Mardi Gras with Deux Sons @ Three Clubs February 12, 2013

Deux Sons or "Two Sounds" is a six piece, all-instrumental band based in Los Angeles who play a primal brew of smart pre-rock-n-roll.
Their sound blends the interweaving polyphonies of balkan folk music, the sweet rolling soul of a dixieland band in full swing, and a certain punk snap that is all their own. This band of twenty-somethings has coined the genre "Gypsy Jazz" for their original music, as this motley instrumental crew is able to fully captivate its audiences with an emotional live energy.
Deux Sons is Max Whipple on accordion, Spencer Ludwig (Capital Cities) on trumpet, Kane Ritchotte (Portugal the Man) on drums, Cary Singer on electric guitar, Ari Balouzian (Cliff Dweller) on viola, and Eugene Fabiero on tuba. Their debut EP, recorded and produced by Deux Sons and Dash Lefrancis in Silverlake, California, is scheduled to be released in April 2013. It will feature five original compositions by Max Whipple and a cover of Tom Waits' "Dead & Lovely."