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Saturday Night with Robert & Skye of ABNEY PARK 

Wonderplace Alpha is proud to present a rare acoustic set by the founding member of Abney Park, Captain Robert and Skye Warden, Abney Park’s genius guitar player. Known worldwide for their sweeping soundscapes and airship-rock anthems, Robert and Skye will take the stage Saturday night for an intimate, unplugged performance unlike anything you’ve heard from Abney Park. This isn’t the full band—this is something rarer. Picture a rambunctious pub,  in a victorian styled future world, story-soaked songs, and a front-row seat to the magic that has helped define a genre.

So what is steampunk, exactly? Imagine a world where fashion stopped in the 1800s—but but victorian technology kept on advancing. Airships float through foggy skies, inventors tinker with impossible machines, and adventurers roam in corsets, brass goggles, and tailored coats. Steampunk isn’t just an aesthetic—it’s a celebration of creativity, rebellion, and hand-built wonder. Abney Park helped bring that world to life through music that tells stories of airship pirates, time travelers, outlaws, and misfits making their own way.

Even if you’ve never heard of steampunk before, we promise this show will speak to something deep in your mythic bones. Whether you’re here for the music, the mystery, or just looking for something different, Robert and Skye’s performance is the perfect entry point—a window into another world. This is your chance to see two iconic performers up close, in the kind of setting that makes fantasy feel real.

Come curious. Leave enchanted. Only at Wonderplace Alpha.

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Electric Souls and Vintage Tales: The Mythic Rock Odyssey of Dmitry Wild

Electric Souls and Vintage Tales: The Mythic Rock Odyssey of Dmitry Wild

Dmitry Wild is an anomaly from the norm, between being a musician, rock music song writer, poet, writer and an actor, it’s his ever-present musical persona that leads him on strange, perhaps life saving and interesting adventures. He survived  9/11 by being late to the train to World Trade Center due to a late band practice. Then he escaped the pandemic to the city he fell in love while on his quick tour date at Hudson, NY.

Dmitry Wild has solidified himself as the main writer, composer, guitarist and a performer of all material while the live the shows take on a more theatrical and at times mystical dives when he is accompanied by other musicians.

One of his tracks has been played by the prominent Irish DJ – BP Fallon, who was Bowie’s close friend and toured with Led Zeppelin. Dmitry Wild was named one of the top 23 makers of 2023 by Mountains Magazine. His music has also been reviewed by publications worldwide from Argentina to Germany. 

He has played with Jungle Jim from the Cramps for a short period of time, his songs got featured on a cover of the Classic Rock magazine.

In the early 2022 finally released his long-awaited full-length solo album titled, Electric Souls and the same year he followed up with a collaboration with an electronic producer, under the moniker Dmitry Wild + Houses-in-Motion

At the beginning of 2023,  Dmitry Wild released the single ‘New York Stones‘, a rock ballad dedicated to New York City, following up his 2002 album ‘Electric Souls’, which presented a clever blend of 70’s vintage rock, 80s synths, garage rock, bluesy swash and post-punk DIY ethos.

Towards the end of 2023, New York-based garage rock purveyor Dmitry Wild has released his new single ‘Rock-n-Roll Is My Business’ with ‘Son of a Gun’ as the B-side track. Both tracks are full of spunk and swagger. “Rock-n-Roll is my Business” was followed by a music video filmed at Amsterdam Castle in New York featuring the vocalist from the band,Jesse D Leach (Killswitch Engage)

The track was mixed and mastered by Will Hensley (Coldplay, Travis, Dream Theater, Ben Folds, Shakira, My Morning Jacket, The Wombats).

As for the B-side, ‘Son of a Gun’ is a rock track that is full of swagger,the bright, eclectic music video reflecting the song’s alluring “world is my oyster’ mood.”

In Dec 2023, he earned the spot as one of the Top 23 Makers in ’23 by New York’s own Hudson Valley prime magazine, Mountains.

In Jan 2025, he has signed with Cacaphone Records for the release of his next Full Length titled “Vintage Tales” to be released in the Spring of 2025

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Weird Worlds: A Symphony of Abductions, Hauntings, and Tales Beyond Reality

“But art is the distillation of intelligence, the essence of human understanding. It is not a luxury, it is a necessity. Art is the opposite of chaos. Art is the enemy of chaos. It’s what we do to keep from going insane. We create order out of chaos, patterns out of randomness, beauty out of the mundane.”
-Harlan Ellison

Embark on an extraordinary journey where film, music, and literature converge into a celebration of the bizarre. In “Weird Worlds: A Symphony of Abductions, Hauntings, and Tales Beyond Reality,” we invite filmmakers, musicians, and writers to weave together a narrative of the uncanny, exploring:

  • Creative Fusion: How do these artists blend their crafts to create a universe where alien abductions harmonize with ghostly symphonies, and literature paints pictures of the surreal?

Discussion Topics:

  • Storytelling Techniques:
    • How do you visually depict the indescribable in film, or musically score an encounter with the unknown?
    • What narrative devices do writers use to make bizarre fiction resonate with audiences?
  • Interdisciplinary Inspiration:
    • Can the melody of an alien language inspire a new story arc or a film scene?
    • How does the rhythm of prose influence the pacing of a film or the composition of a song?
  • The Weird Experience:
    • What makes a story, song, or film truly “weird”? Is it the setting, the characters, or the twist in the narrative?
    • How do you balance humor, horror, and the surreal to keep an audience engaged?
  • Psychological Impact:
    • How does the weird affect our perception of reality in each medium?
    • What ethical considerations come into play when depicting the otherworldly or the supernatural?
  • Practical Applications:
    • What are some practical tips for creating an atmosphere of the weird in your work?
    • How can sound design in films mimic or enhance the eerie elements of a literary piece?
  • Collaboration and Influence:
    • How have these artists collaborated in the past, and what unique challenges did they face?
    • Can we see examples where music inspired a plot twist, or where a film scene led to a new musical composition?
  • The Role of Audience:
    • How can audience feedback shape the direction of weird art across these mediums?
    • What role does the reader, listener, or viewer play in completing the weird narrative?
  • Workshop Element:
    • A hands-on session where panelists might start with a weird concept, and each adds their layer – a writer with a plot twist, a musician with a theme, and a filmmaker with a visual.

Audience Interaction:

  • An open Q&A where participants can ask about personal experiences with weird art or how to begin their journey in these genres.
  • We may be able to convince some of the performers to create something spontaneous, like a song or a dance or an Omniversal Universal Destructoo-Device. Something cool.

Panelists:

  • A group of artists known for their boundary-pushing work across film, music, and literature, with a history of collaboration or mutual influence.