What’s a "Velvet Rodeo"? Miranda Lambert says her Las Vegas residency braids femininity with “the circus”

This weekend, fans will finally enter the colorful, larger-than-life world of Miranda Lambert's Velvet Rodeo residency when she opens the show in Las Vegas.

But what's a "Velvet Rodeo," anyway? For one thing, it's a tip of the hat to Miranda's latest album, Palomino: Opening track "Acting Up" features the line "I want a sunset ride / A velvet rodeo."

Even though her residency is in Vegas, Miranda says the show -- and her newest batch of songs on Palomino -- takes her back to her Texas roots.