Party: St. Patrick's Day w/ Bolzen Beer Band | 3.17 | Duffy's Tavern

Party: St. Patrick's Day w/ Bolzen Beer Band | 3.17 | Duffy's Tavern

Four hours of non-stop mayhem with the Bolzen Beer Band. Come celebrate your favorite American drinking holiday with some great jams and some great friends.

Bio:

This isn't your grandma's polka... this is a party punk polka band that is like nothing else you've ever seen, bringing polka into the next generation...

Beginning as a skilled metal drummer, Dave Socha grew an affinity toward German culture and its music and birthed the idea that is Bolzen Beer Band. In April 2010, he ran into brass musician Brian Brazier, and after Dave learned accordion in just 5 months (during a trip to Germany, of course), they busked the Husker tailgates, where they became known among the Nebraska faithful. Since then, they have been to Wilber Czech Festival, the largest in the nation (where they rode on the back of tandem bicycles in the parade), Austin TX for SXSW (where they had 50+ people doing the hokey pokey on the street and were pictured in the New York Times), Madison WI (where they witnessed an adorable 80 year old lady chug a boot and dance for 4 hours), and Panama City Beach FL, (where everybody loved Freebird and Red Solo Cup... Polka Style).

In November 2012, they recorded their debut album "Sex Drugs Polka", a one-of-a-kind, 28-minute roller coaster that breaks the boundaries of polka and explores different styles from around the world, while keeping the trademark Bolzen feel: fast, loud, and drunk!

Invited: Brian Brazier, Lauren Isapanda, Meg Meyer, Alex Jochim, Jeff Richardson, Jeremy Buckley, Amy Hiltrud Frerichs, Drew Lueders, Katie McKinney, David Tysdal, Andrew Hanna, Alexa Krueger, Kristin Carder, Audrey Farnham, Ryan N. Olsen, Adam Anderson, J.a. Moran, Ian Craig, Stefanie Husak, Dustin Duff Hunke, Erin Brown, Jordan Ellis, Jake Steele, Tania Marr, Brian Der Bär Rentfro, Robert Anaya, Andrew Malashock, Jenae Lyn, Missi Nelson, Patti Ridgley Bomgaars, Whitney Payton, Benton Alexander, Neil Wolfe, Julie Seacrest, Bridget Koehler, Emma Kucera, Erika Elaine, Andrea Koepke, Lara Cox, Spencer Munson, Elizabeth Anne Vierk, Evan Christensen, Jon Dell, Alexander Munson, Maxwell Morrissey, Chriss Furrer, Gunter Voelker, Kevin Zakrzewski, Anthony Alan Persinger, Jake Brandt, Eric Aspengren, Stephanee Schwieger, Jason Davis, Curtis Tiedt, Jessica Kelz, Sarah Lu, Joshua Lee Cox, Taylor Alexandra, Anna Marie Mattingly, Rebecca Hoesing, Rhino Albeez, Celena Renae Malmkar, Alisha Lavicky, Joseph Tyler Zahourek, Jacob Zlomke, Bethany Ann, Megan Mumford, Desiree Brogan, Nichole Boecker, George Clinton, Rachel Starzec, Cori McKimmey, Nolan Weber, Paige Nelsen, Liz Magi Lune Voltmer, Lincoln Eric, Gina Kovanda, Hanna Bendler, Antonia Yost, Whitney Villines, Nolan Tredway, Amanda Milada Woodward, Kara Andersen, Sasha Denton, Sam Mayberger, P Michael Ands, Roy Rivera, Johnny R. McMillan, Kayla Wray, Michael Nielsen, Nikki Disturber FenFop, Garett Keller, Fabi Antelo, Heather Shyann Murphy, Sidney Marie Sivill, Jolene Dreier, Andrea Scheiblhofer, Casondra Marie Bulling, Leah Powell-Moore, Taylor Behm show more »