The Slambovian Ministry of Information

New audio players from Grooveshark...

2009-11-06T16:24:00.000-08:00

Slambovian songs have been added to Grooveshark. Listen online at Grooveshark.com, or share tracks on Facebook, Twitter, and more...

The Grand Slambovian ~Extraterrestrial~ Hillbilly-Pirate Ball

2009-09-21T08:04:00.000-07:00

Saturday, October 31st, 2009
The Gramercy Theatre
127 East 23d St.
New York, NY
8:00 PM

An enchanted evening of majick, music and Halloween surprises is in the works for our fans and anyone else adventurous enough to come!!!

tickets on sale here...

Slambovia on Facebook

2009-04-13T17:29:00.000-07:00

The Slambovian Embassy has successfully negotiated and signed all necessary treaties allowing us to finally establish our official presence on Facebook. We're still getting accustomed to the new building and all the space (Chen has his own office!), so post your posts and blog your blogs, and do whatever other creative pursuits people do whilst there, all under the entrusted auspices of the Slambovian Embassy. And we've also traded successfully with the neighboring Nation of Reverb (now known simply as ReverbNation) for one of their so-called 'pop-up' music playing widgets that you can place on your facebook profile. We've also uploaded dozens of live and studio recordings, an animated tour map widget, and the 'My Band" tab up top has lots of further enhancements. More contraptions are on the way as we'll make an effort to keep the ships sailing regularly with fresh bounty from the shores of Slambovia. So take a moment to post a post and let us know how great you now think the Internet is.

All New Radio-Free Slambovia

2009-04-04T23:04:00.001-07:00

Updated instructons: 4-9-09

Here are the brand new 'Best of Radio-Free Slambovia" players, shuffled up with over 50 of our favorite live and studio tracks that you can post and share on your own websites, blogbooks, spacefaces, etc.. click the 'SHARE' button on any player to get codes to post it on your site (A handful of tracks can also be downloaded free)

More shareable players available on Radio-Free Slambovia...

And now customize your own Slambovian player:

From our ReverbNation site, choose the 'PLAYLIST' tab above the song list, then choose a 'Playlist' on the left, and click the 'EMBED' button. You'll have a choice of sizes, colors, and play options, you can then grab the code to post the player on your choice of sites. (With some services the widgets can be posted directly to your page) So feel free to create and share your own custom players on any sites you like.

Slambovia in Denver

2009-03-30T20:31:00.001-07:00

It was a great night for Slambovians* in Denver on Saturday at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House**. It was an honor to be able to meet and hear performers like Rickie Lee Jones, Hot Rize, Leo Kottke, and all the others on the stage that night for the Swallow Hill RootsFest. Thanks to the Swallow Hill Music Association for inviting us to perform and we're hoping to get back to Denver in '09 and make it a regular stop.

*Thanks to the native eastcoast Slambovians seen in attendance as well.

**We're searching for photos to post from this night. If you were there and have any worth sharing please send them to 'images@slambovia.com'. We might also have some audio from this show to post soon.

Mummer's the Word - Dirty Linen

2009-03-21T17:03:00.000-07:00

Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams

Mummer's the Word

by CHRIS KOCHER

[ Excerpt from the print edition of Dirty Linen #141 (May/June 2009) ]

Every New Year's Day in Philadelphia, the Mummers Parade winds its way down Broad Street through the heart of the city. Elaborately dressed, hoisting umbrellas, and dancing to joyful music, these thousands of colorful jesters share an uplifting message: Cast off your cares, put on a smile, and step into the possibilities of a new tomorrow.
Across the Schuylkill River, a new tradition has emerged in recent years: Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams' annual "New Year's Eve Eve" celebration. The World Café concert -- which sells out months in advance -- is a hometown gig for frontman and songwriter Joziah Longo, and that only magnified the band's alchemic energy last year. [read more...]

Radio-Free Slambovia update

2009-03-18T15:13:00.000-07:00

Some fine old bootlegs have been added to Radio-free Slambovia.
August 9, 2007 - Eddie's Attic, Decatur, GA
August 9, 2008 - Payoment Arts Center, Truro, MA
(Choose: Live Recordings > Unofficial Bootlegs)

More audio on the way.

Happy St. Patricks Day

2009-03-17T00:01:00.000-07:00

WKZE Show online

2009-03-16T23:39:00.001-07:00

Our Friday the 13th appearance on WKZE (98.1-FM, Red Hook, NY) has now been added to Radio-free Slambovia. (Choose: Live Recordings > Radio Broadcasts > WKZE)

Thanks again to KZE for having us in!
(Rumor has it they might have us back for a "Parlor Sessions" concert. Stay Tuned)

New home for The Ministry of Information

2009-03-15T06:00:00.000-07:00

The Technology Support Team for the Slambovian Ministry of Information has just finished converting our old 'Slambovian News' over to this new blog format. Sure, there were a few busted springs and gears along the way, but we've got a good team here (pictured below), and we hope it will be a more timely and dynamic way to deliver our dispatches. Visitors can now post comments on the articles, and also have new posts delivered to them via the RSS subscription links down on the right. Many thanks to the whole team!

Infinity Hall, Norfolk, CT

2009-03-14T23:59:00.000-07:00

A phenomenal restoration, a great venue staff, great local radio stations, and an outstanding crowd all helped make for a special night at this spectacular venue. Thanks to everyone who crowded in for our first appearance here. So as we all hurtle towards the infinite, we'll look forward to more pit stops in Norfolk. And special thanks to WKZE in Red Hook, NY, and WBCR in Great Barrington, MA, for helping put the word out. [Our live appearance on WKZE from Friday the 13th should be archived on Radio-Free Slambovia within a few days]

Links moved to Delicious.com

2009-03-10T01:00:00.000-07:00

The Slambovian Circus Links have been moved to Delicious.com
(Use "Tag Bundles" on right side of bookmarks page to sort by category)
This will make them easier to share and update more frequently.
You can also subscribe to an RSS feed of our bookmarks here:

Calendar RSS

2009-03-09T00:01:00.000-07:00

The Slambovian concert calendar can be now be delivered
via RSS so updates can be sent automatically to your news reader.
[Copy the link above to your RSS reader. Learn more about RSS here]

UK videos on YouTube

2009-02-20T12:00:00.000-08:00

New videos have been posted from our first appearance in the UK at Rhythm Festival 2008.

Click here for playlist...

- choose "watch in high quality" (near volume slider) for best audio/video

And we'll be returning to RhythmFest 2009. Stay tuned for more UK dates announced soon.

'The Great Unravel' UK Review

2009-01-14T09:28:00.000-08:00

"Following from the magnificent double-disc sprawl of Flapjacks From The Sky this third album can only disappoint, one may suppose. Gladly though there’s nary a scant cause or trace of such cynicism aboard the good ship Slambovia as their spectacularly starry-skied spaceploration psychedelic folk-pop resonates with hopes and truths." [read more...]

A Very Slambovian Christmas

2008-12-17T04:44:00.000-08:00

'A Very Slambovian Christmas' (Live from various places on the Earth Plane) is a collection of performances from Christmas and New Year's 2007 performed at various venues. It's as traditional and untraditional as you'd expect from Slambovia.

Highlights include:
• A kickin' version of 'Twas The Night Before Christmas' with Pressed Rat & Warthog underpinnings! (on MySpace Now)
• Surreally smooth version of 'The Christmas Song' (Chestnuts)
• All-time favorite 'Angels/Gloria' and much more...

Available in the US on CD or for download at:
The Slambovian Mercantile
[CD currently sold out / available as download only here...]

Available internationally at:
CDbaby.com [CD currently sold out / available as download only here...]

'The Great Unravel' Lyrics Posted

2008-12-01T14:03:00.000-08:00

In a further effort to help users of our software unravel their own parts of the cosmos, 'The Great Unravel' lyrics are now posted on the "Song Lyrics" page.

Hillbilly-Pirate Ball 2008

2008-11-01T01:22:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who made our 3rd annual Hillbilly-Pirate Ball such a smash. Plans are in the works to make '09 even more Slambovian!

Show review on JamBase

2008-10-31T05:55:00.000-07:00

10-19-08 :: Beachland Ballroom Tavern :: Cleveland, OH

from Jambase:
"What happens when you mix Pink Floyd with Basement Tapes-era Bob Dylan and The Band and vocals that sound like Neil Diamond? You get Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, the Hudson River Valley's best kept secret." [read more...]

Richard Wright - RIP

2008-09-15T17:38:00.000-07:00

July 28, 1943 - September 15, 2008

The Circus in The UK

2008-09-02T16:28:00.000-07:00

Many thanks to our new UK fans for the warm reception at the Rhythm Festival last weekend. It was a treat and an honor to play for you all and we're working on returning as soon as we can, and staying a bit longer than 3 days next time! Cheers!

"Great Unravel" Distribution at Select Stores in U.S.

2008-08-08T10:06:00.000-07:00

Paste Magazine has recommended 'THE GREAT UNRAVEL' in their August issue and is providing distribution at select stores in the continental U.S.

Follow link to find a store near you!!!
www.pastemagazine.com/recommends
(choose 'View Past Picks - August 2008')

Free Song Download

2008-08-07T22:00:00.000-07:00

Download "Naniwan" for free on our myspace page... click here

The Circus is offering free downloads of "Naniwan" to help celebrate both the 08-08-08 international release of The Great Unravel & the beginning of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This song was recorded in 1993 after members of The Circus played in one of the first western groups (The Ancestors) allowed in to China after the cultural revolution.

The Great Unravel Now At CD Baby

2008-08-05T00:01:00.000-07:00

Now Available - click here

Audio Interview Online

2008-07-24T10:56:00.000-07:00

An interview Joziah did with Michael Gaither last year at the Strawberry Music Festival in Yosemite, CA can now be heard online here...