EVERETT — Strap on this 25-pound musical breastplate, give it a squeeze, and you’re guaranteed to be the life of the party. Why sing the blues when you can play the accordion? With undertones of ...

When polka music made its mainstream debut in the Midwest in the mid-20th century, it was a hit among young crowds. Today, those crowds and accordion players at polka events (like those hosted ...

Alex Meixner is a Grammy-nominated musician and advocate...for polka music. Though he plays multiple instruments, including trumpet and drums, he's best known as an accomplished accordion player. He ...

Kevin Solecki, a Grammy-nominated accordionist who owns Carnegie Accordion, sells his own brand of the instrument and plays some of the most renowned brands. Solecki also offers private lessons.

Accordionist Matthias Matzke has a deep passion for his instrument, and his inspiration goes beyond its sound. "You can really push yourself to the limit, and there's a correlation between muscle ...

A musical family history inspired Helmi Harrington to create Superior's accordion museum. Helmi Harrington's mother survived World War II by entertaining troops with accordion music and taught ...

Oct. 21—SUPERIOR — Cultures of the world meet a diverse musical repertoire at the corner of Belknap Street and Hammond Avenue. A World of Accordions, 1401 Belknap St., was created by the lifelong ...

As a child, Noé Álvarez “wandered the orchards under the spell of corridistas — musicians whose spitfire fingers flew over their three-row accordion keys,” he writes in his memoir, “Accordion Eulogies ...