Danny & Michelle Jerabek were in the Kimberly, WI school district this past week educating & demonstrating to 5th grade students about traditional music and dance.  Thank you to Mrs. Emily Berndt for providing willing students in her World Studies classroom to make it possible.  Danny performed on button accordion, while Michelle taught the different dance steps and also performed on guitar and vocals as well. Danny & Michelle had a great time at the workshop with the students and look forward to doing more in the future.  (please see some photos from the program in the photo gallery)

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and from Waterfest 2009:

Get your copy at a LIVE show or send a check ($17 includes tax, S&H) or money order made payable to:

Copper Box

PO Box 3966

Oshkosh, WI 54903

Email us:  info@copperboxsite.com if you have any questions or concerns.

***We have Ladies' Black Tank Tops with the razor back featuring the NEW Copper Box CD, "In the Summertime" artwork on the front in color.  Available in S, M, L, XL only.  Please send a check or money order for $23 (includes tax, S&H) to Copper Box at the address above.

.... we’re long overdue in introducing you to Copper Box.

Straight outta Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and fronted by the husband-and-wife team of Danny and Michelle Jerabek, this band takes a lot of influences, tosses them into the blender and comes up with a distinctive sound. It’s mostly rock, Zydeco and polka, but there’s also some blues, country and Tejano.

The Jerabeks are veteran performers. Their considerable skills were honed in their families’ polka bands, which they joined as kids. Think of the accordian replacing the Hammond organ, yet sounding a bit like it, and you get an idea of Danny’s skills. Michelle plays more »

Copper Box

8pm Saturday, Shank Hall  $8

The accordion is perhaps one of the least-appreciated musical instruments.  Yet a guy as tough as James Ellroy (whose novels include ultra-hard-boiled classics like "L.A. Confidential") has an ear for it, and if you're living in Milwaukee, you're at least going to learn to tolerate it.

Copper Box makes this easy.  Hailing from Oshkosh, this group features Danny Jerabek, a true accordion virtuoso who translates the vivid physicality of the instrument into an idiomatic style that includes elements of rock, Zydeco, blues and (natch) polka.

His wife, Michelle Jerabek, sings with him and also plays flute, guitar more »

We are sold out of Sunny Days albums and will not be reproducing them, however, you can NOW buy it on iTunes!  Visit the iTunes Store today and search for Copper Box....you can download our CDs right away!  Go to  www.apple.com/itunes/whatson and search the store for Copper Box.

What is your favorite CBx song(s)?

We are taking a poll....join the message board or email us at info@copperboxsite.com and give us your feedback on your favorite song that CBx does LIVE or a song from the CDs...it could be a cover song or an original. Tell us why.

Review by Wildy's World on Jul 02, 2008 - Rating - 4 (Really Like Them)

Copper Box - Need A Little Squeezin'
2008, Copper Box

If you want to know how to make a party go mad with delight, you start with the band. You can go the traditional straightforward rock route, but if you want to appeal to a broad array of attendees you've got to have some variety in the sound. So you take elements of Rock, Country, Zydeco, Pokla, Klezmer and even some Jethro Tull-inspired flute playing and you mix them up into more »

Review by Indie Music Sampler Podcast on Jul 01, 2008

Rating - 4 (Really Like Them)

I have to admit - it's not very often you'll hear an accordion on my program but this group is irresistible. "Need A Little Squeezin'" was featured on episode #102 of Indie Music Sampler. I love the way this group take a little from several genres and turns it into something you can't quite put your finger on.

Review by Eds Mixed Bag on Jun 28, 2008

Rating - 5 (Love Them!)

Copper Box;
It's out,!! episode #142 of the Ed's Mixed Bag podcast with your track, "Need A Little Squeezin' " & thanks for the excellent intro and ID. I'll be back here to Ariel to grab another track by you guys!! Thanks, again.

Podcast Rating - Definitely - Will add this track to a future podcast

Review by Mondo Blu on Jun 19, 2008

Rating - 4 (Really Like Them) - Boisterous, Carefree, Cheerful, Confident, Earthy, Elegant, Energetic, Freewheeling, Fun, Lively, Party, Stylish, Fun

Just finished listening to this CD and really enjoyed it. It covers so may different styles and it's also a lot of fun! Here are the tracks I'll be playing from this weekend 20/06:

NEED A LITTLE SQUEEZIN' - JAMBALAYA - GYPSY DANCER - HEY BABY, ¿QUÉ PASÓ? - TIJUANA - SCHTUMPFER'S CUMBIA - ZYDECO CHA CHA CHA - PLEASE PASS THE SCHNAPS - PURPLE BOA - REDHEADS HAVE MORE FUN - ZYDECO BOOGALOO more »

Review by Indie Music Stop on Jun 18, 2008

Rating - 5 (Love Them!) - Energetic, Fun, Lively

Hi Guys,

Great CD. I just got done reviewing it for on my site.

Here's the direct link to it:

http://cwonline.110mb.com/upb/upb2.2.1/viewtopic.php?id=37&t_id=1

I gave it a 9 out of 10. Really fun, refreshing, unique sounding music.

Thanks,

From,

C.W. Ross
Senior Writer
cw@indiemusicstop.com
Indie Music Stop
http://www.indiemusicstop.com

Need a Little Squeezin', Copper Box

Copper Box knows how to get an audience grooving.  Once the Oshkosh-based band starts laying down its infectious groove, the dance floor is filled before youcan say, "Hey Baby, Que Paso."

It doesn't hurt that the husband-wife frontman/woman team of Danny and Michelle Jerabek are talented, enthusiastic multi-instrumental veterans of the stage, both having grown up in their respective families' polka bands.

Combine the Jerabeks with an equally talented and enthusiastic rhythm section in the form of Kevin Junemann on bass and precision stickman Jason Van Ryzin on drums, and you have a band that demands to more »

The NEW CD is out and available NOW!!  Buy it at a LIVE show

2) Snail Mail:  Send a check or money order made payable to Copper Box for $15 plus S&H ($3.00)  TOTAL: $18 and we'll send it to you direct within 7 business days.  Copper Box  PO Box 3966 Oshkosh, WI 59403.

OR buy a copy from the Copper Box store. Need a Little Squeezin'?  ---Polka-Rock-Zydeco ....an hour of music!  Get it in your collection.

We've posted a few samples of the new CD on myspace---for YOU!  Click on www.myspace.com/copperboxband  to listen.

Also--we'll be performing at Waterfest in Oshkosh, WI with Marcia Ball at the end of MAY---don't miss it!

Enjoy!

-CBx

We've posted one up on the our myspace page: www.myspace.com/copperboxband

We rearranged the song, APPLE OF YOUR EYE (written by Danny).  We originally recorded this song on our first CD, Roots. 

Let us know what you think: info@copperboxsite.com 

Feb. 2nd marks the official public release of the NEW CD, BACKYARD PARTY! You will be able to purchase it at the following locations. If your favorite record store does not carry it, please contact us and let us know the name of the store & location. Thanks!

Available Feb. 2nd at:

www.copperboxsite.com
The Oshkosh Shoppe   www.theoshkoshshoppe.com
The Exclusive Co. (Oshkosh, WI)
Music Boxx (Sheboygan, WI)
Jim Laabs Music Store (Stevens Point, WI)
Radio Kaos Records (Stevens Point, WI)

"Won't You Love Me Like That," by Copper Box:

Why it's cool? How would you even classify this band? Rock? Zydeco? Polka? We have no idea. All we know is that this Oshkosh band makes really good music.

How to get it? This song is on the band's new album, "Backyard Party," which for now you can buy at Copper Box shows. Look for it wider distribution in the near future.

More about the band: www.copperboxsite.com, www.myspace.com/copperboxband

Danny Jerabek has released a new solo polka album, "A Long Way to Prague.." for all of you polka diehards. To get your copy, either call the Copper Box office (920)231-5623, or email danny@copperboxsite.com.

CBx will be recording some of their new originals at Prelude Studios (Menomonie, WI) in early February. Songs on the to-do-list are:

• "Spider and the Fly"
• "Red Heads"
• "Won't you Love me like that"
• "Everytime I Try"
• and more

Post-Crescent - September 2004

Diversity is key to the five-piece Oshkosh band Copper Box. "We all come from pretty different backgrounds and everyone brings those influences with them," said Michelle Jerabek, who co-leads the band with her husband, Danny. Copper Box performs tonight at Tom's Garage in Appleton with The Wandering Sons. Both Danny and Michelle got their start in polka music. Along with Dan's brother Dave, and their first band, Kick, was known for playing high-energy polka. But a couple years ago the band decided to break on through to a wider audience by changing its name to Copper Box more »

The latest CD from the Oshkosh-based band, Copper Box is the most pleasantly engaging music I have heard in a long time. Roots offers a wholesome rush as refreshing as a cool spring breeze bloqing new life into a stuffy room. Copper Box's music is a mix of zydeco and roots rock with a dash of polka. The band's signature is found in the strong but smooth vocals of Danny and Michelle Jerabek, along with Danny's vibrant work with the accordion. The band plays with a relaxed, down-to-earth tightness that invites the listener to join in the fun. The rhythm more »