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Gandalf Murphy & the Grand Slambovians Sell Out Tupelo Music Hall 1/13/12

Picture as seen at  http://www.slambovia.com/     Gandalf Murphy & the Grand Slambovians (AKA Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams) played for a sold out crowd Friday night at the Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry, NH.   The audience was an eclectic mish mash of young and old, many of whom had seen the band several times before.   Despite this being my first time seeing the group live (a Slambovian virgin), it was clear that they had a strong underground following.    That being the case, it was the classic tell-tale mark of a great live show. Happily settled in my general admission seat in the back of the room with a strong cup of joe, I waited in anticipation for the show to start.  Then the lights went dim, the room lulled, and in walks the psych-rock band taking their positions on stage.  Aesthetically the band members looked as if they were a bunch of crazed carnies that had just fell out of a possum belly nap and landed on stage.  “Alas” I thought to