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Acker Bros

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They’re at it again!...I will resist the urge to sputter about not having been asked to write a commentary on the last Acker Bros. record If That, Then This…water over the bridge, guys. This latest offering by the brothers, who have been unfairly characterized as second-string ditty-smiths, is a foray into musical territory yet unknown (perhaps unknowable!) to their dry, high-brow, poll-reading critics. This music grooves, bops…as incandescent as a neon sign! And there could be no more fitting a title than Wigged Out! Take, for instance, the track “I Dream of Zeenies”…paging Doctor Freud! More than music, this record is punctuated with sonic exclamation points of a kind you might hear in some soulful sci-fi fantasy. If “Misty” is your bag, put this record back on the shelf. If you can dig today’s souped-up sounds, put your bebop records back in their dust jackets, slap this on the changer, and strap yourself in for lift-off….Houston, there is NO problem here! Herb Fountainbleu – Jazz ExaminerI edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

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Member Since: 7/29/2006
Band Website: http://cdbaby.com/cd/ackerbros3
Band Members: Victor Acker - Guitar and Keys, Dana Acker - Bass, Keys and Percussion,With the following helping heads, hands and feet:John Soukey - Keys/ Lee Goodness - Drums/ Jeff Perry - Trumpet/ Joe Manis - Tenor Sax/ Dan Graham - Drums/ Max Fronek - Alto Sax/ Doug Horning - Vocals/..
Influences: Zawinul, Jim Beard, Tribal Tech, Vonnegut, Marx Bros, Joan Miro, TMBG, George Duke, Steinbeck, Millet, Carl Sagan, MST3K, Bireli Lagrene, Sylvain Luc, Jay Ward, Jobim, Copeland, Beatles, S.J. Perelman, Johnny Puleo and of course, everybody to the right
Sounds Like: SUNSHINE IN YOUR TUMMY!!

.. CDBABY LINK for ACKER BROS: If That, Then This --

.. CDBABY LINK for ACKER BROS: Swingin' Singles --

.. CDBABY LINK for ACKER BROTHERS: Dungaree Jazz --

Record Label: Modern Artists
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

From Syracuse With Love

This fellow Said these nice things: Here's my Post-Standard review of The Acker Brothers' "Wigged Out!" Fulton natives Victor and Dana Acker paint a vibrant contemporary jazz picture with "Wigged Out...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:55:00 GMT

Let’s Get Wiggy!

Grab two handfuls of your own hair and get "Wigged Out!" along with the uptight and outta sight Acker Bros as they let their backbones slip and ride their own personal crazy train to Groovsylvania!! W...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:34:00 GMT

Herb Fountainbleu Interview

A Conversation with Herb Foutainbleu of The Jazz Examiner and Victor Acker about "If That, Then This"..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />   HF: What made you ...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:52:00 GMT

"If That, Then This" Now Available!!!

That's right! The new disc has finally been released and can be found here: http//cdbaby.com/cd/ackerbros2 Please pardon the horrible sound clips. CD Baby is having some difficulty in that department....
Posted by on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:37:00 GMT