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Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

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The next Sleepytime Gorilla Museum concert is scheduled for Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at Pan Piper in Paris, France. See all 14 upcoming concerts
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Upcoming Concerts for Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

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  • Jul
    23
    Jul 23, 2025
    Pan Piper
    Paris
  • Jul
    28
    Jul 28, 2025
    Alter Schlachthof Wels
    Wels
  • Jul
    29
    Jul 29, 2025
    Lucerna Music Bar
    Prague 1
  • Jul
    31
    Jul 31, 2025
    Fekete Zaj Fesztival
    Gyöngyös
  • Aug
    02
    Aug 02, 2025
    Klub Hydrozagadka
    Warsaw
  • Aug
    04
    Aug 04, 2025
    Kuudes Linja
    Helsinki
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Listen to Of the Last Human Being by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
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Sleepytime Gorilla Museum's Popular Music Videos

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About Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

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Hometown
Oakland, CA, United States
Formed
1999
Genre
Rock
Performance art, art rock, experimental rock, heavy metal -- all are styles of music that have been used to explain one of the more hard to explain bands in all of rock, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. Some critics have compared the band -- which hails from Oakland, California -- to one of the quirkiest bands of all time, Mr. Bungle, and they may have a point (after all, like Bungle, SGM are not opposed to any musical style, and one of their albums was originally released by a label run by an ex-Bungle member, Trey Spruance). Strange costumes, makeup, and instruments that are both traditional and homemade turn out to be some of the key ingredients to Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, who have built a sizable cult following along the way. Comprised of members -- deep breath now -- Matthias Bossi (drums, glockenspiel, xylophone, vocals), Nils Frykdahl (guitar, flute, vocals), Carla Kihlstedt (violin, percussion guitar, autoharp, organ, vocals), Michael Mellender (percussion, assorted melodic instruments, vocals), and Dan Rathbun (bass, piano log, trombone, lute, vocals), SGM originally formed in 1999. Along the way, the group has released several long-players, including 2001's Grand Opening and Closing, 2003's Live, and 2004's Of Natural History. In 2006, the group signed with the End label, which promptly reissued Grand Opening and Closing with additional bonus tracks, and a year later, the group's fourth studio effort overall, 2007's In Glorious Times. Additionally, most of the Sleepytime Gorilla Museum members have also be spotted in other bands past and present -- some of the more interestingly titled ones being Faun Fables, Idiot Flesh, Mute Socialite, Tin Hat, and 2 Foot Yard, among others. ~ Greg Prato

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Members of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum include, or have included, Carla Kihlstedt and Matthias Bossi.