Artist Information
Biography
THOSE DARN ACCORDIONS
This accordion-fueled rock 'n' roll band pumps out catchy originals, classic rock and pumped up polkas. Fronted by lead singer/squeezebox wizard Paul Rogers along with Suzanne Garramone, TDA promises to forever rearrange your understanding of the accordion. TDA's 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 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 torches timeless classic rock tunes along the way. You won't believe your ears.
SEEN ON: American Music Awards with Drew Carey, Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular, Donny & Marie, Good Morning America, MTV Rock n Jock, Wild Chicago, Bay Area Back Roads,Jerry Lewis Telethon, ABC World News Now, and many more!
FEATURED IN: Time, People, Entertainment Weekly, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Utne Reader, Dirty Linen.
EVERYONE IS TALKING TDA
Sexy, raw and diabolically funny. Right up there with NRBQ as a band with a real point of view.
-TELLER of Penn & Teller
TDA pushes the boundaries of what respectable folks expect from the accordion.- whatzup
Those Darn Accordions are blazing a trail down a path that most fear to tread. Memphis Review
They show the amazing range and versatility of a unique instrumentation- Critical Review
..suggested the result of putting David Byrne and Frankie Yankovic in a blender. Washington Post
Instrumentation
Paul Rogers accordion/vocal
Carri Abrahms accordion/vocal
Susie Davis accordion/vocal
Suzanne Garramone accordion/vocal
Michael Messer Drums
Lewis Wallace Bass
Discography
SQUEEZE MACHINE 2007 Globe Records GLO-036
LAWNBALL 2004 Globe Records GLO-031
AMPED 2001 Globe Records, GLO-803
CLOWNHEAD 1999 Globe Records, GLO-022
NO STRINGS ATTACHED 1996 Globe Records GLO-017
SQUEEZE THIS! 1994 Flying Fish Records (Rounder Records) FF 70627
VONGOLE FISARMONICA 1992 Globe Records, GLO-009
Official Website
http://www.thosedarnaccordions.com
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Setlist
Typical Set List - 2 50 mins sets
MAGIC CARPET
MOTHRA
HIPPIE WITH A BANJO
BOWLING KING
BLAME TDA
FIRST BRAT BRATWURST OF SUMMER
BEHIND THE BELLOWS
TANDEM BIKE
HOTSY TOTSY GIRL
HAMSTERMAN
DEATHBED CONFESSION
THE JANITOR KNOWS
Wrinkle Suit
ANOTHER DUMBASS ON THE MOUNTAIN
CLOVER
Wall of Gum
Mr. SLAGLE'S REVENGE
GLASS OF BEER POLKA
THEM HIPPIES
SAGGY BUTT
ZEP MED
BABA O'RILEY
ACCORDION BAND
LOW RIDER
