The Fall Season Begins!

What the Hell?

The Perpetual Motion Roadshow is an indie press touring circuit, an unholy combination of a vaudevillian variety show and a punk rock tour. Each month, three new lively indie performers pile in a car and do seven cities in eight days, doing shows with the bold guarantee: NO BORING READINGS OR YOUR MONEY BACK! Transnational, it loops the northeast May-October and makes runs down the west coast during November-April. Founded by No Media Kings, we've been making our own fun since 2003 -- running on pure volunteer power and dirty dirty gasoline.

Media Mentions

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"...the Roadshow is fast becoming the best known and best organized tour of its kind..."
The Globe and Mail

"On the Road Again: Tailing the Indie-Press Circuit"
New City Chicago

"Revolution of the Moment"
Broken Pencil

"Indie artists get around with the Perpetual Motion Roadshow"
Montreal Mirror

The fall season of the Perpetual Motion Roadshow began last night just down the street from my place in Toronto. The shows are the payoff for me. Seeing firsthand how much the audience were into Les, Jessica, and Wred's stuff -- diverse as it is -- was really satisfying. They'll be touring the northwest all this week, so check out their schedule or listen to their Payphone Tour Diaries on the Roadshow page.

OCT. 1 UPDATE: T'was a success! My favourite Pay Phone Tour Diary was this one -- came complete with mood setting music... Cincinnati's CityBeat, Montreal's McGill Daily, and the New York Post wrote nice pieces about them, and Wred's posted some pictures here. Jessica's put up a photopage and more media links here.

Jim Munroe – Thu, 2003 – 09 – 04 14:18

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The Fall Season Begins!