Alvaro Del Norte, an accordionist and singer for San Antonio’s Piñata Protest, was raised on Mexican music. And, because he was constantly surrounded by it, he hated it. But as he grew up and moved ...

Polka? Sure! Zydeco? Of course! But rock and roll accordion songs? Yes, enough rockers have found a use for the ol’ squeeze box to justify this list. While the accordion rarely is a lead instrument on ...

Accordionist "Weird Al" Yankovic this week put a Houston date on his upcoming tour: He'll play July 14 at the Alice and George Brown Theater. That tour is part of the parodist's surprise resurgence: ...

This Friday night, Professor Louie & The Crowmatix will play Chan's in Woonsocket, and music lovers will hear rock 'n' roll performed on an instrument that all but disappeared from the stage 50 years ...

Go check out squeezebox sounds from across the world at SA’s International Accordion Festival this weekend. Like the instrument itself, the International Accordion Festival is one of the most unique ...

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Mardell Tinkey of Coralville broke my heart last week when she said the Beatles killed accordion music. “Well, I guess you could say rock and roll and the Beatles,” she added with a grin, noting my ...

I think that was the first time I played music for people to dance to.” His most unusual gig was the center of a boxing ring, where he played between bouts. The birth of rock ‘n’ roll tempted him to ...