its primetime network debut! HELL YEAH!
For those of you wondering why Pet Lions is a little quiet lately, well, it’s because Karl has fled the country for South Africa to avoid doing some serious time in the clink back here in The States. Okay, not really. He voluntarily went on vacation to South Africa for a family wedding, and extended the trip to take in some World Cup soccer…but wouldn’t it be cool if he was in fact on the lam? That would give us some serious street cred. But not our Karl. He’s a damn fine American, and one hell of a model citizen. Just last week I saw him giving an old lady a piggy back ride across the street. Above and beyond.
We have some new music coming out incredibly soon, which will be available digitally as well as on 7″ vinyl, so that’s pretty cool. I don’t want to get too far ahead here, but plans are also in the works to record our first full length album in the near future, so there’s plenty of new stuff heading your way.
If you just HAVE to hear Karl play music, just tune into the World Cup and you’ll hear him on the vuvuzela. His is the one that sounds like a bumble bee.
Good news, gang. We’re going to be back at Metro on April 25th, this time opening for the top-notch band White Rabbits. If you’re unfamiliar with them, do yourself a favor and check them out, because it’s going to be one hell of a show. Also on the bill are Here We Go Magic, another great band from New York. Tickets are available now, and we highly suggest jumping on them before they’re all gone!
So, to summarize, we’ll see you at Metro on April 25th for a night of rock and roll music you won’t soon forget. Sounds good!
We’re packing up Catface and hitting the road to Austin, Texas next week for this years South by Southwest festivities. If you’re going to be in the area, you should definitely come see us play at any or ALL of the following times and locations:
- Friday March 19th- Molotov Lounge. 719 W 6th Street, 12pm.
- Friday March 19th- The Trophy Room, 310 E 6th Street, 9:30pm
- Saturday March 20th- District 301, 301 W 6th Street, 3pm
Then we have a FREE SHOW at Empty Bottle Monday the 22nd, as we return from our journey to the Lone Star State.
As always, we’ll be keeping you updated with pics and videos from our travels and adventures, so be sure to check back with us here, and follow us on twitter!
Monday, March 22nd, we’re playing a FREE SHOW at The Empty Bottle! It’s also a homecoming show of sorts, as we’ll just be arriving back in Chicago from a trip down to Austin, Texas for SXSW.
The show is totally free, so come on and out and bring everyone you know. Empty Bottle always rocks.
SOLD OUT!
Thanks to everyone who came out The Hideout Saturday night, and sorry to everyone who was turned away due to the show selling out. We hate to send anyone home from one of our shows, but it’s always awesome when you great folks come out and support us like that. Also, for the record, we rarely send people home, so don’t start worrying about that!
Also, thanks to DJs Bald E. and Mother Hubbard, along with all their guests, who kept the party shaking into the early hours of the morning. It was our first gig at The Hideout, and we definitely want to get back there in the near future. What an awesome place to see/play a show.
We are currently sitting in the studio on our last day finalizing mixes and getting things ready for mastering. So far, we think things are sounding pretty damn good, but maybe we’re a bit biased. Regardless, we’re really excited to get this stuff out so you can hear it and make your own decision. The folks up here at SPACE in Evanston have been awesome, and the studio is incredibly comfortable. If we could, we’d move in. They also make a damn good pizza at the attached restaurant, Union Pizza. A studio and some pizza…what else do you need? A big thanks goes to our engineer Dan Glomski, who helped make this stuff sound great. Below are Dan and Karl at the desk.
