Preview: Mucca Pazza and Baby Dee @ the Orange Show

Submitted by cereal on Wed, 10/15/2008 - 20:27.

Man, the Orange Show just can't catch any breaks with the weather. Xiu Xiu and Thao Nguyen with the Get Down Stay Down were supposed to play there back in April, but it got rained out. Xiu Xiu was rescheduled for August, but that show was moved to the Mink due to inclement weather. Then the Silver Jews' September show had to be moved due to inclement weather/post-Ike aftermath. Now Mucca Pazza and Baby Dee are slated to perform at the citrusy monument tomorrow, but the forecast is not looking favorable. I keep singing the Orange Show's praises to anyone who will listen - it really is the most unique place to see a concert in Houston. But it simply is not a venue that's equipped to handle rain. Eggs and I have been looking forward to seeing Mucca Pazza there since the show was announced, so please help out by doing anti-rain dances or whatever hoodoo voodoo you've got up your sleeve!

Read more about Mucca Pazza after the jump

Fans at the Orange Show

Mucca Pazza (Photo by forklift)

Mucca Pazza is a 30-piece (no, that's not a typo) 'circus punk marching band' based in Chicago. They've become known for their energetic, one-of-a-kind performances that feature such diverse styles and genres as "Balkan-brass romps, booty shakers, noisy punk, covers of 60s television show themes and themes from Shostakovich and Bartok." They played at the circus-themed Establishment Tent at Rothbury this year, which I'm sure was a surreal match-up. We didn't get to catch their set there, so we're really looking forward to taking it all in at the Orange Show. If ever there was a band that was meant to play at Houston's kookiest (only?) tribute to fruit, Mucca Pazza is it.

Official Mucca Pazza website: http://mucca-pazza.org/
Mucca Pazza on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/muccapazza

Mucca Pazza at Rothbury 2008:

Baby Dee (Photo by ook kareloog)

Opening for Mucca Pazza will be Baby Dee, a transgender performance artist from Cleveland, OH. You can find more information on her website and her Myspace page.

Take note: If it rains, the show will be cancelled. Now, get to anti-rain dancin'.

See you at the show (hopefully!)

--Cereal