United Voice's Journal - Day

9:48AM - Apocalypse!!!

We used to travel all the time, months & months out of the year searching for the home land, we crash landed in Minneapolis years ago, and now by default it is home. But the road still calls us out 3-4 times a year, and on this journey we begin to re-clear a path East. Usually we head West, usually we stay out longer but times are tough & we have to organize upon our return, our The Burning Man & Autonomous Mutant Festival adventures.
I am looking forward to going East, it is the birthplace of this crazy story.
Here is a little background on the band, the what/who/why/when and so on.

Apocalypse Theatre has been struggling to survive since the mid-90's. There are so many adventures and tragedies, mixed in with the triumphs and lucky moments.
We have had close to 100 members share in this love story meets Mad Max action adventure. Reflecting back, it is hard to believe we have survived the test of time. Even now we swirl in emotional storms, that would crack and destroy most bands underneath the pressure.. We have embraced musical mutations until it became our pirate flag waving in the turbulence. A stubborn testament to our spirit.
Things are always changing in the Apox camp. But we continue to fight to bring our rag tag misfit gutter Goth industrial machine to everyplace we can in our fleet of self maintained vans & vehicles. We are everything and nothing, an invisible band that has by a moment of manic desperation landed an alliance with a label called Invisible. But, we are not invisible to those who have been there all along, we are your friends and we are still here because of you. We don't think of you as street teams or steps in a ladder, we think of you as friends, and sometimes that leads us in new directions. Many of you have open invites, to get away from your living hells and stay at The Apox Shack and many of you have. Many of you have contributed in various ways to keep this dream alive. In your own right, you are a part of Apox, and we carry that gift, like a torch, with a strength of heart that makes us unique. So through it all we evolve, we continue, because we have to. We are no longer a band, but a tribe. There are 11 of us now, and our animal friend guardian wolf like dog. (Cinder)
It is a combination of many styles, because we assimilate everything we appreciate. We have something to say, sometimes it is a reflection of our pain, sometimes an invitation into our celebrations, and other times we just cry havoc. "Mutiny on the World!!!!"
There is a new breed and we are the flagship sailing forth as a new dawn rises.
We want to represent.
So we hope you will creep & crawl out from the depths and check us out
We are excited to bring our pirate ship of folly & joy to your world.
I am looking for something, someone, somewhere..I hope I find it someday. In the meantime, I have this. When I pause to find a little smile, I know deep down no matter how sad I get, it is not so bad after all.
V. Mercy

Wed. May 7th Milwaukee WI @ Onopa
Thu. May 8th Chicago IL @ The Mutiny
Fri. May 9th Detroit MI @ The Labrynth
Sat. May 10th Buffalo NY @ The Continental
Sun May 11th Baltimore MD @ The Depot (with Bozo Porno Circus)
Wed. May 14th Hartford CT @ The Webster
Thu. May 15th Columbus OH @ Outland
Fri. May 16th Wash.DC WDC @ Bound
Sat. May 17th Jacksonville NC (check website with Nocturne)
Sun. May 18th Columbia SC @ New Brookland Tavern (with Nocturne)
Mon May 19th Atlanta GA @ The Riviera ( with Nocturne)
Wed May 20th Columbia MO TBA (check website)

For more info links to some of the venues are @ www.apox.tv