Smythe’s Accordion Center held a ‘Grand Opening Party’ in their newly renovated premises on Friday April 1st, with refreshments and live music from Big Lou the Accordion Princess (an original founding member of Those Darn Accordions), Cumbia Tokeson, Dorian Wood, Christian Kuffner (from the Zydepunks in New Orleans), Renée de la Prade (Culann’s Hounds, founder of the ‘Accordion Babes Pin-Up Calendar’), Dan Cantrell (Fishtank Ensemble), and Luz Gaxiola (Circus Finelli).

Smythe’s Accordion Center is situated at 2511 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612.

For further information email: smytheaccordion@gmail.com