Technically, as the owner of this here website, I could easily just wait until March 4th to share this. But I discovered a new band this night, and I don’t want to do a disservice to anybody who might otherwise miss out on the spectacle that is MarchFourth. A spectacle that could otherwise be described as…
Actually, that’s a good question. What can they be described as? I could describe them as a marching band. I mean, it’s in the fucking name. And they do wear uniforms and have line drummers and horns and shit. But if you expect just a marching band, you’re gonna fucking trip when the diaboloist comes out on stage.
As someone who knows how to poorly diabolo, let me just say that two of those bastards is tough to pull off. Even tougher when there’s a band behind you and audience in front of you. But are circus acts things you would expect in a marching band? Or are they better suited for a circus sideshow? Could I describe MarchFourth as a circus act, complete with jugglers and dancers and glitter glammer? I mean… yes. But what happens when MarchFourth plays a 10 minute long jazzy jam?
Circus sideshows have sword swallowers and glass walkers, not soloist after soloist playing a jazzy jam. But it wouldn’t feel necessarily out of place to describe them as a jazzy jam band, considering they play 20 minute long songs with solos by half their rhythm section all night. Or rather, almost all night.
But if you’re expect jazzy jams, what the fuck is gonna go through your head when they bring out their ska tunes and rock covers?
MarchFourth is clearly not a marching band. They aren’t a circus sideshow. They aren’t a jazzy jam band.
Are they an acid trip? They do wear shiny uniforms and people in the audience do wear vibrant clothing with LED filled hats.
Are they a dance party? Do dance parties have jugglers, dancers, jazzy jams, soloists, glitter, drum lines, and rhythm sections?
I wouldn’t know, I’ve never been to a party. I mean, I’ve never been to a dance party. I love to party. Obviously. I’m FYSMadmin and I love to party.
If a dance party means you can bring your glow in the dark juggling balls and juggle behind a glittery girl getting down in the crowd while some lady nearly kicks you while she plays her horn solo and can use a man’s hat as a spotlight to traverse the crowd because it’s just that bright, than I guess MarchFourth can be classified as that. As a dance party with a built in playlist.
And if you classify them as anything else, just be warned, you’ll be wrong the majority of the night. Unless you classify them as a rap group, in which case you’ll be wrong all night.
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