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 ...

A gorgeous CD from the great unknown, Hem; debut music from singer/poet Pieta Brown; minimalist rockers The White Stripes; a look back at the Talking Heads; Hungarian folk on accordion from Daniel ...

The American Accordionists Association is huddled in a Holiday Inn in Rosslyn for the next couple of days, hosting workshops and awarding $12,000 in prizes in an international competition. We love the ...

Felix Contreras, the co-host of NPR Music's Alt.Latino, recently guided NPR's Renee Montagne through the history of conjunto, which starts and ends with the accordion. "The accordion player is like a ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- St. George-based accordion iconcoclast Guy Klucevsek might have chosen a retrospective program for his 70 th birthday concert Saturday in the Newhouse Center for Contemporary ...

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The arrival of the European button accordion to Texas and its merging with traditional Mexican songs gave birth to an explosive new sound called conjunto From the early pioneers to the new generation ...

Inspired by SoCal car culture and Lowrider Oldies, the singer and multi-instrumentalist delivers a homage to his roots, rich in analog and harmonic sounds. By Isabela Raygoza Associate Editor, ...