sxip shirey

"Sxip conjures a world of infernal calliopes and cotton candy machetes wielded by Gypsy crones with angel feet."--Silke Tudor, SF Weekly



**SXIP SHIREY**



MAESTRO of



THE BINDLESTIFF FAMILY CIRKUS,

THE DAREDEVIL OPERA COMPANY

and THE LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII



PLEASE FRIEND MY BAND THE LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII!!!!!!!!!!!!!



****HEAT, BEAUTY AND MADNESS****



an evening of INCREDIBLE MUSIC and SOUND SCULPTING



featuring THE INDUSTRIAL FLUTE, MUTANT HARMONICA, GLASS BOWL AND BALL, REGURGITATED MUSIC BOX, ORCHESTAR BELLS, SECRET CIRCUS ORGAN, BROKEN FINGERED GUITAR, LAYERS OF BREATH and a CLUTCH OF CURIOUS OBJECTS



A real life circus composer, Sxip Shirey has appeared at The Sydney Opera House, The Kennedy Center, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Adelaide Festival in Australia and at Bonnaroo. In New York City he has performed at The Knitting Factory, Tonic and many underground parties in Brooklyn.



"I've heard Sxip crank out gypsy-thrash tunes on his Mutant Harmonicas that would prompt the contents of your bowels to wriggle out of your colon and cut a goddamn rug"



--Cadmus Onesie, Arts Journal



"Sxip has the incredible ability to turn the minds of his audience almost entirely inside out."



--Jeff Stark, Nonsense NYC