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.
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Photo Credit: Jim Merithew
 
Quotable 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."
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Contact Info
E-mail: tda@thosedarnaccordions.com
Phone: (360) 531-0276
Those Darn Accordions
121 W. Eugene St.
Port Hadlock, WA 98339
Our Record Label
Globe Records
P.O. Box 750112
Petaluma, CA 94975 USA
Sales: 877-456-2301 (877-GLOBE-01)
Office: 415-381-1702 Fax: 707-765-1985
Stage Plots
Standard - TDA provides drums and amps [PDF file]
Backline - Venue provides drums and amps [PDF file]
Bookings
Booking Information for Private Party Events
Booking Information for Venue Events
TV APPEARANCES
· "Donny & Marie," 2000
· ABC "Good Morning America," news feature segments, 1999 & 1990
· FX "Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular," 1999
· KRON-TV "Bay Area Backroads," 1999
· KPIX-TV "Evening Magazine," 1999
· ABC "American Music Awards," 1998
· "The Jerry Lewis MD Telethon," 1998
· ABC "World News Now," live performances, 1997 & 1990
· MTV "Oddville," 1997
· WTTW-TV "Wild Chicago," 1997
· WDJT-TV news feature segment, Milwaukee, 1997
· "The Jim J & Tammy Faye Show," 1996
· MTV "6th Annual Rock n' Jock Softball Challenge," 1995
· KXAN-TV news feature segment, Austin, Texas, 1994
· KRON-TV "Sports Final," San Francisco, 1992
Most Notable Gigs
· "The Drew Carey Show" wrap party, Hollywood, 1999
· Walt Disney's "Geppetto" wrap party, Hollywood, 1998
· "Required Listening" at the Bottom Line, NYC (live broadcast WFUV-FM), 1995
· South by Southwest Music Conference, Austin, Texas 1994
· "West Coast Live," 1996 and "West Coast Weekend," 1993, 1991
· Candlestick Park, San Francisco; 1989, 1990, 1993
· Wrigley Field, Chicago, 1993
· International Accordion Festival, Vilnius, Lithuania, 1992
· International Accordion Festival, Castelfidardo, Italy, 1990
Notable Print Coverage
· San Francisco Chronicle, 1998, 1996-1991, 1990 (front page), 1989
· Entertainment Weekly, 1997, 1994, 1990
· San Francisco Examiner, 1997, 1996, 1992 (front page), 1990-1989
· Keyboard Magazine, 1997, 1994, 1989
· Los Angeles Times, 1996
· Chicago Tribune, 1994
· Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1993 (front page)
· Time Magazine, 1990
· People Magazine, 1990
· The New York Times, 1990
AWARDS
· Band Photo of the Year, Keyboard Magazine, 1997
· Bumpersticker of the Year, San Francisco Bay Guardian's Best of the Bay, 1997
· Cover of the Week (for "We're An Accordion Band"), Entertainment Weekly, 1994
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