Gil and Donny party at the Rock Hall

It's insane comedy. It's enthusiastic music. It's pure art. It's Gil Mantera's Party Dream.

Brothers Gil Mantera and Ultimate Donny teamed up yet again in Cleveland--this time in front of the iconic and picturesque Rock & Roll Hall of Fame--to entertain an energetic crowd of about 150 people for free Wednesday night as part of the Rock Hall's Summer Sessions.

Gil and Donny thrashed, karate kicked, spewed from the mouth and perfected a nearly 90-minute set of songs from their most recent release, Dreamscape, and a handful from their older two albums, Once Triangular and Bloodsongs. Party Dream originally hails from Youngstown, have been invited several times to play New York City with The Rapture, and in 2008 toured across the country with the Van's Warped Tour.

As usual, Donny's inter-song dialogue added icing to the cake. Early on Wednesday, he thanked Sandy Alomar for Party Dream's ever-growing Cleveland presence. Later, he got prophetic.

"You know a lot of answers come out of the Rock Hall," Donny started as he peeled his emperor's robe and the sun set behind the low clouds over Lakewood.

"In 1838, when Jesus had something to say he said, 'Man I want to know how to make a lemonade out of rice' -- he came here and his question was answered. When Jabba the Hut was sitting around thinking about the best strategy to beat his aunts, uncles and own children at Uno and Sorry, Jabba the Hut came to the Rock Hall and his questions were answered efficiently, effectively and no one else could have done it better."

Visit Gil Mantera's Party Dream's official website here.
Watch some video I found on Youtube of Wednesday's performance here.