The Slambovian Circus of Dreams

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New York’s Slambovian Circus of Dreams has been coloring ‘outside the lines’ of the Americana genre with their fantastic stories and performances since forming 20 years ago in the Hudson Valley of New York. Their Woodstock-tinged psychedelia has a hint of southern rock, celtic and British folk combined with solid songwriting – a slice of Americana pie that is irresistible!
Joziah Longo (the resident shaman of Slambovia), leads with vocals described as “soothing and bewitching as a snake oil tonic.” Longtime bandmates Tink Lloyd (accordion, cello, mandolin, flute) and guitarist/mandolin wizard Sharkey McEwen bring their own magic to the Slambovian brew with “a little help from their friends” – RJ McCarty (keys), Bob Torsello (bass) and Matthew Abourezk (drums).
Elements of Dylan, Bowie, Incredible String Band, Syd Barrett and The Waterboys flavor the musical mix (Waterboys co-founder Anto Thistlethwaite is featured on their latest album.)
A Very Unusual Head’ is described as ”hilariously genius, philosophically cosmic, folk-metal mastery – the title track is a tip of the hat to the ‘irregular head’ of Syd Barrett and the theme of the album was inspired by the ‘outsiders’ of science and art. The album was included in Rock’n’Reel Magazine’s “Best Albums of 2022” and described as ‘their finest work to date.’
“They take the stage by storm.” – New York Times
“Longo is an awesome songwriter” – Garth Hudson, The Band
“Simply one of the finest American bands out there…” – All Music Guide
“Casting a wide net, their music energizes anyone who hears it.” – Relix Magazine
“Mightily impressive and hugely original… ’tis truly an epic soundtrack.” – Maverick Magazine
“The cool end of Americana” – Maverick Magazine, UK