THAT Damned Band

A visceral entry into a world of Goblins, Freaks, Pirates, and the Others from all possible worlds, all swimming in punch, all breaking open the head, all dancing through as many possible realms of existence as are possible, ad infimnitum.

THAT Damned Band is an accordion driven group of multi-talented songsters, which pay musical tribute to eastern European, yiddish, and old-tyme vaudevillian era music and styles. THAT Damned Band features a unique arrangement that includes Accordion, Clarinet, Jug, flute, saw, Resonator Guitar, Washtub bass, Tuba, Drums, and washboard. An emotionally charged musical set is spiced up with occasional performances by REAL LIVING HUMAN ODDITIES and circus sideshow acts.

Mazel Tov Kocktail Hour

Keeping alive pre-holocaust Yiddish & Romany tunes. Mazel Tov! Kocktail Hour has appeared at local cafes, restaurants, parties, weddings, and schools in and around Austin, Texas. They have avoided television and radio so far, but are on youtube and have been featured in RARE magazine (March 2010 issue). .. Our other projects have collectively toured nationally, been on local, community, pirate, college, and international public and commercial radio, print, internet, and television. They even played for the governor of Vera Cruz. .. .. But this is village music. Local is fine.