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Polkacide

About Me

For the last 23 years, San Francisco's Polkacide have polkaked in venues ranging from punk dives to American's largest Polka Festival-Polka Fireworks at Seven Springs Pennsylvania. Polkacide has 2 self produced CD's "Polkacide" and "Hardcore 2-4" as well as numerous apperances on various compilation albums. Polkacide has appeared on national television and has received attention in the national and internatioal press.Current and former members of Polkacide have played with: Flipper, Tragic Mullatto, Three Day Stubble, Frightwig, Rova Saxaphone Quartet, MDC,The Geeks, Pig Latin, Texas Manglers, Fisherman's Famous San Francisco Xylophonic Burlesque Orchestra, Duct, Bad Posture, The Sluglords, Goofball, Extra Action Marching Band, The San Francisco Boys Chourus, Snakeoil Boys, Those Darn Accordions, Rube Wadell, etc.

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Member Since: 7/6/2006
Band Website: http://www.polkacide.com
Band Members: Ward Abronski:saxophones,whistles,toys, ukulele, vocals - Neil Basa:clarinet, ocarina,vocals - John Weiss:drums - J.X. Lovejones:tenor sax, clarinet, toys, vocals - Alistair Shanks:bass, vocals, moves - Max Baloian:guitar- Lawrence Jarach:trombone,resident EMT, vocals - John Hensley Nieuwguyski:trumpets, trombone,baritone horn, vocals-
Influences: Leah Gorrell, Happy Louie, L'il Wally, Walt Solek, Marion Lush, Scrubby,Ampol Airs, Podoszek i Balowa Ork., Guckenhimer Sour Kraut Band, Push, Honky, Spike Jones, Mickey Katz, Dave Tarras, Abe Schwartz, the Jimenez family,Rhassan Roland Kirk, Sun Ra, Louis Armstrong, Lester Bowie, Zappa, Beefheart, Flipper
Sounds Like: Polka for the Apocalypse
Record Label: none independent

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