Accordion World News
Stockport Accordion Club - Newsletter
Stockport Accordion ClubTom Alexander, from Glasgow, makes a welcome return as our guest on Wednesday April 16th. Tom, best known as half of The Alexander Brothers, appears for us as an accordion soloist. Read more…
Karen Street - Gig Guide
The Kids (Accordion Bands) Are Alright
The future of the accordion is now; at least, it is for these young accordion bands readers sent us after our post on a kids accordion band photo from the 1930s. Each of these bands is helping promote the accordion to a whole new generation. Read more…
Paste Promotes the Accordion Revolution
Not sure how I missed this, but the April issue of Paste Magazine has a couple features on the accordion. The first, “Squeezebox Redux: The World’s Dorkiest Instrument Earns Hipster Cred”, notes the accordion’s recent rise to prominence in the indie rock world. Read more…
Kimmo Pohjonen is One Crazy Dude
As someone who comes from a long line of farmers, I’m no stranger to tractors and farm equipment. But I never thought of using their sounds in music, which is why I’m not a famous avant-garde musician like Finnish accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen. Read more…
On the Calendar: Kaminska and Crawfish
After spending the weekend adding concerts and festivals to our accordion events calendar, I’ll highlight two events going on this week. Read more…
Quick Links: MySpace Roundup
One of the benefits of having a MySpace page for Let’s Polka is it helps us keep tabs on tons of artists that might otherwise fly under our radar. Read more…
The Classy, Classical Accordion
Sunday’s edition of the Los Angeles Times had an interesting piece on the accordion’s role in classical music and film. Read more…
A Mad and Faithful DeVotchKa
Of all the bands I’ve discovered while writing for Let’s Polka, DeVotchKa is quite possibly my favorite. Read more…
Baile de Zacatecas en Chicago 5-17-08
vamos a tocar el Sabado 17 de Mayo en el Major Hall(Major y Grand Ave) en Chicago de 8PM a 1AM, parece que los boletos cuestan $20 en la puerta View Member ProfileSend Private MessageFind Member's ThreadsFind Member's Postsplomito Platinum Member Registered: 09/01/06 Posts:... Read more…