MAKING MUSIC TOGETHER: Summer, it might be said, ever so tritely, means many things to many people. (Okay, a lot tritely, is the case here.) But we can agree on the fact that alfresco sound-makery, ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. The music of Will Holshouser defies easy categorization. Streaming services have variously filed his albums as jazz, folk, even easy listening. There's more than a ...

It’s been a little more than three years since Stan Boreson died at the age of 91. If you’re of a certain age and grew up around here, you know that Everett-born Boreson was the self-proclaimed “King ...

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 ...

Cheering on a pack of poodles, some of them with incredibly posh haircuts, as they sassily strut through Santa Barbara in the middle of July? It's become a lively rite of summer for California-based ...

The familiar wheeze of bellows and buttons filled the air at the Norsk Hostfest as the Accordion Club took the stage this week, bringing a wave of nostalgia and toe-tapping energy to the festival ...

Conjunto will be a big part of the accordion madness when the 14th annual Accordion Kings festival takes over at Miller Outdoor Theatre this weekend. Performances start at 7:30 p.m. Friday and ...

SAN DIEGO — You don't have to wait until Oktoberfest to get your fill of the accordion. In this Zevely Zone, I received a special invitation from a club in La Jolla. It was months ago when the San ...

Holshouser turned to accordion when a college pal gave him one as a gift. Martin Johnson reviews his latest album, then Terry Gross hosts Holshouser in the studio for conversation and some music. This ...