You’ve just walked into a circus tent. Maybe it’s painted with cerulean and mint stripes, or maybe it’s stitched with tiny crescent moons. You wander between old-fashioned carnival games, then you notice cartoons projected onto a fabric screen. Rabbits wearing top hats picking flowers from clouds. Garden gnomes riding a ferris wheel. Reindeer ice skating between mountains made of candy. You hear the wobble of a singing saw, and when you follow the sound, you notice a smiling television. And the tallest metronome you’ve ever seen. And the tallest snowman you’ve ever seen.
Is this some dream from a surreal picture book?
Nope.
Just a Music Tapes show.
Last year, The Music Tapes released Mary’s Voice (TMT Review) and launched a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign to fund their most elaborate tour yet. They’ve lined up their first string of nationwide dates as The Traveling Imaginary, and they’ll hop across the pond to tour Europe on June 24. Watch the trailer below to see what beautiful and fantastic surprises Julian Koster has in store for you:
Dates:
04.22.13 - Purchase, NY - The Stood Center at SUNY Purchase
04.25.13 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church (early show)
04.25.13 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church (late show)
05.01.13 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge (2 shows)
05.07.13 - Portland, OR - Mission Theatre (2 shows)
05.09.13 - Seattle, WA - Vera Project (2 shows)
05.12.13 - San Francisco, CA - TBA
05.14.13 - Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theatre (2 shows)
• The Music Tapes: http://www.theorbitinghumancircus.com
• Merge: http://www.mergerecords.com
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