Fröhliche Musiker Blasorchester is the name of mid-Michigan’s own German Polka Band. The band’s name translates to “happy musicians in a wind band” and features 14 members, including co ...

River City Baskapelle, a West Bend-based band, is slated to play German music from 11 a.m. to noon. Copper Box, an Oshkosh-based, multi-genre quartet that plays polka, rock and blues will play ...

Enjoy a variety of German beers, food and music during the 11-day Glendale Heights ... Polka band Eddie Korosa Jr. and The Boys from Illinois will once again open the festival at 5 p.m ...

The Full House Polka Players perform in October 2019 at Pullman Square. Two members of the band have died and one has moved away, but band leader Dale Jones has put together a new group of ...

Robert Todd responded to an ad on Craigslist. A polka band looking to play weekend music at a German restaurant needed a tuba player. Todd got the job, and for about three years, almost every ...

The Detroit Techno Experience, an event that celebrates Kraftwerk’s contributions to Black dance music, happens Saturday at The Echo Room.The event will feature clips from “God Said Give ‘Em ...

Polka is a style of dance music originally credited to Bohemia during the 19th century. But its popularity spread across Europe and then America with a variety of styles.

This trumpet-tooter is Romy Gosz (pronounced gauze), self-styled "Polka King." He is pictured serenading three newly married couples at a Bluestone Park, Wis. dance last week as 1,357 ...

His band also regularly performed at several local German beer halls, beer gardens and bars. At his career's peak, Meisner had as many as 250 engagements booked in a year, Hunjadi said.

River City Baskapelle, a West Bend-based band, is slated to play German music from 11 a.m. to noon. Copper Box, an Oshkosh-based, multi-genre quartet that plays polka, rock and blues will play ...

Music lovers, get ready! More than 50 performances by German polka and party bands will take place across multiple stages. Headliners include Grammy-nominated Alex Meixner Band, Das Ist Lustig ...

The Brazil Concert Band will present its annual German Music Festival on Sunday in Forest Park, rain or shine. At 7:15 p.m., the BCB’s German Polka Band will entertain the audience with ...