October 2005

Something Wicked etc.

What with the sick tummies at Cirque du Soleil, you'd have been better off checking out Sleepytime Gorilla Museum this weekend. They too had an otherworldly circus vibe and a guy suspended above the stage in a box. The band was a bit more metal-influenced than Cirque du Soleil, though. (I'm assuming; I've never seen the Cirq.) The guy in the box was sort of a sideshow act - the Last Human Being! - which seemed like a rip-off of the opener, the Billy Nayer Show. (The plot of BNS's 2001 film, The American Astronaut, focuses on the clandestine trafficking of a Real Live Girl!) But it was still a great show and BNS are the best bass/drums/autoharp combo I've ever seen. Afterwards, I asked Cory why their tour has a stop in Oshkosh and he said, "I like Wisconsin. I fell in love with a girl from Milwaukee." It turns out he's currently working on storyboards for his next movie, Werewolf Hunters of the Midwest. Aww, warm fuzzies for the Midwest. Long story short, if thrashy and theatrical is your bag, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum are back on Friday to open for Les Claypool's Quest show.

Posted by Lindsey Thomas at October 4, 2005 3:34 PM

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