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Mrs. Hobbs
Lounge / Experimental / Acoustic

Not your mother's accordion music



Santa Monica, California
United States

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Last Login:  12/16/2009
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   Mrs. Hobbs: General Info
Member Since3/25/2007
Band Websitehttp://www.MrsHobbs.com
Band MembersMrs. Hobbs: Vocals, 3-Row Button Hohner Panther Accordion, 48-bass Barcarole piano accordion

Collaborators:

Lovemando - Guitar, Vocals
Jerry the Priest - Trombone, Guitar, Vocals
Annabelle Cabrera - Violin
Quentin Josephy - Afro-Cuban Percussion
Milo Martin - Poetry
Anne & Jeff Grimaldo of Naked With Shoes - Dance
Poli Marichal - Shadow puppets
Stefan Fabry & Mitra Martin - Tango Dancers
Amy Kaps - Visual/Spatial Performance
Everybody Nose clown troupe
InfluencesPractically everything but polka! Jazz, rock, blues, tango, bossa nova, glam, punk, French chanson, and more........................

FAVORITE BANDS WITH ACCORDIONS, BANDONEONS, ETC.: Gotan Project, Bajofondo Tango Club, Astor Piazzola, Beirut, Arcade Fire, Nouvelle Vague, Les Negresses Vertes, The Pogues, Tom Waites, Nick Cave, Vagabond Opera, Alec K Redfearn and the Eyesores, Cat Hair Ensemble, Fishtank Ensemble, Jessica Fichot, Mrs. Brown's Lovely Daughter, Jason Webley, Radio Fantastique, Jeffrey Butzer, Squeeze-bot, Stars of Aviation, Alarm Will Sound........................

FAVORITE SINGERS: Jesca Hoop, Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, Marilyn Monroe, Astrud Gilberto, Chet Baker, Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, Jane Birkin, Sia (of Zero 7), Camille (of Nouvelle Vague), Holly Golightly, Mama Cass, Nico, Cat Power, Kim Gordon (of Sonic Youth), Sabina Sciubba (of Brazilian Girls), Alison Goldfrapp (of Goldfrapp)........................

OTHER FAVORITE MUSICIANS/BANDS: Serge Gainsbourg, Django Reinhardt, Thelonious Monk, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Air, Beck, The Like, The White Stripes, The Lost & Wandering Jazz & Blues Band, Mulatu Astatki, Sigur Ros, Stereolab, Dengue Fever.

Sounds Like Comments at performances include: "eclectic", "cinematic", "erotic", "weird but good".



The Girl of the Sea by The Mrs. Hobbs Experience


Coming Home - Mrs Hobbs & the Q & A - LA Accordion Festival 2008


March of the Tango by Mrs Hobbs & The Q & A - Accordion Festival


This Tree Called Love by Mrs Hobbs with puppet show at festival


Mrs. Hobbs performing Autumn Leaves at Bordello

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Naked With Shoes & Mrs Hobbs - 365 @ Highways - Click Clack

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Mrs. Hobbs in QuattroFormaggio - Accordion Descending

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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Dec 15 2009 8:00P
Bordello Los Angeles, California

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   About Mrs. Hobbs
Elegant, but edgy, Mrs. Hobbs is a sultry cabaret singer and accordion player. Mixing and mashing up jazz, rock, glam, tango, punk, gypsy, classical and minimalist influences, her songs are filled with "mood": melancholic, sensuous, humorous. Whether performing original songs or what has been said to be the best interpretations of others' songs, Mrs. Hobbs is changing people's ideas of what accordion music can be.

Mrs. Hobbs came into being in early 2005. Of course, she always had a love of music, having sung in the high school chorus, been a DJ at her college radio station, lived with musicians in a boat community in France (ah! la vie de bohème!), and sung lullabies to her daughter, but she had never played an instrument until then.

She taught herself the accordion and started playing around Los Angeles at venues such as Bordello Bar, The Rainbow Bar & Grill, Highways Performance Space, Club Ding-A-Ling, The Mbar, The Talking Stick, The UnUrban, The Abbot Kinney Festival, Robin’s Sculpture Garden, James Gray Gallery, and Elizabeth Paige Smith Atelier.

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Why the accordion? A clear plastic toy accordion was first espied in 2005 and subsequently purchased by "zee artiste", after which a real adult version was acquired.

There is the feeling of strapping it on and holding it to one's chest, the breathing of the accordion upon squeezing, the movement of the bellows.

There are the sounds that resonate, the richness of the tones, the deep bass notes, the high sighs, the fullness of sound, and even sometimes a whisper.

Then there were the years spent in France seeing accordion players in the streets that undoubtably played a part in the love of the accordion....................

In another life she's also a visual artist and designer (all the "album covers" are designed by her)....................

See MrsHobbs.com for more details.



   Mrs. Hobbs's Friend Space (Top 40)
Mrs. Hobbs has 483 friends.
 LOS ANGELES ACCORDION FESTIVAL - SQUEEZEFESTLA 


 Monsters of Accordion 


 Jesca Hoop 


 Joanna Newsom 


 Beirut 


 Vagabond Opera 


 Vermouth 


 Cat Hair Ensemble 


 Erich Von Kneip 


 TOMMY SANTEE KLAWS 

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 Jessica Fichot 


 Mrs. Brown's Lovely Daughter 


 Quentin 


 milomartin 


 Accordion Noir Radio 


 Fishtank Ensemble 


 Serge Gainsbourg 


 Gotan Project Official 


 Nouvelle Vague 


 DeVotchKa 


 SEEING THINGZ 


 Bajofondo 


 The Decemberists 


 Madeleine Peyroux 


 the peculiar pretzelmen 


 GOGOL BORDELLO 


 Dengue Fever 


 3 Leg Torso 


 "Gee"; Rabe, L.A.’s ACCORDION DIVA 


 Jason Webley 


 Count Smokula 


 Mark Growden 


 Amy Denio 


 KILLSONIC 


 Vermillion Lies 


 Rich Ferguson / Spoken Word Performer 


 SND 


 The Dough Rollers 


 Leftover Cuties 


 TheBlastingCompany 





Mrs. Hobbs's Friends Comments
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Daddy Bone

Daddy Bone



Dec 3 2009 5:15 AM



Happy Holidaze!

Hope you get everything you wish for



I GOT MY CHRISTMAS WISH!



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LION with hands

Beverly Cole



Nov 18 2009 7:54 AM

Hi! I've been practicing my accordion and trying to master my one song, ha, - its coming along but just wanted to tell you that its inspiring hearing your songs! thankyou!
Alexandra Prusa

Alexandra Prusa



Nov 16 2009 3:22 PM

ALEXANDRA PRUSA - THANKS FOR THE ADD!


WINDJAMMER'S

WINDJAMMER'S
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Oct 30 2009 7:16 AM

Hello
  many thanks from France
for the add  it's a real pleasure
to be in the lot of your friends
it's a nice day for us
Long life at your and our music

Friendships

Gihem for Windjammer's









Bitter Sugar of BITTERSUGARMUSIK

Bitter Sugar of BITTERSUGARMUSIK



Oct 9 2009 7:19 AM

How was your event? I'm sure you were great!!
Sorry I missed it...work...blah.
GRIT

GRIT



Oct 5 2009 12:43 AM

Got a rehearsal tomorrow night, doggone it...
GRIT

GRIT



Sep 27 2009 7:51 PM

I tried ter make myself useful on Friday night... dunno if'n I succeeded er not...










GRIT

GRIT



Sep 26 2009 10:22 PM

Imagine runnin' inter you last night after all this time!  Somethin' muster been crossed in a good way!  Haw haw!  Just wanted ter say that I enjoyed it immensely an' it wuz good ter do a lil catchin' up... with the emphasis on lil... we absconded rather rapidly due ter the fact that my friend's purse had been snatched by some sumbitch out side who then leapt inter a waitin' automobile.  The gall, ter ruin someone's evenin' like that, eh?  Go figure.

Nonetheless, good ter see (an' hear) ya, Missy.

-Squeezebox Sam
Setra, Daughter of the Sun

Setra, Daughter of the Sun



Sep 25 2009 7:58 AM

Flying to San Francisco tomorrow morning but I'll be back in time to see you at the Abbott Kinney Festival!
Have a great show tomorrow night!!!
mOnsieur

mOnsieur



Sep 19 2009 12:12 PM

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Tom Sender

Tom Sender



Sep 19 2009 10:41 AM

hey check out new song for party tomorrow night...
Freaky Mountain

Freaky Mountain
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Aug 26 2009 10:30 PM

hey hey!  freeeeeeaky time!
UnUrban Open MIke

UnUrban Open MIke



Aug 20 2009 8:34 PM

You must be aware that people are going to read your gig post "Mrs. Hobbs, Naked With Shoes, . . ." to imply that you will be nude on stage rather than that you are performing before a BAND called "Naked with Shoes".  So . . . I hope you're not surprised when you get a GIGANTIC turnout.
GRIT

GRIT



Aug 18 2009 6:37 AM

It would be diff'rent if'n I weren't stealin' innernet signal from the neighbors, haw haw, an' those darn folks have the nerve ter turn it off ever so often!!!  Can you believe the nerve?  Haw haw!
GRIT

GRIT



Aug 18 2009 4:12 AM

well shit... missin' you is what we gets fer not checkin' out myspace messages fer a day er two...
RAMEKEGA

RAMEKEGA



Jul 9 2009 5:39 PM

Hi Mrs. Hobbs!
Thanks for including us in your circle of friends! Like your songs! It was cool getting to see you perform at the Talking Stick last night! We wish you and your music all the best, and we hope that you enjoy our music too! Please let us know what you think! Have a great week, and take care! (*^_^*)

Blessings,
Melissa, Kelli, and Gabrielle
RAMEKEGA

P.S. We have our gigs schedule up, so we hope you can make it to either one of the shows!
rizorkestra one-man-folk-roots-blues-band

rizorkestra one-man-folk-roots-blues-band



Jun 10 2009 2:20 AM

"...keepin' music real down-home for y'all..."

live in santa cruz...
"grandma-grandma (does your dog bite?)"



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bryan christian titus

bryan christian titus



May 28 2009 4:03 PM

To my dear Mrs. Hobbs,

I wanted to invite you to my first full band show
(featuring jon weed, jeremy miller, and will weissman)
It's happening NEXT WEEK!

Thursday, June 4th at 10:30

at the world famous
HOUSE OF BLUES (Sunset Strip)
Foundation Room

This great line up of killer bands
that starts at 8:30

Thursday is the NEW Friday after all so ...
Come rock out with me!

~titus
Daddy Bone

Daddy Bone



May 18 2009 11:38 PM



Killer Show on Saturday Mrs. Hobbs

You really got my attention!







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MALABOMBA!

MALABOMBA!



May 12 2009 7:23 AM


Wish you were here...

Daddy Bone

Daddy Bone



Apr 16 2009 3:39 PM




April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.

~William Shakespeare





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SVAHN

SVAHN



Apr 11 2009 3:19 PM

Setra, Daughter of the Sun

Setra, Daughter of the Sun



Apr 7 2009 7:28 PM

Hey Mrs.
Hobbs,

It's been a long time.
I hope that you been well and happy and enjoying the adventure of life, one glorious moment at a time!

Lots of exciting things have been happening in the land of the daughter of the sun.


When you get a moment, please drop me a line and let me know how you've been doing.


Abundant Love and Sunshine,
Setra
www. daughterofthesun.
com
Vieniste

Vieniste



Mar 19 2009 11:23 PM

flyer 3/22
Tom Sender

Tom Sender



Mar 14 2009 9:07 PM

I'm in sanberdu next week :(
can't wait to see the troop sometime soon,
Tom
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