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Those Darn Accordions
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Ready to rock?
San Francisco's accordion-fueled rock 'n' roll band pumps out quirky, catchy originals chronicling life in the weird lane. The six-piece group -- fronted by lead singer/squeezebox wizard Paul Rogers and bellows-pumping babes Carri Abrahms, Susie Davis and Suzanne Garramone -- promises to forever rearrange your understanding of the accordion. TDA's four extreme squeezeboxers mix solid keyboard chops with a groundbreaking use of guitar effects pedals and amps to produce a super-cool sound like nothing you've ever heard emanating from an accordion.
Behind the amazing wall of wheeze, drummer Michael Messer and bass player Lewis Wallace anchor the band, providing a firm foundation upon which the manic TDA accordionists can layer huge slabs of sonic mayhem.
With sterling vocal harmonies and a sense of humor that just won't quit, the one-of-a-kind band blazes through a variety of musical genres -- from rock and funk to polka and even swing -- and torches timeless classic rock tunes along the way. You won't believe your ears.
QUOTES
"Sexy, raw, and diabolically funny. Right up there with NRBQ as a band with a real point of view."
- Teller (the quiet one) of Penn & Teller
"It takes guts -- or maybe brains, maybe balls the size of a 1927 Hohner -- to pull this shtick off."
- Los Angeles New Times
"Those Darn Accordions blaze a trail down a path that most fear to tread."
- Memphis Review
"Few ears are used to such weird instrumentation and musical cross pollination."
- Detroit Free Press
"You haven't lived until you've heard the accordions doing the synth parts in Baba O'Riley."
- Stereo Review
"Meticulously crafted arrangements designed for maximum merriment and musicality."
- Arcata (Calif.) Union
"Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, along come these squeezebox funksters... a killer accordion extravaganza."
- River Cities Reader
"If you haven't seen Those Darn Accordions you haven't really lived."
- The Other Paper
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