Dalton Deschain & the Traveling Show are a pulp-punk band from New York City.  The perfect intersection between Fall Out Boy, Danny Elfman, and Stephen King, the band is known for dark but humorous experimental punk music, filled with pulpy lyrics about circus freaks, dark rituals, nuclear war, and demonic possession.  

Though their shows are high-energy, fast, and loud, there's a lot more hiding under the surface for fans looking for something extra.  All of the songs by the band tell one long, continuous sci-fi/horror story about a circus ringleader possessed by a demon in the 1940s.  Featuring a colorful cast of characters including circus freaks, femme fatales, and nuclear researchers, the story is pulp fiction at its best, while also keeping one foot firmly in modern social commentary.

In 2021, the band released their debut album, Demons & Dogmen, along with a 260-page horror companion novel that tells the story behind the songs. The lead single “Freakshow” garnered over 50k streams in its first two months of release.

In 2024, the band unleashed Bodies For The Geek Pit, Part I, a four-track EP that serves as the first half of their upcoming sophomore album. The project expands on the sound of their hit single “Freakshow,” focusing on dance grooves, pop hooks, and of course, the heavy guitars and angular melodies they’re known for.

"The imagination that went into this EP--from fantastical concept to composition and delivery--is so much greater than anything produced by most modern bands." - Stereo Embers Magazine

“Modest Mouse with a gym membership” - Take Effect