Before 1982, the words “zydeco” and “festival” were never used in the same sentence. The Creole accordion dance music had already migrated from the rural house dances of southwest Louisiana to clubs ...

SAN ANTONIO — Born and raised in southwest San Antonio, off Nogalitos and Brighton, Eva Ybarra grew up with music in her blood. At 4, while other kids her age were pining for action figures or play ...

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 ...

San Antonio: Eva Ybarra, the Accordion Queen, poses for a portrait. After years without broad recognition, she is finally getting her due. Credit: Texas Observer / Ivan Armando Flores Eva Ybarra plays ...

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IOTA, La. (Daily Advertiser)— Well-worn by thousands of feet, the original Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras Festival wooden dance floor features the engraved names of 56 donors who helped to launch the ...

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 30, 2005, late Mexican musician Celso Pina performs during a concert in Mexico City, on April 29, 2005. - Pina, 66, died at a hospital in Monterrey, Mexico, ...

When you think of accordion, you think of European polka or folk music. Hanzhi Wang wants you to think of Bach and Piazzolla. On Sunday, Oct. 13, the China-born Wang brings her accordion to Leo Rich ...

When it comes to Texas music, the guitar gets all the attention, thanks to a long line of six-string immortals such as T-Bone Walker, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Gary Clark Jr. But frankly, the instrument ...

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 ...

Flaco Jiménez, the legendary accordion player who was perhaps the foremost ambassador for regional Tejano music in the 20th century, died at 86 on July 31st. According to a statement, Jiménez died ...