Step right up… if you dare
Hank’s Polka Boys
Whiskey waltzes and a touch of madness.
Act I · The First Single
The Chimp Grinders Wind Piano
Echoing through the tattered tent of the damned. Accordion screams. Drumbeats of doom. A melody that dances with madness.
Enter the carnival. Not everyone comes back the same…
Act II · Coming to a Town Near You
The Tent Goes Up
We travel with an accordion, a boiler that runs a little hot, and very little sense of direction.
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The Last Waltz · Before the Lights Went Strange
Sept 18, 2026 — Honoring Henry Blumer, A Night of Polka. Cactus Co. Booze & Bites, Monroe, WI. Our final traditional night.
"Sound check." · Sept 18, 2026
"The boys in the band." · Sept 24, 2026
Intermission · The Story
Who Are These People
Two brothers and the next generation: Jason Rowe, his brother Adam, and Adam's son Mitch. A multi-generational trio blending old-world charm with a dark carnival twist, and, as the band tells it, it all began with Hank, the accordion-playing grandfather. Somewhere along the way the polka wandered too far from the dance hall and came back with dust on its boots, brass in its fittings, and something in its accordion.
Every so often they slip behind the velvet curtain and into the studio. Recorded at Warm Glow Studios. Madison, Wisconsin. Hollow Parlour Records.
Jason Rowe, accordion · Adam, drums
Keeping Polka Wild Since Day One
Jason Rowe
Accordion
I've been playing polka since I was 10 years old. I'm 50 now... At some point, somebody has to write the next polka. So that's what we're trying to do.
The Barker’s List
Leave Your Name at the Gate
Join our strange little parade: new music, new dates, and the occasional dispatch from the road. We’ll only write when it’s worth it.
Adam
Drums
Hits things with sticks.
Mitch
Baritone Sax
Yeah....
The Ticket Booth · Contact
Send Word to the Tent
Bookings, press, strange requests, or just a kind word. Slip a note under the canvas and one of us will write back.
Or write directly: jason@hankspolkaboys.com