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IronOxide:
GO SEE A DRUM CORPS SHOW

So folks, I haven't been around here in a while, and part of that reason is because I have been busy.

As many of you know, I have always been big into the 'marching arts', and in particular Drum and Bugle Corps. These are organizations that every summer take thousands of people from around the country and world to put on a show that they will continue to clean and perform every day throughout the summer. The result is a musical, visual, and dance ensemble that is cleaner, louder (without amplification), and more musically expressive than most any group that I have ever seen.

There are quite a few videos on Youtube that demonstrate what you should expect from the end product.

Here's the trick though, these organizations, much like your average rock group make most of their money off of shows and the merchandise they sell there. The main difference however, is that tickets generally don't get ticketmastered, and instead sold from either the DCI/DCA website or straight from the corps, greatly reducing markup. For these shows of usually between 500 and 1500 musicians and dancers, tickets are usually between $15 and $50 (for the ultra-premium seats near the judges' box). Without people at these shows, these organizations could die out forever.

So, children, this is what we are going to do about it.

1. Go to the schedule for Drum Corps International (A 'junior corps' circuit, where all performers are under or at 21 years of age) or Drum Corps Associates (A 'senior corps' circuit, where performers of all ages are allowed to perform) and look for a show near you.

2. Buy a ticket and GO SEE A DRUM CORPS SHOW

3. Feel free to  use this thread to 'sell' some kind of performance or art that more people should be going out and seeing. Tell us about your favorite performance, how to find them, and why we should go. Visual aids will count toward your grade.

EDIT: It seems that nobody had a step three to post, so I can change the title for now until somebody does.

ViolentDove:
Or, go see a drumcorps show!

pamplemousse:
One of the band directors at my high school actually worked with the Cavaliers!  Also, Bret Kuhn arranged the percussion work for our marching show this season.  Serious business, it is.

Patrick:
What amazes me is how time after time, the drill team always makes those damn rifles spin EXACTLY as fast as everybody else's rifles, and they're all pointing the exact same direction as every other rifle at any given time.

It's even more mindblowing in person, believe me. I saw some pretty amazing shit back when I was corps leader in high school. It worried me back when it was my competition, now it just plain stuns me.

calenlass:
There is this thing called Battle of the Bands that takes place at the Georgia Dome every March I think? It is like less than $20 to see all the bands for the whole day. I try to go every year, except last year I didn't because it makes me kind of sad.

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