The Perpetual Motion Roadshow: An Indie Press Touring Circuit

The Perpetual Motion Roadshow is an indie press tour circuit with monthly stops in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, New York, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Chicago.

This month marks the fifth time the circuit has been completed. Three more lively indie performers will hit the road, piling in a car in Toronto and touring to seven cities in eight days to do shows with the PMR guarantee: No Boring Readings or Your Money Back! For this month's schedule, roll over your city to find out the details, and click to see the handbill.

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

October will feature working class punk scribe Sean Carswell from Los Angeles, California, rock n roll cut n paster Jennifer Whiteford from Ottawa, and superficial storyteller Mickey Hess from Louisville. Move your mouse over their names for more info, and click to see their websites.

All Day Breakfast, purveyors of dark comedy from Toronto, have graciously provided some vidz to be shown between the acts.

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

Every day on the road, the Roadshow crewmembers call and leave a message about something that happened that day, and the Pay Phone Tour Diaries are posted below.

Check out the April, May, June or September Diaries to hear about what happened on the previous tours!

Oct 9, 12:56am, Mickey Hess from Toronto: "After the show tonight I talked to a guy about his weightlifter college roommate and the guy threw him through the wall..."
Oct 9, 9:39pm, Jennifer Whiteford from Ottawa: "We've devised our system of CD rotation... after one minor dispute about Pavement's Terror Twilight album we were on our way..."
Oct 13, 2:07am, Jennifer and Mickey from Pennsylvania: "The front of the structure had a mural of a horse waiting to get into a bathtub that was currently occupied by a pig..."
Oct 13, 9:39pm, Jennifer Whiteford from Cleveland: "Our best thing today was that we got into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for free by pretending to be a band..."
Oct 15, 12:33pm, Sean Carswell from Cincinnati: "In the words of All Day Breakfast, Ding Dong Out."

"...a fine idea whose
time has come..."
Hour

"Revolution of
the Moment"
Broken Pencil

There's a monthly e-mail that goes out with that month's performers, venues and times. Want on it? (You can unsubscribe real easy.)

The Perpetual Motion Roadshow is a cultural propogator that doesn't need the fossil fuel of corporate power.No Media Kings set up and maintains the infrastructure, but to run smoothly it needs a steady supply of volunteers -- want to help out? Take a few moments to fill out a questionnaire for one of the following...

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

...Agents are needed to help promote and find local acts for the cities we're in (and not in, yet -- there are plans afoot to add a loop on the west coast in December)...

...Crewmembers to take their art and performances on the road...

...and anyone who's seen a show willing to give their suggestions and feedback.