Chandler Travis Philharmonic

THE CHANDLER TRAVIS PHILHARMONIC is an 9-piece technicolor extravaganza from Boston that includes a horn section, string bass, mandocello, guitar, keys, drums, accordion, and valet. George Carlin and NRBQ are among their longtime supporters; others include Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Of Montreal, Ween, and yer mother. Their latest album (their third, or 21st, depending whether you count the RadioBall series) is "Tarnation & Alastair Sim", released in 2007, notorious in some circles for featuring forty-eight (yes- 48!) tracks.“...playful original songs that mix mind-bending wordplay with jazz, shimmering rock, and horn-fuelled R & B.” -John Donohue, New Yorker"A keenly entertaining blend of the Ringling Bros. and Ra...[that] puts the harm back in Philharmonic." -Jim Macnie, Village Voice“Dixieland romps, twisted Mardi Gras marches, sweaty 60’s rock, smoky torch songs, and occasional novelties that sound somewhere between Randy Newman and They Might Be Giants, all with hilariously offbeat lyrics. The world would be a better place if Travis would only visit more often.” - Sam Hurwitt, San Francisco Express"... a strange, wonderful, totally distinct ode to musical mastery and nonsense... imagine Andy Partridge of XTC and Beat poet Gregory Corso, wandering between Saturn and New Orleans to sit in with the Sun Ra Arkestra... at once simple, abstract and wondrous to behold." -Ed Bumgardner, Winston Salem Journal“Dixieland, pop, avant-jazz, rock...and fully over the top.” - Jim Sullivan, Boston Globe"...[CTP's] gleeful tendency to ignore genre boundaries -not to mention the musicians' preference for goofy costumes -evokes New Orleans. Elvis Costello-like pop songs, avant-jazz vamps, novelty pieces, and way off-beat lyrics factor into the wildly inventive mix." -Keith Spera, Times Picayune (New Orleans)