PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present an evening of acoustic/electric Americana music from Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. by The Slambovian Circus of Dreams (a.k.a., The Grand Slambovians) on Saturday, March 14, at 7:30 pm at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill.
The music of The Slambovian Circus of Dreams has been described as “hillbilly-Floyd,” “folk-pop,” “alt-country, roots-rock,” and “surreal Americana” - a clear indicator of its singularly indescribable uniqueness.
The quartet taps a broad palette of styles ranging from dusty Americana ballads to huge Pink Floyd-esque cinematic anthems. Dancing freely between all existing religious and philosophical mythologies, featuring an exotic instrumental arsenal in addition to standard rock regalia, the music is uplifting, empowering, and a lot of fun.
The Grand Slambovians are Joziah Longo (lead vocals, guitars, harmonica), Tink Lloyd (accordion, cello, uke, theremin, melodica), Sharkey McEwen (guitars, mandolin, backing vocals) and Eric Puente (percussion).
Bandleader and songwriter Longo, (known for tall tales and philosophizing) has written two musicals with Broadway legend Theodore Mann, headlined at Carnegie Hall and was the first American musician invited to perform in mainland China in the early 1990s ending a decade-long ban on Western music.
Joziah, Tink, Sharkey, and Eric have toured nationally and abroad since forming Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., in 1998. Known for electrifying live performances and strong original music, they have a devoted and ever-expanding fan base.
The band has released five critically acclaimed studio albums - “A Box of Everything (2014), “The Grand Slambovians” (2012), “The Great Unravel” (2008), 2004's double-disc “Flapjacks from the Sky” and “A Good Thief Tips His Hat” (1998).