Greater Tuna

Creative and good-humored, the Tuna Helpers possess the essential virtues for successful pranksters. The all-female trio’s Saturday show at the Brick falls on April Fools’ Day, giving the Austin, Texas, group a perfect opportunity to showcase its mischievous side. The Helpers’ sets include puppet shows, sign language, costumes and surreal operatic piano pop, but singer Adrienne Sneed promises to unveil unique tomfoolery to mark the whimsical occasion. Though she vowed to keep the evening’s program secret, Sneed agreed to share her thoughts on the holiday and her memories of past practical jokes.

Extreme Home Makeover

“Bethany [keyboards] and I grabbed our tools and broke into [drummer] Khattie’s house while she was sleeping,” Sneed recalls. “We fashioned smaller doorways in every room in her house while enlarging the commode seats. It was a lot of work, but it was worth it to watch Khattie stumbling around in her newfound shrunken world.”

The True Meaning of April Fools’ Day

“It’s just another reason to hide under the covers from all the people who want to expose your foolishness,” Sneed says.

Theater of Pain

The Tuna Helpers won’t be executing this stunt in Kansas City, which is why Sneed feels free to divulge her plans: “When the audience begins clapping after our first song, we begin to moan and cover our ears until blood squirts all over the stage and the audience,” she says. “Before we collapse, we point to specific people in the crowd and tell them that this is all their fault.”

Fool-Hearty Meal

Some fans might feel traumatized after the aforementioned antics, so Sneed has prepared a menu for those with post-concert complaints: “I’d give them a knuckle sandwich with a side of ‘get over it’ sauce and an extra helping of ‘get a sense of humor’ on the cob.”