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History

Entertainment formed in 2002 in Athens, Georgia, influenced by

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'' 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". In 2016, the band toured the United States as support for Modern English.

Members

* Trey Ehart -

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* Jennifer von Schlichten -

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* Henry Jack Buxbaum -

* Jim Groff -

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* Bari Donavan Watts -

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Former members

* Andrew Gleason - bass * Todd Caras - guitar, bass * Chisolm Thompson - guitar * Spencer McGhin - guitar * Kimberley Saint Thomas - bass

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Gender'' (2008,

/Adistant Sound; 2009, Duchess Archive)

Singles

*"Safe at One"/"The Queen's Beasts (Or Suffer Fools)" (2003, Stickfigure Records) *"Patroness"/"The Cold Fraction" (2005, Luminal Records)

EPs

*''A Spectre Is Haunting Europe/Entertainment'' split vinyl 12" with A Spectre Is Haunting Europe (2006, Simulacre Media/Adistant Sound)

Compilations

* ''"A Matter of Gender" Outtakes and Demos'' (2008, Duchess Archive/Adistant Sound)

Compilation appearances

*"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

External links

Entertainment on BandcampEntertainment on MySpaceEntertainment on FacebookStickfigure Records
{{Authority control American gothic rock groups American post-punk music groups Musical groups established in 2006 Indie rock musical groups from Georgia (U.S. state) American musical trios Post-punk revival music groups