Listen to the music: Jackson Square is the place to be for Thursday's lunchtime crowd

By Kendra Meinert • kmeinert@greenbaypressgazette.com • June 26, 2010

Take a gorgeous June afternoon, a squeezebox, Hula-Hoops and ice cream treats and what do you get?

A picture-perfect Summer in the Park day.

Foot-stomping sets by swamp rockers Copper Box, with a generous assist from Mother Nature, made the green more »

Last night's Copper Box performance was one of my personal favorites.  A lot of the band's family, good friends, & great fans were out in full force.  Thank you to everyone who made it out to Waterfest 2010.  Also, a special thanks to Mike Dempsey, promoter and all around great guy, for making the CBox DVD shoot possible.    Please check out these pictures from last night's show from the Oshkosh Northwestern. Photos by Andrew Wahl.

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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March 27th, 2010

written by Andrew Wagner      Onmilwaukee.com staff writer

And the WAMI goes to ... polka?

Yup, the WAMI Awards -- the Wisconsin version of the Grammys -- will recognize the state's best polka artist at its annual awards ceremony next month in Appleton.

Last summer, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences dropped the Grammy award for Best Polka Album. The group made the decision in order to "ensure the awards process remains representative of the current musical landscape."

Wisconsin Area Music Industry President Lance Shellman says the addition reflects the state's rich polka heritage. In fact, it's the official state dance.

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A new show just announced on Wednesday May 12th, 2010!  ~ Zydeco Grammy award winner - Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience along with Copper Box at the Riverside!!  Awesome........

Riverside Ballroom ~ 1560 Main St.      Green Bay, Wi 54302

Showtime 7pm

Tickets are $20 advance  - $25 at the door

Call (800)236-7625 or Copper Box @ (920)231-5623   info@copperboxsite.com

The accordion usually brings to mind old-fashioned folk music, washed-up buskers, and grandpa with his red suspenders-all things well past their expiration date. It doesn't connote an eclectic and upcoming rock/Tex-Mex/polka/country/jazz/blues/Zydeco band. Well, now it does.

Copper Box, a husband-and-wife leading duo backed by Drummer Jason Van Ryzin and Bassist Kevin Junemann, carves out a unique sound by exposing the accordion to an array of musical styles.

Danny Jerabek and his wife, Michelle, founded Copper Box in 2002 soon after they were married. The name Copper Box comes from copper's ability to conduct electricity, as music more »

Copper Box is excited to announce they have been nominated for Americana Artist of the Year and Polka Artist of the Year for the upcoming awards show in April.  Danny is also nominated for Specialty Instrumentalist of the Year.

Copper Box won the Americana Artist of the Year in 2009!

for more info visit:  www.wamimusic.com

Polka America Corporation's 2009 Best Polka Recording nominations were announced on February 1st.  Copper Box's "In the Summertime" is nominated in the Contemporary Field!  For more information and on how the public can vote, check out the PAC's website.

http://www.polkaamericacorporation.org/2009PACEBallots

Any polka fans want to listen to and blog about polkas, check out this link:

http://www.aolradioblog.com/2009/07/05/polka-music-new-radio-station/

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 made it back from TX...performed at Westfest in West, TX---and a big thanks to you BOXHEADS that flew down to experience Westfest.  I would like to say...someday it would be nice to have a truck bus with a driver to handle the road.  After we played the show we high-tailed it back to WI..20 hours and only stopping for gas and bathroom.  It's really not healthy to be doing that, but we did get back in time to tuck our kids into bed and take them to their 1st day of school the next morning.  It was great to more »