Pigeons Playing Ping Pong

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| origin = Baltimore, Maryland, United States

| genre = Funk

| years_active = {{start date|2009}}–present

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| website = {{URL|http://pigeonsplayingpingpong.com/}}

| current_members = *Greg Ormont

Jeremy Schon
Alex Petropulos
Ben Carrey

| past_members = *Dan Schwartz

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Pigeons Playing Ping Pong is an American funk jam band from Baltimore, Maryland.{{cite web|last1=Case|first1=Wesley|title=Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, 'Psychology'|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bs-ae-baltimore-album-reviews-pg-037-photo.html|publisher=Baltimore Sun|accessdate=29 December 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Farrell|first1=Michael|title=Pigeons Playing Ping Pong make good music, too|work=Gusto |date=December 2015 |url=http://buffalo.com/2015/12/01/featured/pigeons-playing-ping-pong-make-good-music-too/|publisher=The Buffalo News|accessdate=30 December 2015}} The band has garnered a following as a result of their consistent touring, playing as many as two hundred shows a year.{{cite web|title=Pigeons Playing Ping Pong to land in Lexington|url=http://kykernel.com/2015/10/17/pigeons-playing-ping-pong-to-land-in-lexington/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018094000/http://kykernel.com/2015/10/17/pigeons-playing-ping-pong-to-land-in-lexington/|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2015|publisher=The Kentucky Kernel|accessdate=30 December 2015}}

History

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong began in 2009. The band released its first full-length album titled Funk E P in 2010.{{cite web|title=Q&A WITH PIGEONS PLAYING PING PONG|url=http://chirpradio.org/blog/qa-with-pigeons-playing-ping-pong|publisher=Chicago Independent Radio Project|accessdate=29 December 2015}}{{cite web|title=Countdown to #TheBreakdown: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong|work=Northeastern PA's Entertainment Site |date=16 April 2015 |url=http://the570.com/countdown-to-thebreakdown-pigeons-playing-ping-pong/|publisher=The 570|accessdate=29 December 2015}} This album name is a play on words says vocalist/guitarist Greg Ormont, and unfortunately the name led people to think this first album was just an EP. In July 2014, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong released its second full-length album titled Psychology.{{cite web|title=Pigeons Playing Ping Pong – Psychology [Review/Stream]|date=10 July 2014 |url=http://liveforlivemusic.com/album-reviews/pigeons-playing-ping-pong-psychology-review-stream/|publisher=Live for Live Music|accessdate=29 December 2015}}{{cite web|title=Premiere: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong – Zydeko|url=http://www.jambase.com/Articles/122027/Premiere-Pigeons-Playing-Ping-Pong-Zydeko|publisher=JamBase|accessdate=29 December 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Martin|first1=Bobby|title=Pigeons Playing Ping Pong: Psychology – New Music Review|url=http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/pigeons-playing-ping-pong-psychology-new-music-review|publisher=Grateful Web|accessdate=29 December 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Dickens|first1=Chadbyrne|title=PIGEONS PLAYING PING PONG – PSYCHOLOGY (ALBUM REVIEW)|work=Glide Magazine |date=30 June 2014 |url=http://www.glidemagazine.com/120485/pigeons-playing-ping-pong-psychology-album-review/|accessdate=30 December 2015}}

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong has hosted the Domefest music festival every year since 2009. The location of the festival has changed periodically but is currently held at Legend Valley in Thornville, Ohio.

In a 2017 interview,{{Citation|last=American Musical Supply|title=Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Interview – AMS Exclusive Interviews|date=2017-02-07|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QlICfkYv5A|accessdate=2017-03-30}} Greg Ormont (vocals/guitar) said, "We met in college at the University of Maryland and the dorm project turned into the real thing. We've been playing for over 8 years. We've been touring the country for 4–5 years and just having a blast spreading our high energy psychedelic funk and good vibes. We like to bring the party and show people a diverse time that is positive and fun and everyone leaves a happier person.”

In April of 2022, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong released its 6th studio album, Perspective.{{Cite web|url=https://nysmusic.com/2022/05/15/interview-pigeons-playing-ping-pong/ |title=In-Depth Interview: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Bassist Ben On Domefest, Rainbows and Perspective|date=15 May 2022 }}

In April of 2024, the band's seventh studio album, Day In Time, was released.{{Cite web |title=ABOUT |url=https://www.pigeonsplayingpingpong.com/about |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Pigeons Playing Ping Pong |language=en-US}}