Today, Joe Jr. and his son Mike are both part of the house band at Hofbrauhaus in Pittsburgh’s South Side, playing old and new polka music for crowds of all ages with several groups housed at ...

But in the Midwest, music and dancing are shared among ethnic groups, and most bands are ethnically mixed. In the 20th century, radio broadcasts and recordings delivered the polka to more new ...

Polka is a dance and music genre, which originated in Bohemia, an area found in today's Czech Republic.And while you've probably heard your fair share of polka, there's probably a lot you don't ...

and his subsequent five-year jail sentence. Made in collaboration with Lewan himself (who continued his polka-music career after leaving prison) and based on a 2009 documentary about him titled The ...