Link: http://www.myspace.com/marchfourthmarchingband

I would like to write about one of my favorite bands in the Northwest area, March Fourth Marching Band. The first time I went to see them was at an Afterlife show May 2007, and I was absolutely amazed. The music is so much fun to listen to, dance to, and yes, even watch. It was watching a circus group mixed with a great jazz-funk band. There were stilt walkers, light dancers, and the whole band dressed in crazy costumes. They walked around the audience playing their trumpets, saxophones, and other instruments. It was one of the best shows I saw in 2007. So on that note, I received this bulletin article from them on my myspace account and I wanted to share:

Hello friends from MarchFourth Marching Band.
We are reaching out to
all friends, family, kindred spirits, and M4 supporters to help us
spread the word about our imminent 2-week tour of the east coast.
We
will be 28-members strong on this journey.
As you can imagine, our
expenses are high (it costs us $1 per mile in gas alone!!).
Our
condensed gig schedule looks like this:
FRI OCT 3 CHICAGO, IL @ COBRA LOUNGE
SAT OCT 4 BLOOMINGTON, IN @ THE LOTUS WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL
MON OCT 6 NEW YORK CITY, NY @ THE KNITTING FACTORY
THUR OCT 9 WASHINGTON, DC @ THE BLACK CAT
FRI OCT 10 ASBURY PARK, NJ @ ASBURY LANES
SAT OCT 11 BOSTON, MA @ THE HONK FESTIVAL
SUN OCT 12 BOSTON, MA @ HARVARD SQUARE OKTOBERFEST
MON OCT 13 PROVIDENCE, RI @ AS220

Below is our press release, followed by a more detailed schedule
(including ticket prices & show times).
Please forward this email to
anyone you know who either 1) lives in the areas where we are
playing, or 2) has friends / family / contacts who live in those
cities.
We greatly appreciate any and all support!

thanks,
M4

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!!!

MarchFourth Marching Band is home on a short break from the fall
touring season.
We got back from Colorado last week, where we finished
our last Tour de Fat of the year (sorry Austin!).
We'd like to take a
moment to acknowledge the wonderfulness of New Belgium Brewing
Company.
Not only have they given us copious amounts of beer (which is
brewed using wind power), and put up with our shenanigans at their
fantastically fun festival, they also gave us two beautiful Fat Tire
cruiser bicycles (as seen on their bottles -- and now cans too -- of
Fat Tire Amber Ale).
Thanks so much New Belgium, we love you guys!

Soon we head east, with shows in Chicago and Bloomington this
weekend, NY on Monday, DC on Thursday, and Boston the following
weekend. See the details on all these shows and more below.

By the way, if you have friends and family in these cities who might
enjoy our show, why not send them a quick endorsement of M4 with the
details? I'm sure they'll thank you later for the recommendation.

MARCHFOURTH MARCHING BAND
AMERICAN DREAM 2008 EAST COAST TOUR

FRI OCT 3 CHICAGO, IL
Cobra Lounge
w/ Zodiac Mindwarp
235 N. Ashland Ave.

Chicago, Illinois 60607
Midnight, 21+
$5-15 suggested donation (proceeds go directly to M4 gas fund)
www.myspace.com/cobralounge

SAT OCT 4 BLOOMINGTON, IN
Lotus World Music and Art Festival
103 N College Ave
10:30 PM
Free All Ages
(MBIT tent)
www.lotusfest.org

MON OCT 6 NEW YORK CITY, NY
Knitting Factory
74 Leonard St
8:00pm, M4 @ 9:30pm
$12 adv, $15 day of show
http://ny.knittingfactory.com/index.php

THUR OCT 9 WASHINGTON, DC
Black Cat (Mainstage)
w/ Antibalas afrobeat orchestra
1811 14th St.
NW
8pm
$15, All Ages
www.blackcatdc.com/schedule.html

FRI OCT 10 - TBA
check website for updates

SAT OCT 11 BOSTON, MA
Honk Festival
Davis Square
Free, All Ages
4 PM and 8 PM
http://www.honkfest.org/schedule.htm

SUN OCT 12 CAMBRIDGE, MA
Harvard Square Oktoberfest
5 PM
Free, All Ages

MON OCT 13 PROVIDENCE, RI
AS220
95 Mathewson St
6:30pm
$10
M4 at midnight
http://www.as220.org/calendar.html

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!!!
CHECK WEBSITE FOR UPDATES
www.myspace.com/marchfourthmarchingband