Karfuffle in Parmadoro at CPT Dark Room

Malphonia is back AGAIN with a new excerpt from the epic/mini-operetta Karfuffle in Parmadoro on Tuesday, August 12th as part of Cleveland Public Theatre’s Dark Room Series. With music and libretto by Joseph Milan, performed by Malphonia (Joseph Milan, Steven Mastroianni, Milenko Budimir, Matthew Zitelli, Brian McKeon, and featuring Heidi Hooper on flute), “Karfuffle” explores the […]

Karfuffle in Parmadoro II, at Micro Theater Cleveland (again)

Malphonia is thrilled to be back for the second run of Micro-Theater Cleveland November 1 & 2, 2024, for another installment of the epic/mini-operetta Karfuffle in Parmadoro. With music and libretto by Joseph Milan, performed by Malphonia (Joseph Milan, Steven Mastroianni, Milenko Budimir, Matthew Zitelli, and Brian McKeon) and featuring Cole Tarantowsky, Nicole Coury, and […]

Karfuffle in Parmadoro at Micro-Theater CLE

Malphonia is back and bringing an excerpt from a new, original operetta entitled “Karfuffle in Parmadoro”. Music and libretto by Joseph Milan, and performed by Malphonia (Joseph Milan, Steven Mastroianni, Milenko Budimir, Matthew Zitelli, and Brian McKeon), Karfuffle explores the age-old tension between Potato-Europe and Tomato-Europe. This new chamber piece will be performed as part […]

The Switch Kiss Tour: Dyngus 2020

Nothing symbolizes Easter more than the resurrection of Malphonia to celebrate fertility and other questionable mating rituals on Dyngus Day. Join us April 13th from 2-5pm at Forest City Brewery and 6:30-8:30 at Prosperity Social Club. We will be exploring our vast ethnomusicological repertoire to bring you festive dances, ballads, and other knee-slapping ditties for […]

Maltoberfest at Forest City Brewery

Join Malphonia for an Oktoberfest celebration at Forest City Brewery, featuring Cleveland’s oldest beer garden. We’ll provide the Euro street band music, and they’ll provide the beer.

Frescophonia

Summer is time for outdoor fun, as well as al fresco performances by your favorite rock star neutral chamber group. And this summer is no exception, as we bring our eclectic and dubious repertoire to two intimate outdoor venues. RESCHEDULED DUE TO RAIN! Join us on Tuesday, August 6th September 3rd at the Tremont Farmers […]

38th Annual Dyngus Double Header

Malphonia has been providing entertainment for the local Dyngus Day celebration for the past 37 years straight, and this year is no exception. Join us April 22 from 2-5 at Toast in Detroit-Shoreway and at Prosperity Social Club in Tremont from 6:30-8:30. We will play polkas, polka-like songs, and polka styled “music”. Bring your pussy […]

Malphonia Library Tour 2018: The Millard Fillmore

We conclude our 2018 Library Tour on 10/26 at the Millard Fillmore Presidential Library, 15617 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, at 8pm. Join us for the usual questionable mix of forgotten favorites and arcane tunes, all presented in our signature Rockstar Neutral™️ style.

Malphonia Around the World

Join us on Tuesday, October 2, when we bring our worldly repertoire to the literati of the library. We will globe-trot via the music of many nations as we perform at the Fairview Park Library, 21255 Lorain Rd., at 7PM. Bossa your way through Brazil and polka out of Poland, tarantella through Italy and keep […]

Make Irony Great Again Tour

Join us for the first gig in our Make Irony Great Again (MIRGA) tour, as we bring our Rock Star Neutral ironic stylings to the mysterious, off-the-grid Iron Ward Festival on July 9, at 7pm, Dan Kane Park, E65 & Kenyon Ave, in Slavic Village.