Accordion Babes!
Feb 1 @ 9:00pm
$6
9pm show
The Accordion Babes are two dynamic solo performers from the San Francisco Bay Area who dress to kill, switch off sets, occasionally back each other up, provide MC duties with funny stories and create a cabaret feel for the night. Using accordions, ukuleles, backing vocals and lots of sassiness these Babes make a very memorable, ever-changing show that includes originals and cover songs, rocking high-energy stuff and beautiful ballads.
This successful touring duo's strength is backed by sales of the Accordion Babes Album and Pin-Up Calendar, an indie music compilation CD with a glossy pin-up calendar of the artists involved.
Press:
"Bak er and De La Prade played two small sets of foot-stomping, arm-stretching, hand-clappin’ jams that amazed the house. From Baker’s heartfelt accordion, loop-pedal, glockenspiel and odd percussion instruments to De La Prade’s foot stomping, harmonica playin’, and breathtaking wales of harmony and storytelling, these ladies don’t leave enough air for themselves let alone the crowd gasping from enjoyment. By far one of the most fun and impressive house performances I’ve been too, and I sure hope they swing back this way and more folks get a chance to be captivated."
- Shannon Claire, Omahype (Jul 09, 2011)
"Dressed to the nines, they bring an alpha-gypsy feel to their performance (Like this), and you’ll find yourself uncontrollably spinning and writhing as they lay out their intoxicating tunes. While Baker brings her own brand of polka-meets-cabaret to envelop her seductive balladry, de le Prade adds her unique zydeco/celtic-meets-punk attitude to the menu (Like this). The result of the tag-teaming duet is definitely powerful, and addictive."
- Billy Thieme, The Denver Thread (Jul 08, 2011)
Here are some links to some videos to see what the Accordion Babes are like:
Amber Lee Baker: 'Alpha' - official video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =cYvf1YKz6Xk
'Waltzing by Just Holding Hands' - live performance
http://youtu.be/J37Ha1Dgwwo
Renee de la Prade: San Francisco street show montage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =JFrXpZ8mRZs
Renee's song 'Gutter Punk' (and a couple others)
http://youtu.be/V4yVPjjD0jU
Individual Bios:
Amber Lee Baker (aka Amber Lee and the Anomalies) is the Cover Babe of the 2012 Calendar! She performs original songs which range between bawdy cabaret, melodious folk ballads, gypsy tunes and soulful spirituals.
A recent review of her new album 'Indelible' by the blog Sepiachord states: "...while Amber Lee wields an accordion she could just as well be rolling out her tunes from behind a piano keyboard. Eccentric choice in instrument and snazzy costume choices aside, Amber Lee is talented singer-songwriter. *That* is what makes her new CD, "Indelible", a recording that rewards repeated listens."
She has been extensively touring the US since 2009, and toured Ireland, Germany and Spain in 2010.
You can listen to her music and learn more at:
www.amberleeandtheanomalies.co m
Renee de la Prade is a dynamite solo performer; her eclectic music spans from traditional French and Irish, to 80's pop-punk, to funny songs and children's music. She's the creator of the Accordion Babes Pin-up Calendar and Compilation CD which is in it's 4th year of production. She is also part of the Bay Area based Americana-Cajun trio, Whiskey and Women. She has extensively toured the West and East Coasts, and is a regular street performer in the tourist hot-spots of San Francisco. She can easily wield a crowd in either a bar room, or at a bus stop.
You can listen and learn more about Renee here:
www.squeezeboxgoddess.com
