"America's favorite rock 'n' roll
accordion band! "
Get ready to hear TDA! like
you've never heard them before.

The new 6 song EP that captures the band's squeezebox-fueled sonic assault in all it's glory. On "Amped", the band pumps out four catchy songs chronicling life in the weird lane: "Serious World," "Mr Slagle's Revenge," "Enter the Douse," and "Meaning of Life." Along with these originals, the band includes covers of Steppenwolf's rock anthem "Magic Carpet Ride" and a raucous version of "Making Our Dreams Come True" (better known as the theme from "Laverne & Shirley").

Running a variety of effects through good, old-fashioned cranked-up tube amplifiers, TDA's three accordion players build a remarkable sonic wall on the San Francisco-based band's new CD, appropriately titled "Amped."Four new songs capture TDA's newfound sound for the first time: Harder-rocking and yet more accessible, the amplified accordions stretch the already versatile squeezebox's sonic possibilities, mimicking electric guitars, Hammond B3 organs, horns, and even UFOs. As always, bass guitar and drums anchor the musically eclectic band as it careens from pop to hard rock to polka and back again.

Produced by Those Darn Accordions and Joel Jaffe . Featuring Paul Rogers, Patty Brady, Suzanne Garramone, Lewis Wallace,
Bill Schwartz