Wild Women of the Accordion

Please join us for this accordion extravaganza! It will be your first chance to see the fabulous Bay Area Accordion Babes Pin-up Calendar. Yes, an accordion hottie for every month of the year! The show will feature sets by:

* Big Lou’s Polka Casserole
Big Lou, the accordion princess, began playing in the honky tonks of Central Texas eventually finding her way to the bay area where she was a founding member of both Polkacide and Those Darn Accordions. Her current band, Polka Casserole, was described by one reviewer as a "Hippierock Jazz Mexican Polish German band that does a couple of waltzes."

* Kugelplex w/Isabel Douglass
One of the hottest Klezmer bands on the West Coast. Since 2001 they have been playing both at seated concerts and at boisterous dance halls. When she’s not with Kugelplex, Isabel Douglass spends her time touring the world with Rupa and the April Fishes and Tango No. 9.

* Renee de la Prade and Friends
Renee de la Prade specializes in Irish, French, zydeco, punk, folk, reggae, and pop music. She plays button accordion for San Francisco-based Irish rockers Culann's Hounds, does regular studio recording for other bands and repairs accordions. Her dynamic performing style incorporates stomping, howling, hillbilly French vocals, hip swinging, headbanging, and freaky cute girl costumes. You can find her in farmers' markets, North Beach, BART stations, on sidewalks around the world, the Great American Music Hall, or in Smythe's Accordion Center.