Dandy Don Hedeker - guitar & vocals,
Jolly James Wallace - bass & vocals,
Stylin' Steve Glover - drums & vocals
Influences
Johnny Thunders, Li'l Wally, New York Dolls, Ampol Aires, Walt Solek, Sex Pistols, Whoopie John, The Deutschmeisters, Polkacide, Eddie Zima, Pala Brothers, The Naturals, The Ramones
They said it couldn’t be done, but since 1997 The Polkaholics have been mixing doses of punk rock and polka in a high-speed blender, creating a souped-up sound that fuses the beergarden with the mosh pit. As noted in the Chicago Sun-Times, “The Polkaholics wreak havoc to both traditional polka and rock music!” As evidence of their ability to break down musical barriers, The Polkaholics have performed in some of the most prestigious Chicago music venues including the Metro, House of Blues, the Vic, the Chicago Symphony Center, the Chicago Cultural Center, and of course the Baby Doll Polka Club. And they have even been featured internationally on the incredible “American Polka” CD released on the Trikont label out of Munich Germany. With founder Dandy Don Hedeker on guitar and vocals, Jolly James Wallace on bass and vocals, and Stylin' Steve Glover on drums and vocals, The Polkaholics use a power rock trio format to put the umph into the oompah-POW, blasting polka screaming into the 21st century.
Note: this is a band page about "The Polkaholics" (a polka rock band from Chicago) -- not to be confused with "Polkaholics" (a great Toronto band circa 1982-1985).
Ompakara med selveste Benny Borg på laget, har spilt inn ny og heftig versjon av den legendariske Balladen om Morgan Kane.
Det 12 manns store Elverumsorkesteret med Balkansound og patent på Gangsterpolka , har denne gangen kastet seg på Mariachiompa genren, hvor den Mexicanske Mariachitropmeten kommer til sin rett.
Ompakaras fele høres denne gangen ut som en Marimba , banjoen er bytta ut med stringswing flamenco gitar, og det trente øre vil høre et godt gammeldags 70 talls stueorgel vugge med.
Elverum mannskor preger et av Norges mest brukte refreng; Morgan Kane var hans navn. Kontakt.; Ivar Nergaard, 91793129, ivar@ompakara.no Harde fakta:
Morgan Kane trekker på 1/5 dels sekund
Morgan kane trekker over 1000 ganger iløpet av balladen om Morgan Kane.
SHISE! IST 10/10 /09. Herr John. R.P.M.F. Please to be enjoying the videos by popular German Rock'n'Roll bands. I could'nt put all this in one comment , sorry.
Hier kommt noch so ein "schräger Vogel" bei My Space :-) Wer mich ADDET muss Spaß vertragen. "Schräge" Songs warten auf EUCH bei mir im Player:-) Deshalb ein ganz besonderes Dankeschön fürs Freund sein. Thanks for beeing friends here at myspace! Trash forever :-)
Hi guys, it's Torch from ROCK AND A HARD PLACE... I just got off the floor after watching that "news story". Absolutely brilliant! I posted in on my Facebook too.
And we STILL play you guys on the show AND I used cuts on my morning show, for a real job I am the host of a Midwest News/Talk station morning show.
Keep up the great work guys, I am still one of your number one fans, one day I'm going to see you live!
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