Sarah-Jane Wentzki’s Princess One Point Five project (P1.5 to those who know her well) is returning to the live stage after a period of relative absence. The purveyors of perfectly beautiful pop-rock are riding high after riding their fourth album and licensing two wonderful songs to two incredibly bad US TV shows.

Back in October 2008 Wentzi announced that trashy US show Gossip Girl had licensed ‘With Light There Is Hope’ from first album At Long Last. Then, in February 2009, P1.5 made their next move in wresting control of the ‘overwrought emotional scene soundtrack for bad US show’ mantle from Snow Patrol with the announcement that P1.5 had some music played in the promos for Medium, a show that not only stretches the bounds of plausibility but also taste. Is that disdainful huffing, I hear? That little Medium promo was PLAYED AT THE SUPERBOWL KIDS, continuing the esoteric tradition of obscure Australian bands getting publicity via US sports (‘Noah’s Arkestra’ from Mountains in the Sky soundtracked an NBA play-off commercial a few years ago).

P1.5 are now preparing their fourth record, which is due for release in early 2010. In July, however, the P1.5 gang will be returning to two relatively unconventional stages for some shows.

July 23 sees P1.5 performing a stripped back semi acoustic set at NGV Australia (Ian Potter Centre, Fed Square) for the final sessions of the ‘late night Thursday series’. The band will perform following an artist talk from the directors of LAB architecture studio. For more info go to : http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/lnt/

Then, on July 30th at The Forum, the full band are previewing some of their new material as well as a few old favorites for the Melbourne International Film Festival. Both shows are free entry.

PRINCESS ONE POINT FIVE

Thursday, July 23
NGV Australia, Ian Potter Centre, Melbourne, VIC

Thursday, July 30
The Forum, Melbourne, VIC

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