Sunday, October 30, 2011. Can you keep up with the Accordion Babes? Tuesday, December 7, 2010. I finally made a pro video with my friends Mark Nichols. It took two very packed days. We had to find two locations - the cafe scene, and the dog park.

Tuesday, August 21, 2007. All quiet on the blog front in the last week, I know. Since she was speaking to my mother, your grandpa and your daddy refers to my great-grandpa and grandpa respectively.

The Compton Heights Concert Band of St. Louis presents exciting, old-fashioned Sousa-style band concerts with world-class guest artists. The main season is a summer outdoor concert series starting with Memorial Day and continuing with Sunday Serenades. It was also the 40th Anniversary of the Compton Heights Concert Band! The Band is pictured at right in Tower Grove Park. Stoneback Sisters and Stoneback Brass.

Stalwart purveyors of the jugabilly mystique! A tongue-in-cheek seasonal convergence of San Francisco Bay Area luminaries. Jug Band Cartoon T-Shirts! Twas the Night.

For well over a hundred years now, accordions have been an essential player in genres ranging from avant-garde jazz to zydeco, in countries from Albania to Zimbabwe. This past weekend, I stumbled across a great video that captures this idea.

Ello little polka pals and welcome! Founded in 1985, Polkacide. Was originally organized to play a one-night stand for the Deaf Club. In San Francisco, California. When it was suggested that some did not want a punk band, an inspired band leader and founder Ward Abronski. Bass, vocals, soul patch.