#59. Another band I've seen at IPO at the space that was once The Knitting Factory. The band is The 17th Pygmy, and apparently they have been around since the 80's.
Their music at IPO was a nice Byrds-y slice of psychedelica. But the real treat was their merchandise. The CD packaging for Ballade of Tristram's Last Harping was clearly hand designed and the shirt they were selling was a clever and witty take on the Magritte's The Treachery of Images (La trahison des images), better known by the statement on the painting, "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" ("This is not a pipe")
I listened to their album today for the first time since I bought it, and found the music to be really enjoyable. Nice to know this band was more than some interesting design choices
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