SHAYFER JAMES with Maiah Wynne

4.25 Saturday (Folk) The Crocodile presents at Hidden Hall: SHAYFER JAMES: The Counterfeit Summoning Tour with Maiah Wynne 5pm, 21+ Hidden Hall 400 N 35th St hiddenhall.com Shayfer James performs his Counterfeit Arcade and Summoning albums in full, with songs from both albums woven together into a single continuous live set. Celebrating 15 years of Counterfeit Arcade and 1 year of Summoning, the show includes songs never previously performed live and others that may not be played again for quite some time. With support from Maiah Wynne U.S. based, internationally touring singer-songwriter Shayfer James weaves lyrically eloquent dark-pop songs from gothic landscapes that evoke the narcotic mysticism of a Lewis Carroll-inspired three-ring circus. His piano driven music swaggers from decadent danceable anthems to soft-hearted ballads with jazz lilted satire and whiskey-dirt grit. In addition to touring and recorded music, Shayfer is a theater maker and film composer. His original songs and film scores have been featured in films with premieres at The Tribeca Film Festival, SXSW and The North Bend Film Festival. “The Ninth Hour,” a musical he co-wrote and performs in with Kate Douglas, premiered at The Met Cloisters, NYC in 2019 with a complete soundtrack album due out in summer 2023. Shayfer has also composed for various theater and performance art projects presented in New York City, New Jersey, Iceland, London and Hong Kong.