Music is a family business in Louisiana. The Marsalises of New Orleans, the Balfas of Lafayette, the Nevilles of New Orleans and the Delafoses of Eunice have all handed down musical knowledge and jobs ...

While in high school, Dan Biemer inherited an accordion from a great aunt, and he admitted, “I scorned it for a long time. It wasn’t cool. I liked electronic keyboards.” Now Biemer plays his accordion ...

Accordionist "Weird Al" Yankovic this week put a Houston date on his upcoming tour: He'll play July 14 at the Alice and George Brown Theater. That tour is part of the parodist's surprise resurgence: ...

Jim Gilman is ready to rage. Playing to a crowd chomping on schnitzel and gulping down lagers in the dining room of Old World during the weekend of Karneval (the German equivalent of Mardi Gras) on a ...

Lou Gamber plays his digital accordion at Narcisi Winery in Gibsonia on June 26, 2025. Some may know him as Lou, but to many around Pittsburgh, he’s known as the Accordion Man. Louis Gamber is 85 and ...

Jamey Bearb grew up with strict accordion rules. His dad, Cajun musician Ricky Bearb, demanded the accordion, handmade by pioneer builder Marc Savoy, sit a precise position in its storage box. Even ...

KENNEWICK -- JoAnn Bjerke turned 87 years old Friday, but she doesn't feel much different than she did 50 years ago. Not much, anyway, she said with smirk. She credits a passion for music for keeping ...