It seems that the circus came to town this month. Cirque Du Soleil sold out their Michael Jackson Immortal tour.
Water For Elephants was released into the theaters last week. It was a great book for tension and despicably colorful characters, so we're hoping bloody Big Head Pattison doesn't ruin it.
But what really strikes me as more than coincidence, that I might need to run away and go see the circus (but one without animal cruelty!), is the music I have found by Vermillion Lies and seeing March Fourth at the Second Eighth Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational.
Now- It's crazy enough to have "Circus Apocalypse" running through your head. But it's a fun sort of crazy. I highly recommend this band and their Impossible Girl singleton, now on tour: Kim Boekbinder. These twin sisters incorporate elements of the circus and cabaret to take a rock show and turn it into a spectacle.
Circus Apocalypse by Vermillion Lies
But after you download the Vermillion Lies albums off bandcamp, go check out March Fourth! If I were throwing a festival and had unlimited funds, I would book this Marching Band from Portland. Honestly, my first impression of them was that they were a troupe that had just escaped from a freak show to play their music. There were dancers on stilts, steampunk drummers, crazy hats, tassels, and vibrations that will make you have to dance. They were the pied pipers of the festival, pulling people from all over the festival grounds to their parade. They were my favorite thing I've seen all month.
So, now we pack up April, and all its harlequins, back onto the bus. Hopefully, the zombies, robots, and Steampunk conventions will be as good in the coming months, as all of the fun the circus has brought to town in April.
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