With a musical style that’s been described as “a mesmerizing blend of the powerful, delicate, and sublime,” DEan’s robust performances are as perplexing as they are permanently disabling memorable. He contributed his fearsome presence and oblique take on the tunes for nights featuring the music of KISS, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Talking Heads, Led Zeppelin, and Nirvana. He’s recorded seven albums, and appeared on local compilations “All You Can Drink, Volume One and Volume Two,” and the tragically flawed “Second Saturday Songwriters Walk” CD’s volumes one through some number higher than one.īonzani also took the stage for nearly all of the “Cover Up” charity extravaganzas produced by Flagstaff Live! arts and entertainment weekly, where local bands would cover the songs of a featured artist or band. His professional career began at downtown Flagstaff’s historic Mad Italian Public House, where Bonzani went on to host his infamous Thursday Open Mic Nights for seven long years. He’s opened for artists like Ben Harper, Oingo Boingo side project Food For Feet, Big Drill Car, ALL, Major Lingo, Buckethead, Brant Bjork and the bros (formerly of Kyuss), and many more. DEan paid his dues in saloons and on stages across Arizona, whether holding down the whole night by himself or with his musical cohorts. The episodes are titled after the opening scene.Bands, trios, duos, solo gigs. During the videos Sifl, Olly, and Chester would pop onto the screen doing some dance or gag. It's Almost the End of the Show - The show usually wrapped up with Sifl and Olly doing a musical number.ĭuring the second season of the show, MTV edited down some of the episodes and inserted music videos. In it, Sifl & Olly read the letters and Chester responded to them. Letters to Chester - As a follow up to 'A Moment With Chester,' they introduced this new segment. The segment would end with Precious Roy making a comment on the item, but due to his loss of senility, he usually says something totally out of the blue.Ī Moment with Chester - Chester, Sifl and Olly's friend, would come on and do an interview. They would then take calls from people who have already bought the products. Olly would go crazy during his sales-pitch. Precious Roy - In order to help finance the show, Sifl and Olly would sell merchandice that Precious Roy himself made. Rock! - Pretty much self explanatory, Sifl and Olly would break out in song. The answers were usually made up and non-sensical, but Olly made it clear that Bjork was off limits. Rock Facts - Sifl and Olly would ask a question, either before commercial or during the show pertaining to rock history. The interviews then were either substituted with another lesser interviewee or Olly would dress up as the person. Usually Sifl had forgotten to book the star or spent all the money on some lame scheme or product. Interview Time - The interviews rarely went without a hitch. It's usually referred to as the lowest-rated program to ever air on MTV.Ĭalls from the Public - Sifl and Olly would take calls, either with a question or comment from their fans, landlord, or even Olly's mother. The duo host a variety of segments throughout the show. Summary: The Sifl and Olly Show is a show about 2 sock puppets named Sifl and Olly who run a low-budget TV show out of their apartment.
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