Before there were robots, self-driving cars and AI, there were automated mechanical music machines: self-playing pianos, ...

Chris Bogdon was in first grade in his native Carnegie when he started taking accordion lessons. Steve Novosel, while growing up in Murrysville, took up the instrument at 9 years old. Both were raised ...

But when I visited a restaurant in Monroe, I tasted a dish that was simply delicious. As accordion music played, I savored a Swiss delight at Turner Hall’s Ratskeller Restaurant. It was one of ...

A Point Loma resident is leading an accordion club and her countywide group is seeking new members. Donna Kaspar is ...

He played it for an hour and then put it back. Accordion music was no longer popular, he said. But his thoughts toward the “squeeze box” changed about eight years ago. Visiting his mother ...

Back in spring 2012, the “King of Accordion” Ramón Ayala played the Pima County Fair and returned months later for a September show at the AVA at Casino del Sol. Both shows sold out.