Jackson "Cookie" Boylan: Guitar ////
Mary Beth "Ms. Caterwaller" Revak: Lead Vocals ////
Haywood Giles: Saxophones ////
Victor Lee: Clarinet, Sax ////
Rick Larue: Violin ////
Lew "Boom Boom" Burris: Bass ////
Susan Rosen: Vocals, Ukes, Accordion ////
Jim Howe: Drums
Influences
Louis Armstrong's Hot Five, Mezz Mezrow, Fletcher Henderson, Louis Prima, Stephan, Django, Benny Goodman, Stuff Smith, Sidney Bechet, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Milton Brown, King Oliver, Bill Boyd, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, Lil' Miss Cornshucks, Slim and Slam, Homer and Jethro, Red Nichols, Jimmy Dorsey, Marion Harris, Ethel Waters, Annette Hanshaw, Helen Kane, The Boswell Sisters, Eddie Van Halen, Charlie Parker, R. Crumb, the incredible Old Time and Jazz musicians living in C'Ville, Michigan J. Frog, Wile. E. Coyote, Victrolas, Zazz Seltzer, Gin
Sounds Like
Roberta: "You're like The Asylum Street Spankers without the smut!"
" This Jazz was the Juice and set the Joint to Jumpin!!!"--John Carden / Composer
ACME SWING MFG. CO. is a high energy, solo-swapping, hot jazz combo. Vintage guitars, violin, sax, clarinet, upright bass, brushes on drums, banjo ukulele, accordion, vocal solos and harmonies: all pre-1940s tunes and originals. Once you hear them, MAN ALIVE!, you’ll swear someone is spinning a ’78 record. With influences from Al Jolson to Cab Calloway to Roger Rabbit, their wide repertoire of tunes make you Lindy to a hot jazz standard, swoon over an old-time ballad, or get on down with the occasional gritty blues. Great for a party, swing dance, or any occasion that needs a kick! Want a live, vintage swing atmosphere or sultry jazz background music? They'll satisfy. www.swingco.net
Opening night: Tuesday 9th june 2009 - 9pm / 11.30pm
Forget about the gym workout: come dancing!!
(and save on the gym subscription and the dating site subscription too...)
Thank goodness we will be opened on the 9th for the first edition of Swing Mon Amour so you'll have something nice to do on a tuesday night. It's very cheap (in terms of money not quality obviously), and you'll get great acts every week that will make you sweat and get plenty of excercice. I'm talking resident Dj El Nino from Black Cotton Club & Lady Luck, and Gentleman Tim & the Contenders a great 1950's swing R&B Chicago blues band. You'll dance all night, guaranted!
Styles : Blues - Chicago Blues - West coast Blues - 20's 30's - Gypsy swing - Big Band - Swing - R&B - Jump Jive - Rockabilly - Rock&Roll - Western Hillbilly - and many more...
Thank you so much for the add. What a great treat to find you! Your music is movin' us on a very deep level. Hope we all get to meet someday. The Lilies
