Photos and words by Walter Sy Santa, along with the Mrs., Frosty, Rudolf, and some magical elves, all came a few weeks early to celebrate the holidays with The Polyphonic Spree at the Fonda Theatre. Song books were handed to fans as they walked in. The multi-instrumental symphonic pop-rock band/choral continues its tradition of a [...]

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Nearly a decade later, not sure what to expect, we wait in the El Rey. Suddenly a heart shape is cut out of the red cloth, a white robed chest appears through with another heart on it, the cloth is removed, and the polyphony sprees: trumpets, harp, cello, flute, keyboard, guitar, bass, drums, a five girl super animated choir, and more, plus Tim Delaughter singing, in a distorted genuine psychedelic Texas high warble, about love, all at once…

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