In Germany Accordion used to have a really bad reputation of being the instrument that kids get forced by their parents to play stale tunes on. Lately all the local bands that I like most have an Accordion player. It is the coolest instrument.
Check it out for yourself at the Monsters of Accordion, where three of the bests will perform at the 21 Grand in Oakland on Wednesday and on Thursday at the Odeon Bar in San Francisco.
I love Jason Webley and Aaron Seeman will play Dead Kennedies songs. It’ll be great. Highly, highly recommended.