NEXT LIVE SHOWS
Thu Mar 12 | 8-10 PM
The Little Darlin’, Austin, TX | with Larry Seaman
AND
Sat Apr 25 | 4-7 PM
The Aristocrat Lounge, Austin TX | with Bantam Woods and Gentlemen Rouges
Living Pins Duo submitted to the NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026. Our reel is live and public over on YouTube if you want to check it out.
1) The contest closed to entries at midnight on Mon Feb 9, 2026.
2) Tiny Desk received over 6000 entries.
3) A winner will be announced in May.
“GOLD” and “108” on Best of 2025 radio playlists
“Gold” featured on the Best of 2025 playlists here:
TEENAGE KICKS on Forest FM w/ DJ Neil Lomax
DJ Julie Bee ‘s AMPLIFIED on Marfa Public Radio
THE MAL THURSDAY SHOW
“108” featured on KOOP STRONGER THAN DIRT w/ DJ Scott Gardner’s 2025 Year in Review
UPDATE OCT 21, 2025: “108” just hit 10,000 plays on Spotify 😊
The Living Pins share new video for single “Gold”
The Living Pins’ Pam Peltz says “GOLD is basically A BIG SUMMERTIME JAM. It’s really fun to play. It was fun to record. And we wanted to make sure the video looked fun too. I don’t know if you can watch it and not end up with a smile on your face.”
“108”, a second single from the “Gold” Bubble Studios session, will be released later this summer.
Living Pins’ 2021 single “Downtown” is included in new film Crossroads by director Andy Delaney
“Downtown” from 2021’s Freaky Little Monster Children EP is included in CROSSROADS (2024) — a new film by director Andy Delaney — out on Apple and Amazon today Fri Mar 28. The film was beautifully photographed and made on location in Houston TX. Listen for “Downtown” in the background of the risotto-restaurant-scene.
NEW SINGLE “GOLD” OUT FEBRUARY 28, 2025
The Living Pins’ FIRST single of 2025 premiered in The Cosmic Clash (read here)
“1990s Austin was a crucible of musical innovation, a scene that pulsed with a raw, fearless energy, shaping the soundscape we know today. In that era of bold originality, The Living Pins stood out, their ripples still resonating. Born in 1996 from the creative spark between Carrie Clark (Sixteen Deluxe) and Pam Peltz (Ursa Major), this “side project” captured the wonderfully chaotic spirit of the time.”
9/7/24 Photos from Carrie and Pam duo set at Love Wheel Records ATX. Part of a live music series that benefits The SIMS Foundation with performances by Forever Changes (Love tribute featuring Jake Garcia of The Black Angels), The Living Pins and The John-Pauls presented by The Cosmic Clash. Photos by Geannie Friedman (color) and Moondragon Macek (b/w)
4/48/24 Video stills by Moondragon Macek from the Electric Lounge Reunion at 3TEN ACL Live
Space ATX 5.18.23 photos by Shelly ReesePam and Carrie joined by Joey Shuffield on drums and Bobby Daniel on bass. Preproduction rehearsal for the Let It Be So EP, produced by Chris “Frenchie” Smith. Coming soon.
The Living Pins meet Duran Duran in Austin 6.6.23 -- follow up to Simon chosing “Oh Yeah” to play on his radio show, WHOOOSH! last August. He named that episode “Mascara Rotunda” after the lyrics in The Living Pins song!
Music Festival Week in Austin TX, March 2023
Photos by Shelly Reese, 2022 at Hole in the Wall ATX
