Hypnotic Clambake provides sophisticated entertainment and humorous lyrics, shapeshifting through genres and harmonies with technical fluidity. The multi-genre collective from Rochester consists of frontman and accordion player Maury Rosenberg, bassist Chris Reynolds, drummer Mark Phillips, guitarist JoAnn Phillips, and horn player Tim Hull. The music is a fondue pot of Latin, polka, Americana, psychedelia, rock, pop, and everything in between, somehow melting together into one cohesive jamboree. Hypnotic Clambake explores dance music from all cultural perspectives, embracing differences and similarities with capricious twists.
Hypnotic Clambake will perform on Saturday, April 27, 9 p.m. at Abilene Bar and Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. $7. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com; hypnoticclambake.com.
This article appears in Apr 24-30, 2019.
