Chico >> A large group of accordion players meet each week in Chico to harmonize their squeezeboxes for a sound that assimilates that of a carnival or Oktoberfest celebration. “It really is the ...

First came National Polka Month in January, then the zydeco and Cajun strains of Mardi Gras in February, then local shows by The Klezmatics, Those Darn Accordions and C.J. Chenier last month. And ...

It wasn’t your typical orchestra performance at the Kennedy Center Tuesday evening. A stageful of uniformed musicians sat with accordions of all shapes, colors, and sizes resting on their laps. That ...

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Across the street from a wine lounge and a gourmet sausage spot on Glendale Boulevard in Atwater Village, a small red-and-white neon sign reads: "DAVE'S ACCORDION SCHOOL." Inside, black and tan cases ...

Don't laugh: The squeeze box is back. The accordion was once manufactured en masse in more than a half-dozen factories in Oakland and San Francisco, but after World War II, all the factories closed ...

Retired Fairfield farmers Bob and Betty Nelson drive to Great Falls each month to listen and dance to the Accordion Jammers group. They're not alone. More than 100 senior citizens were enjoying the ...