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Eclectic
Portland,
Oregon’s 3
Leg Torso is a fiery ensemble of violin, accordion, upright bass
and percussion. Their eclectic mix of tango, klezmer, chamber and world
music is a nonpareil experience!
Al
Duvall retros back to a Coney Island arcade of a Tin Pan Alley,
where ukulele and tenor banjo run neck and neck. Fans of Leon Redbone
and Penny Dreadfuls will feel right at home.
Bobson - Don't know where this guy comes from, but he's definitely across town
from easy street. Reeking of atmosphere, unfiltered ashtrays, and a little
Harry Partch.
Seattle's
sonic scavengers, The
Bran Flakes, are utterly one-of-a-kind. Indescribably delicious
sound collages pieced together from children's records, found audio and
inane loops of contemporary culture. What?!
Curtis
Eller's American Circus - Curtis Eller's American Circus celebrates
death-defying Big Top histories, musically, with banjo-driven angst sincerity
from Hell. Or New York City.
You
won't believe Edmund
Welles, the world's premiere (only?) bass clarinet quartet. At
once and by turns, they're dark, playful, thick and reedy, relishing odd
time signatures, multiphonics and inspired otherness. The immaculate love
spawn of the unholy splicing of Moondog, Nigel Tufnel and Thom Yorke!
Listen now, or what's wrong with you!
Ensemble
Ambrosius - Can you imagine Zappa masterworks played on Baroque
instruments by a septet of Finnish early music enthusiasts? Man oh man,
you've just got to hear Ensemble Ambrosius. Do it now!
The
Juggernaut Jug Band - Jazzy jug band
music played on washboards, washtubs, kazoos, jugs, and various other
sundries.
Little
Jack Melody and his Young Turks - Denton, TX, Home of Happiness,
is where Little Jack Melody hangs his alt-cabaret fedora. Harmonium, tuba,
tenor banjo, and trap kit set the stage for Melody's finely-honed lyrics
and baritone.
Have
a sonic adventure with The
Lothars, a not-from-around-here experience built around three
(3!) Theremins, guitar and assorted sound sources. Closer to Fripp and
Eno than Good Vibrations, and worth the ride!
Manda
Clair - Austin's Manda Clair covers a lot of ground- murder
ballads to cabaret, western swing to blues. Fans of Lucinda Williams,
Tom Waits and Roller Derby will feel right at home!
The
Men of Last Call
- A Capella madness!
Mike
Shapiro From sweeping main themes to energetic action pieces,
Mike Shapiro's orchestral film music makes for an engaging listening experience
even after the movie's over.
Piñataland
A startling alchemy of strange-but-true history, haunting instrumentation,
sterling songwriting, and stories and sounds of of "the weird old
world".
Randy
Erwin - Internationally acclaimed yodelicious songster and trick
roper with a gypsy flair.
Royer's
One Man Band is simply unbelievable-- absolutely solo bluegrass
raveups featuring 5-string banjo, dobro, harmonica, vocals, kazoo, and
foot controlled "Guitar Machine." All that, plus Pretty Polly
the dancing doll!
Take
bass, drums and four accordions, shake and stir with equal parts self-deprecating
humor, attitude and weirdness, and get ready for the Bay Area’s Those
Darn Accordions, America’s favorite rockn’roll accordion
band!
Shibboleth - Themes for Imaginary 70's Sitcoms? Shibboleth's wry sophistication is
too edgy for Muzak, too droll for Lounge, too good to miss! Instrumental,
essential- see you in the elevator.
Stimmhorn - Not your same old army knife, this Swiss duo amazes with yodeling and
Tibetan overtone singing layered on beds of accordion, alphorn, trumpet
etc. Like nothing you've ever heard!
The
Weimar Band - Throw Kurt Weill, Hans Eisler, Henry Cow, Dagmar
Krause, pedal steel, bassoon, cello, drums, accordion, et ceterum into
a theatrical Cuisinart, hit “blend” and you’ve got The
Weimarband. Amazing stuff!
