Polkacide
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Polkacide | |
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| Origin | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Genres | Polka |
| Years active | 1985–2017 |
| Website | Polkacide.com |
Polkacide was a band based in the San Francisco Bay Area that played "punk polka."[1]
Band history
[edit]Polkacide was founded in 1985 by Ward Abronski, originally organized to play a one-time show for the 50th anniversary of the Deaf Club in San Francisco.[citation needed] None of the 12 original members were polka musicians at the time,[citation needed] but they had varied backgrounds in classical, rock, punk and jazz music. Clarinetist Neil Kaitner came up with the name for the band and also designed the band logo, which features a skull and crossed sausages.[citation needed] One week before the performance was to take place, it was cancelled due to noise abatement orders from local authorities.[citation needed] Rather than not be able to play, the band decided to play at least one performance in a punk show at the Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco.[citation needed]
The band subsequently appeared on the Doctor Demento television show and made several recordings.[2] After 32 years together, they played a farewell concert on 8 October 2017, entitled "The Last Polka."[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Library, Cornell University (May 20, 2024). "Agent: Polkacide / Location: 201 9th St. - Cornell University Library Digital Collections Search Results". digital.library.cornell.edu. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ Bundy, Trey (February 23, 2010). "Polkacide rocks on at Bottom of the Hill". SFGate. Hearst Communications.
- ^ Staff, Examiner (7 October 2017). "Polkacide Farewell Concert". SF Examiner. San Francisco Media Company LLC. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Event Calendar - Sunday October 8 2017". bottomofthehill.com. Bottom of the Hill. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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