Joziah Longo, Sharkey McEwen, Tink Lloyd, Bob Torsello, RJ McCarty, Matthew Abourezk
Past members
Tony Zuzulo, Chen Longo, Orien Longo, Eric Puente, Felipe Torres
Website
www.slambovia.com
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley, New York based band[1] which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd,"[2] or "Punk Classical Hillbilly Floyd. Their sixth studio album, A Very Unusual Head was released Jan 2022 on their own label, Storm King Records and in May 2022 on Talking Elephant Records for UK/EU release. A Box of Everything a greatest hits compilation was released April 1, 2014, on the Red River Entertainment label.[3]
The band regularly plays the major americana/folk venues, clubs, theaters, and music festivals in the Northeastern, and East North Central United States and Canada. They also tour in other regions of the United States, including California and Florida. In August 2008 they made their first appearance outside of North America, at the Rhythm Festival in England. Their reception there was so enthusiastic that they were invited back for the 2009 festival, as well as several other UK festivals in the summer of 2009. The band performed at Glastonbury Festival in 2010 and toured the UK in subsequent years.[4] The band returns to the UK in August 2022. Performances include the legendary Fairport Cropredy Festival, Wickham Festival and several high profile venues.
The vibe of the band is best captured by a live concert, or in live recordings. The band is noted for the dedication and support shown by fans.[5]
Some fans travel hundreds of miles to attend concerts.[6] A high point of the year for many fans are the band's Halloween shows (Grand Slambovian Hillbilly Pirate Ball, Grand Slambovian Surrealist Ball, Rock'n'Roll Seance, etc.)and Very Slambovian Christmas shows.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s Joziah, Tink, and Sharkey were members of a progressive rock band called The Ancestors, which released three albums.
The Ancestors had some degree of success but the band broke up in 1995, and they took a hiatus from the music industry. During that hiatus Joziah and Tink took courses in computer graphic design and video production at the Westchester Community College, SUNY[7] and met Tony Zuzulo, who was one of their multi-media professors. In 1998 they formed The Circus and added Tony when they discovered that he was a drummer after class one day...[8]
