Pages

Friday, July 11, 2008

BACK IN PTOWN FOR THE BLUES FESTIVAL

SAY HI TO THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE M4 EXTENDED FAMILY, PIPER!!!  DOESN'T SHE LOOK JUST LIKE DOMO?AWWW YEAH!  Keenan is still the reigning champion of M4 style though.  
Here we are after the show getting kicked out of the backstage area.  Well, as long as there is beer & no one asks us to leave, why would we officer???
Scarlett & Nayana being coy....
Chillin after the set, in beautiful downtown portland waterfront park.  Gotta love this city.  It is good to be home.
And what an amazing set we played!!!!!  The REVIEWS: 






Mama I'm comin home...

Tallboy & cymbal dancer washing the bus like good boys.  Gotta keep our sweet baby in tip top shape!!!!Nathan filling the tank. 
OUCH!!!!!  Jeez gas is expensive!  It was 5.09/gal at this gas station in northern cali.  It's about a dollar a gallon for us in the mad wretching spam boat at this point.  Keep buying those t-shirts & cd's, every little bit helps!!!
We pulled into my folk's place at about midnight & awoke to a huge spread of eggs, bacon, pastries, fruits & all the fixings in the morning.  We had to high tail it out by 10am to make it back to P-town for the BLUES FESTIVAL!!!!!

Thursday, July 10, 2008

HIGH SIERRA MUSIC FESTIVAL ~ Quincy CA

What does MarchFourth Marching Band do when they are at a big music festifal?  Keith doesnt' know either.In the evening, the DON SWIRVING FESTIVAL TOUR is in full effect.  Led by the one, the only, mr Swirving himself...as seen below:
Tours depart regularly in the evening from parking space #14.  No refunds, no exchanges, only swirving & weaving allowed on the tour.
WARNING:   tours may result in ecstactic states of being, excessive happiness, laughing until you cry & writhe in pain & finding what you've been looking for all these years....
When you aren't paying attention, you may even change skin color....
Or your chest hair could be sculpted into fantastic artworks....
After the tour, you might need some time to sit around with pals & reflect on the transformational effects.
And of course, drink margaritas.....

and eat buttered corn.  That always helps.

We really did play shows & rip people's minds out of thier heads with our zany arrangements, but I don't have any proof or documentation of that.  SO, you'll just have to take my word for it. If anyone saw us play & has photos or videos, feel free to post.  I usually have my hands full of drumsticks during performances....it sure is fun though!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Here wait, I found some proof, boring & obvious though it is:  http://www.highsierramusic.com/index.php?page=MarchFourth  When do we get our live cut of our main stage set????

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

TAHOE BOUND





WHAT DOES MARCHFOURTH DO BEFORE THEY PLAY A SHOW IN TAHOE???  YOU ONLY GET ONE GUESS....THEY GO OUT ON THE LAKE WITH THIER GRACIOUS HOST & OWNER OF THE LAKESIDE CLUB & RESTAURANT, JO JO!!!!  YIPPEEEEE!!!!!
THAT'S JO JO.  HE WAS REALLY NICE.  CAN YOU IMAGINE WHY????
TOP SHELF & TALL BOY CHILLIN.
AFTER A CHILLY DIP....
LONG STORY SHORT, AFTER THE LAKE, JOJO HOOKS EVERYONE UP WITH ALL THE FOOD & DRINK WE CAN POSSIBLE EAT, THEN WE MARCH THROUGH DOWNTOWN TAHOE CITY & BRING A SWEET LITTLE CROWD TO THE LAKESIDE WHERE WE PLAY 2 PHAT SETS, AND PARTY WELL INTO THE NIGHT.   THEN WE STUMBLE BACK TO CAMP & TELL RAUNCHY JOKES UNTIL 4 AM.  I'M SURE THE OTHER CAMPERS WERE NOT PLEASED...BUT, GREEN TEAM COOKED US A SWEET BREAKFAST, SO WE GOT OVER IT REAL QUICK....THANKS GREEN TEAM!!!!



MMMM...OMELETTES & HASHBROWNS & FRUITS & CROISSANTS...


ALL WHILE WE BASK IN THE SUN & THE GLORY OF LAKE TAHOE AT OUR LAKESIDE BIVVY!!! THANKS TAHOE...WE'LL BE BACK FOR SURE...SORRY CAMPERS!!!!
















RENO 911

What does MarchFourth do when they get to the Sands Hotel in Reno NV?????  You only get one guess....They go to thier hotel rooms & drink & talk trash & ....
 & .......
then they go assault the biggest little city in the world & take unwitting album cover shots
 & pose with thier open containers on the street. 
Then they bask in the glory of another day gigging, by checking out the other performers from the vista a top the bus.  Check out a snippet of our performance & the ArtTown festivities here:  http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080702/SPECIAL03/80702001/






















The next morning they are in tip top tallboy shape in thier polyester leisure suits & off to the Lake Tahoe for some leisurely pursuits....