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Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley New York based band, which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band regularly plays the major folk music venues and coffeehouses in the Northeastern United States, often to sold out crowds. They also tour in other regions of the United States The flavor of the band is best captured by a live concert, or by one of their live recordings. Some fans travel hundreds of miles to attend concerts.

What started as group of friends in Milton Keynes back in 2005 quickly escalated when they won the MK Band Blitz and two Go Awards. Later going on to support nearly every band that passed through Milton Keynes from other young upstarts like Fell Silent and Six Point Five to The Feeling.

Now with a strong presence on the London scene Hello Hallelujah hope to tour later this year and release one of their freshly recorded tracks.

With their drum-machine-powered, infectious fuzzed-out goth, Black Math bring to mind the Jesus and Mary Chain (or, if you ask them, Siouxsie and the Banshees), but with more layers to pick apart. Xina’s vocals float like the open sky above dark clouds, and she plays the cello! Jimmy’s synth and sharp drum patterns bring a shadowy dark-wave element, while Andrew’s wall-of-sound guitar harkens back to the aforementioned 1980s shoegazers.

Rasputina is a "cello rock" ensemble composed of singer/cellist Melora Creager, and various, frequently changing band members. The current lineup includes Creager (cello), Daniel Dejesus (cello), and Dawn Miceli (drums). Founded by Creager in 1992, they have long held true to their mission of enlightening the common man as to the power and versatility of the mighty cello. Historically influenced, and constantly costumed, Rasputina keeps a small legion of incredibly passionate admirers enthralled with their earnest musicianship.

Read more about Rasputina on Last.fm.