"A fusion of Tiny Tim and Enrique Caruso for the new depression" Hits Magazine
Long Bio
"Audacious, liberated indie-opera music is among the most original being made in LA today."
FLAVORPILL.
"Punk-operatic spectacle."
Los Angeles Times
"A beautifully haunting voice. Timur is a brilliant architect
of tension."
LA Weekly
Formed as a result of close collaboration with the Klaus Nomi songwriter Kristian Hoffman, dark glam band Timur and the Dime Museum, described by Los Angeles Times as “punk-operatic spectacle”, went on to appear on America’s Got Talent; open and share the stage with Tiger Lilies, The Red Paintings, Petrojvic Brothers, Prince Poppycock; Un-cabaret (Margaret Cho, Lauren Weedman); and SteamCon 2011 in Seattle. In January 2013, they made their NYC debut as part of PROTOTYPE Festival, produced by Beth Morrison Projects and HERE Arts Center, with video artist Jesse Gilbert; premiered operas “Zoophilic Follies” by Daniel Corral performed at Redcat Theater’s NOW festival, and “Crescent City” by Anne LeBaron, produced by Yuval Sharon's The Industry LA. Led by “stratospheric tenor” (LA Times) from Kazakhstan Timur Bekbosunov, featured in LA Weekly’s BEST OF LA 2011, the band embraces multi-disciplinary collaboration as part of their ongoing work with composers and songwriters. Following their successful debut at the prestigious ALOUD series at the Mark Taper Auditorium, they established a strong following of fans, and received endorsements from artists, such as Amanda Palmer, Nick Urata and DeVotchKa. The band performed in numerous venues around LA (The Echo, the Satellite, Echoplex, Bootleg Theater, M Bar, Hotel Cafe) and beyond, including Portland, San Francisco, and Seattle. The band creates unconventional and fascinating sounds, combining Timur's unique voice with electric guitar, bass, accordion, viola, and drums. Timur, a noted interpreter of contemporary and cross-cultural music, and the members of the band, are graduates of California Institute of the Arts, and individually, have performed in countless major projects, productions, festivals and venues around the world.
Short Bio
Dark glam opera band Timur and the Dime Museum, described by Los Angeles Times as “punk-operatic spectacle”, appeared at the prestigious ALOUD series; America’s Got Talent; opened for Tiger Lilies, The Red Paintings, Mucca Pazza, Prince Poppycock; Un-cabaret (Margaret Cho); premiered operas “Zoophilic
Follies” by Daniel Corral at Redcat Theater’s NOW festival, and “Crescent City” by Anne LeBaron and the Industry LA. Led by “stratospheric tenor” (LA Times) Timur Bekbosunov, featured in LA Weekly’s BEST OF LA 2011, the band established a strong following of fans, and received endorsements from artists, such as Amanda Palmer, Nick Urata, and DeVotchKa. In the past two years, the band performed in numerous venues around LA and beyond, including Portland, San Francisco, and Seattle, and debuted in NYC by the invitation of producer Beth Morrison as part of the Prototype Festival in January 2013 at the HERE Arts Center with video artist Jesse Gilbert.