THE POLKAHOLICS!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Polkaholics are a Chicago band that plays a high-speed collision of polka and rock 'n roll.

Left to right: Jolly James Wallace on bass and vocals, Dandy Don Hedeker on guitar and vocals, and Action Jackson Wilson on drums and vocals (photo by Vera Gavrilovic).

"The Polkaholics stun and amaze while wreaking havoc to both traditional polka and rock genres" .... The Chicago Sun-Times


 MP3 Audio Files

Polkaholics Theme - our first song on our debut CD

Who Stole The Kishka - a fun cover from our debut CD

Ten Drinks to the Floor - from our "Polkas on Guitar" CD

Gamera of Gladstone Park - from our "Six Pack" CD


SHOWS | Merchandise | My Space

 Videos at YouTube | Links | Polka Scene Zine| James' blog | Photos at Flickr  


Some press:

BEEPING POLKA
Lisa Balde wrote an entertaining and wunderbar story of our polkaholism, in Beep

PIMPS OF POLKA
Michelle Darwish did a well-researched piece on our polkatrocity, including several great quotes from Chicagoland polka notables, in Medill News Service

POLKA IN THE READER
Peter Margasak wrote all about The Polkaholics in his Post No Bills column in The Reader.

POLKA ON CENTERSTAGE
The Polkaholics take Centerstage in this story of our rise to the top of the beer barrel!

CHRONICLING OUR POLKA
Scott Richert chronicled our crazy polka ways and manic performance at the On The Waterfront fest in Rockford IL in Chronicles Magazine

WASHINGTON POST POLKA
Carlo Rotella wrote this amazing article about the diversity of Chicago polka, including our attempts to pulverize it, in The Washington Post!

POLKA IN JAPAN
Check out this Associated Press article by Paul Singer featuring The Polkaholics and the growing polka rock movement.  It was published all across the USA, Canada, and even made it to Japan!

POLKA COUP D'ETAT
The Polkaholics were actually written about by the legendary music writer Robert Christgau in his column in this trendy New York paper!


For more information about the band, e-mail: polkaholics@gmail.com, call: (773) 544-7828, or write: The Polkaholics, PO Box 803664, Chicago IL 60680



Let's POLKA!


Original Polkaholic drummer Mike Werner designed the image at the top, and polka filmmaker Wes Hranchak got the fly and eye to dance polka-style!  The bottom image was designed by super polka pal Chris Urban.