Electric Circus @ Royal Room (Seattle – Columbia City)

Electric Circus is a 16-piece multimedia orchestra which creates wide ranging improvisations that are 1-part sonic madness, 1-part orchestral happenings, and 1-part dance floor grooves for a future generation. The music begins with granular chunks of classic funk, pop, soul, and rock riffs to instigate all manner of madness. The music is created using “conduction” to generate musical launch points and morphing structures. Sun Ra, Sly and the Family Stone, Devo, the Clash, James Brown, The Pointer Sisters, Electric Miles, Los Lobos, Funkadelic, and many, many more all appear in a myriad of manners – clear, obscure and every way in between.

Musicians: Alex Guy, Hans Teuber, Simon Henneman, Kathy Moore, Gordon Brown, Neil Welch, Geoff Harper, Ray Larsen, Ayesha Brooks, Gregg Campbell, Andy Roth, Abbey Blackwell, Ryan Burns, Ivan Galvez, Wayne Horvitz. Lights: Brad Rouda.

Opening set by Triggering Town, featuring Ayesha Brooks, Ryan Burns, Wayne Horvitz, and Tim Kennedy with special guests Alex Guy and Beth Fleenor. Text and lyrics by Robin Holcomb.

Tickets ($23) here.