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We went and saw the Blue Man Group's tour last night (preceded by Tracy Bonham and the extremely fun Venus Hum). The show was weird and rockin' simultaneously, and I completely recommend it. In fairness, it drags a bit around the 2/3 mark, because you can never really quite empathize with those bewildered blue guys, but it's a small price to pay for the wonders of the dueling left and right information signs, and learning Rock Concert Movements #1 (the head bob) through #237 (using the shadow and labyrinthine offices as visual metaphors for taking the audience on a dark jungian journey... or something like that). The high concept is that the Blue ones have received a manual on how to be rock stars, and are trying it out. The low concept is THUMP THUMP THUMP WHANG! Ehhhxcellent.
See the Austin American-Statesman's review of the show for more on what you missed, or may yet have a chance to catch.
In the meantime, here are some shitty cameraphone pictures, including a sense of the overwhelming light and thunder:
and a poor rendition of an amazing effect where the Blue ones wore lighted piping while the lights were out, making them look like two-dimensional creatures actively inhabiting (and drumming in) a three-dimensional space:
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