Sunday, October 20, 2013

Edward Sharpe Big Top


I should have purchased tickets for more than one night.




















Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros is performing at The Los Angeles Historic State Park October 17th-20th, under a circus big top. The event includes a farmer’s market, and performances by various musicians, vaudeville comedy, contortionists, acrobats, puppet masters, and more. Sunday held a matinee for children an family as well as a full bodied show after.

The music of this band is so freeing but at times I am saddened as I wish I could run away with them. To be a part of a community such as their tribe. I can't sing. I imagine it's wonderful for those who can do know they can and do it with abandon.

Such a dream that I found myself quite depressed when it ended and I had to shuffle through the saw dust on the floor and go home. A tragic walk back to my car. Crisp cool air was no longer mine.

Per front man Alex Ebert: "These days a band is a fast machine, cramming in dates, cutting fat, making the most money it can. Far gone are the ancient days of the traveling troubadours, lingering in towns, meeting the people, entertaining for days. If you tour, or you have been to a “professional” show, you may have had the sense that something is missing from the experience…And so, here comes the idea of Big Top – a one-off experiment in reaching for a more colorful, soulful, way to tour."
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 Big Top. Photo credit: Timothy Norris via LA Weekly















The magic inside. Photo credit: Timothy Norris via LA Weekly

A Scott Land Marionettes puppeteer performs in Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' Big Top Festival at L.A. State Historic Park. 
Scott Land and his marionettes. Photo credit:
Photo credit: Timothy Norris via LA Weekly












Sword Swallower of Lucent Dossier
Photo credit: Timothy Norris via LA Weekly

Members of Lucent Dossier performing in Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' Big Top Festival at L.A. State Historic Park in Los Angeles.

 

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