Yard Dogs Road Show is Pure Visual and Sonic Voodoo

On Saturday night if you weren't at the Playhouse, you missed an amazing show and apres-dance party. Be sure to get in line the next time the Yard Dogs are in town because there will certainly be a line. In fact, they will have to book them for a few more nights because based on the crowds reaction during and after, the show was a huge success. Thanks to Dom and the rest of the FrontStreet Productions crew, we had the opportunity to experience one the best live entertainment shows in Jackson in the most perfect venue you could possibly conjure up for them. In fact, I heard that their reaction was nothing short of super fired up when they walked into the Playhouse that afternoon and saw the stage set-up. They loved it so much that at 3:30am they were rocking out on stage to an empty theatre. And a special thanks has to go to Ben, who kept the dancing going into the wee hours. Somehow he was able to keep the dance floor full long after the alcohol stopped flowing...that is some serious DJ talent!

I really can't describe the Yard Dogs show any better then Dom already did...
"The Yard Dogs Road Show is a hobo cabaret, a living patchwork of vaudeville and rock and roll. In the enchanting land of stage show entertainment, theirs is both pleasant and formidable terrain. They require a sensitivity to the subtle and the absurd. The lead the modern hobohemian on a visual and sonic journey through a part of history that may or may not have existed-followed by an ambitious return to the emotional challenges of our punch-drunk contemporary world. It's a true story on stage: sword swallowers, dancing dolls, fire eaters and sunset hobo poetry- all animated by the live sounds of the yard Dogs cartoon heavy band. Yard Dogs Road show is pure visual and sonic voodoo.

Born from the saloon vaudeville that toured the Wild West in the late 1800's and slammed into the underworld of modern American road culture. The Yard Dogs create a timeless space for the union of ancient theatrical alchemy and modern pop culture."

Jackson attracts many who like to take risks and push the extreme limits. For those who like to push those limits culturally though art, music, film, collective experience and personal expression, the options are limited. But there are a few vanguards in this town who are continuously at the forefront of pushing what is possible and allowing the rest of us the opportunity to feed off of that energy and experience, Dom Gagliardi is one of them. He is always behind the most progressive music events that happen here. He is committed to expanding our cultural opportunities in Jackson and I give him a huge hug for that! We all need to continue to support his efforts.

I find it interesting that he was able to bring in a show that was completely entertaining and sexy and at the same time explored the deeper philosophical question that we are often faced with here in Jackson...how do you merge the "Cowboy Culture" with a modern vision? How do they exist and evolve side-by-side? How do you even define those two things? Art of all genres is the perfect medium within which to explore that question. I am so thankful that we have such a vibrant and diverse community that is open to and supportive of these cultural experiences and conversations!

The next cultural vanguard I need to talk about is Tony Birkholz who brought us Pangea Day, the first Global Campfire event...