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Copper Box

About Me

Since its inception nearly 7 years ago in Oshkosh, WI, Copper Box continues to broaden the musical horizons of specific music genres. Their latest CD, Need a Little Squeezin', was released on April 2nd, 2008, and channels the rowdy communal feel of a small town party with a groovy rhythm section and soulful accordion.Danny & Michelle Jerabek both grew up in musical families while touring and performing at polka venues nationwide. They were married in 1997, formed their own band and soon realized they wanted to establish their unique sound as not entirely polkas, giving them more freedom to experiment with other genres (ex. Zydeco, rock, and jazz), creating “Copper Box.” By doing this, Copper Box has a credible, fun-fusion sound that attracts a unique and diverse audience.They have appeared on several TV shows, as well as The Early Show on CBS and countless radio stations (college & community) in the US. Their "redone" cover of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" was the most notable/talked about cover on the internationally syndicated podcast at www.coverville.com. Garageband.com has also selected many of their songs in the top 10. Not only their sound, but their energetic LIVE performances have won them a Hi-Def Music Video sponsored by SONY in 2005.Touring aggressively and playing 120+ shows a year, Copper Box routinely pushes the boundaries of the world music genre and into mainstream music consciousness. The combination of their energetic live stage show and their unique sound has audiences driving to show after show to support them. They love what they do and it shows!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/21/2005
Band Website: www.copperboxsite.com
Band Members: Danny Jerabek~ Button Accordion/ Vocal/ Cornet/ & Fender Rhodes Piano - Michelle Jerabek~ Saxophones/ Guitar/ Vocal/ & Flute - Jason VanRyzin~ Drums/ Percussion/ & Vocal - Kevin Junemann~ Bass Guitar/ & Happy Horns
Influences: Steve Esteban Jordan, Bela Fleck, Bonnie Raitt, Los Lobos, CCR, Clifton Chenier, Hermeto Pascoal, Brave Combo, & Marcia Ball
Sounds Like: Depends on the song we are playing at the time! But mostly, we sound like Copper Box, sometimes.A fun combination of Polka, Rock & Zydeco.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Copper Box wins Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards!

Hey everyone-  The band won some awards on Monday April 27th in Milwaukee!  Copper Box won "Best Americana Band" and "People's Choice" awards from the Wisconsin Area Music Industry.   Thank you to any...
Posted by on Mon, 11 May 2009 13:51:00 GMT

New live video

Hello- Thanks for reading this new blog .  Please check out this new video featuring our big brothers, BRAVE COMBO, featuring Danny Jerabek and Jason VanRyzin from Copper Box recorded at Fitzgerald's ...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:59:00 GMT

WAMI nominations

Danny Jerabek has been nominated for "Specialty Instrumentalist of the Year" for WAMI (WI Area Music Industry).  Congrats!!  Copper Box has also received a nomination for "Best Americana Artist of the...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:48:00 GMT

Copper Box stuff

The band has been busy this Winter for once, and we're almost finished with our newest recording effort, "In the Summertime".   Copper Box will make another appearance at the famous, SHANK HALL in Mil...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:11:00 GMT

Copper Box plays Jacque's Waltz January 30, 2009

Hey everybody-When you get some time, check out this new video under our video page on myspace.
Posted by on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:32:00 GMT

Happy New Year & our Shank Hall show!

Happy New Year!! Let's start the new year off with a BANG!!   Wanna hear some new Copper Box songs?  We'll be giving them a try at our show tomorrow night in Milwaukee, WI at Shank Hall...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:19:00 GMT

Michelle Jerabek featured in The Scene & awarded by the Wisconsin Polka Hall of Fame

Interview with Michelle Jerabek  by Jim Lundstrom (The SCENE)  The night after her second child was born in May 2003, Michelle Jerabek was back on stage, performing with Copper Box, the popu...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:54:00 GMT

Need a Little Squeezin’

Copper Box just released a new CD entitled, Need a Little Squeezin'.  Check it out and order a copy from our main website, www.copperboxsite.com.     Have a nice day! Danny &...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Copper Box--NEW SONGS POSTED!

Hello y'all- We posted 2 new songs that will be on our NEW CD (2008) for YOU to listen.  Check it out.  And thanks for listening. -Michelle (CBx)  
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:44:00 GMT

New Stuff

We just layed down some tracks last week for our new Cd.   Some songs are actually finished!  It will be released this Fall if everything goes right, and will be perfect for your Oktobe...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:49:00 GMT