Fandom 216: HIKE!

Malphonia will be lending their versatile talents to help kick off Fandom 216–The Art of Sports, on Sunday January 10, 1-4 at Waterloo Arts in Collinwood. We’ve added some rousing Sports Marches to our set to get everyone in the mood, as well as old favorites including polkas, light opera, and other shenanigans. Go FRANCHISE! […]

Tremont Artwalk hosts Malphonia

Cleveland’s longest running artwalk will be the setting for our latest rock-star neutral performance. Set against the until recently affordable neighborhood and soon to burst entertainment bubble on Professor, Malphonia will surely provide a stark contrast to the high rolling, valet-parking, weekend adult playground with their grumpy, un-amplified, centuries spanning repertoire this Friday, August 14, […]

Gramps Before Amps

Fresh off of our Cleveland World Fest gig, where we were charged with no less a task than inaugurating the Scene Busker Stage,™ Malphonia will return to their sometimes summer home of CHA Pizza and Spirits this Wednesday, August 5th. Located in Battery Park, so named for the naturally occurring battery runoff found in the […]

Cleveland World Fest!

We’re proud to have been a part of the Cleveland World Festival since its inaugural year three years ago, and we will be bringing our worldly stylings once again to the Scene Busker Stage™ on August 2, starting at 11:45. As always, our repertoire will span centuries, countries, and styles, from light opera favorites, to […]

Tuba? We hardly even knew ya

Malphonia marked the summer solstice beer garden rehearsal by disturbing the neighbors on the longest day of the year until there was no light left in the sky. We were also geeked up about the latest addition to our musical arsenal, a full size Bb tuba made right here in our hometown by King Instruments. […]

Pussy Willows and Bear Suits

Dyngus Day is upon us, and Malphonia has dusted off their polka set to bring you the traditional festivities which follow Easter. Included in the repertoire are various “barrel” oriented numbers, obereks, tunes named for both women and kishkas of varying virtue, a ballad of orange juice, and other familiar themes. Join us on April […]

Malphonia Cha Cha

After a multi-holiday hiatus (we counted two Christmases in addition to other minor feasts and secular shindigs) the boys are thawing out their brass, buttons, and tom-toms for a midwinter tour. And since it’s important to start out any endeavor with a hearty breakfast, Malphonia will be holding forth at Cha Spirits and Pizza for this […]

Gig diary: One World Festival 09/14/14

The weather was perfect for One World Festival on Sunday, and we were honored to kick off the busking schedule for the day at the upper Italian garden. Our little set inspired tango dancing, clapping, and generally blank stares, as well as a few dollars in the horn case from spectators who felt sorry for us. […]

Gig diary: 09/12/14 “Artwalk”

Gray clouds and a cool, autumn breeze greeted us as we prepared for a semi-sanctioned appearance during the Tremont Artwalk. We decided to set up very near the epicenter of West 6 Street inspired binging, also known as the Treehouse. Trusting in The Lord, we decided to situate ourselves in front of St John Cantius, […]

Malphonia hits the street

Join us Friday, September 12, for an unsanctioned performance. Malphonia will take back the streets* of Tremont (albeit quietly) from the yuppies and the drunks. We will put the art back in the Artwalk, the music in the air, the tempo in your soul, the polka in your poker… Malphonia will go rogue, sans permits, […]