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 (aka The Grand Slambovians) at Next Stage on Friday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m.
The music of The Slambovian Circus of Dreams has been described as “hillbilly-Floyd,” “folk-pop,” “alt-country, roots-rock” and “surreal Americana.”
A rootsy psychedelica that Maverick magazine calls “mightily impressive and hugely original rock from the cool end of Americana,” the quartet's melodic avant-folk deploys a broad instrumental arsenal (accordion, cello, mandolin, theremin) in addition to standard rock regalia, and a palette of styles ranging from dusty Americana ballads to huge Pink Floyd-esque cinematic anthems, according to a news release.
Dancing freely among religious and philosophical mythologies, “the music is uplifting, empowering and a lot of fun,” according to the news release.
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is Joziah Longo (lead vocals, guitars, harmonica), Tink Lloyd (accordion, cello, uke, theremin, melodica), Sharkey McEwen (guitars, mandolin, backing vocals), and Felipe Torres (drums, 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.