The Deep Squeeze is especially deep this year. Bellows will expand. Buttons will be pushed and keys tickled. Accordions — those instruments of the people — will sing together like a choir in this ...

EVERETT — Strap on this 25-pound musical breastplate, give it a squeeze, and you’re guaranteed to be the life of the party. Why sing the blues when you can play the accordion? With undertones of ...

When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fetes Krist Novoselic later this year, it'll be well-timed recognition. Not for his band—Nirvana certainly doesn't need the publicity—but for his instrument. He may ...

Accordionist Tom Torriglia of San Francisco has declared June to be "International Accordion Awareness Month." He joins New Hampshire accordionist Gary Sredzienski in trying to explain why they love ...

Whether you know Syoma Klochko from her work as the unpredictable percussionist for free-jazz collective Bongus or as the stalwart guitarist for ska/reggae army Florida Man, you’re going to be ...

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This month marks the anniversary of the loss of a great, and underrated, musician. Danny Federici (Jan. 23, 1950 to April 17, 2008) was the longtime keyboard sidekick of Bruce Springsteen. Known as ...