Artist description A four piece of multi-instrumentalists playing a variety of styles. All with a slightly dark or sad twist.

Music Style Suicide Waltzes, Whiskey Opera, and Polkas of Doom

Musical Influences klezmer, french chanson, 20's cabaret, hillbilly, and punk rock

Similar Artists The Tiger Lillies, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Jacques Brel

Artist History Together since 2000...released debut CD "You Have Been Warned" in the fall of 2001. Currently working on the writing for their second CD "Crooked Lullabyes"

Group Members Gregg Dare (accordion, banjo, guitar, saw, and main vocals) Jimmy Berg (accordion, Farfisa organ, some vocals) Austin Quist (upright bass) Luke Hopkins (percussion, pots, pans, anvils, and saw)

Instruments Accordion, banjo, upright bass, Farfisa organ, guitar, saw, pot, pans, anvils,and various percussion

Albums You Have Been Warned

Press Reviews "Like some twisted combination of Tom Waits, Nick Cave, and Danny Elfman..lead vocalist Gregg Dare narrates, inspires, and conjures a nightmarish cartoon world... If dark, twisted comedy with a dose of ingenious drama and quite excellent musicianship is something that sparks your fancy, have at it." Starvox music zine www.starvox.net "..twisted, accordion-laden tales. Their songs alternate between just plain creepy and tear-shedding tales of love and friendship." The Tablet

Location Seattle, Washington - USA

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