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Citizens Band shows @ Spiegelworld (w/ Amanda Palmer, Nina Persson & Becky Stark of Lavender Diamond)

Citizens Band

THE CITIZENS BAND presents “The Panic is On” – Sept. 7th / 8th / 9th @ Spiegeltent

Visionary musical troupe The Citizens Bandare taking over the Spiegeltent for a three-night extravaganza. The Citizens Band is a sexy, ribald musical troupe renowned for their dazzling song and dance performances. “The Panic Is On,” their sixth original show in three years, finds the troupe trapped in a makeshift bomb shelter, where they’re forced to find common ground and hope in a terror filled world. Performing a spirited mix of classic songs and original compositions, they ponder such issues as fear mongering, war, immigration, xenophobia, poverty and their own dreams for political change. These shows also mark the troupe’s debut performance with director Gordon Greenberg (Jacques Brel is Alive and Well, Assisted Loving), and features special guests Nina Persson of The Cardigans, Becky Stark of Lavender Diamond and Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls.

The good news: Nina, Becky and Amanda. The bad news: neither CB regulars Craig Wedren or Angela McCluskey appear in this show.

Craig is probably too busy working with Nina’s husband.

Amanda Palmer also performed her own show at the same venue earlier this year.