What’s the difference between an accordion player and a terrorist? Terrorists have sympathizers. Yes, that’s a joke, but you can forgive the polka community for not laughing right now. On June 4, the ...

This Memorial Day weekend, Ennis plays host to the 44th Annual National Polka Festival celebrating the city’s Czech heritage through traditional polka music, elaborate brightly-colored costumes, folk ...

CLARKSON — You can tell you're getting close to the Czech Days festivities in Clarkson when you hear the familiar um-pa of the tuba along with an accordion playing a polka tune. "It's not Czech Days ...

It's Saturday night and all around the SPJST Lodge 88 dance floor, middle-age men and women, some thick at the waist and stiff in the knees, joyously show off their trickiest steps. On stage, The ...

Making music is to Czechs what barbecueing is to Americans, a means of coming together. This week a traditional Czech folk ensemble is performing throughout Pittsburgh and tapping into the region’s ...

Sep 25, 2016 Sep 25, 2016 Updated Sep 23, 2018 Joe Janak, 61, was on his way to Shiner from Victoria two weeks ago with his grandchildren when he heard the traditional Czech song "A Jam Sam" on the ...

Polka music, a core element of West’s long-running Westfest, gets more oomph to its oom-pah this weekend with new additions and flavors to its already extensive polka band lineup. This year’s edition, ...

Amid the hip-hop, towering over the pervasive bro-country and emo pop, musicians Addie Hejl and Jameson Brettmann stand out among peers. Addie is a freshman at Malcolm High School. In addition to ...