Yard Dogs Road Show is a thirteen-member traveling cabaret that features a blend of performances, including vaudeville, burlesque, stage magic, sideshow oddities, and beatnik "hobo poetry."

Originally from San Francisco, the Yard Dogs made their first full-fledged national tour in the Spring of 2005, playing 25 shows in 35 days with seven sold-out performances.

Founder Eddy Joe Cotton has also performed with They Might Be Giants and has been featured on NPR, West Coast Live, and To the Best of Our Knowledge.

He is also the author of Hobo – A Young Man’s Thoughts On Trains And Tramping In America, which made it to the Denver Post best-seller list.

They have collaborated with Teatro ZinZanni, Red Bull, Lucasfilm, and New Belgium Brewery, and they participate in annual Native American cultural exchange festivals with the Quechan and Mohave tribes.