MEISNER BAND RETURNS TO FRANKENMUTH June 3, 2014
When the 19 year run ended, the last time the Steve Meisner Band
performed at the Frankenmuth Summer Music Fest was in 2009. Many Meisner
fans can recall great memories spanning nearly two decades at the
festival. Now, for the first time in five years, Steve is headed back to
Frankenmuth for the 2014 Music Fest, performing on August 15th and 16th.
Even better, if you’re from Southeastern, Wisconsin, Steve is hosting a
bus trip to the event so you can be there too! Meisner Fans from other
parts of the country will no doubt also be headed to Frankenmuth for
this long-running event. It will be great to see friends and fans both
old and new. Fans interested in traveling with Steve can get complete
details and even
book the trip on-line from Steve’s website. The bus will depart from
Hales Corners, Wisconsin for Friday and Saturday at the Music Fest
together with two nights at the Bavarian Inn. On Sunday we’ll visit the
Croatian Cultural Club in Joliet, Illinois for one more evening of
Meisner music before returning home. Get all of the details right now by
clicking the links below.
RETURN TO THE MOLLIE B POLKA PARTY May 28, 2014
It’s already been three years since Steve Meisner, Rick Hartmann, Denny
Anderson and Don Hunjadi appeared on the very first taping of the Mollie B
Polka Party show. Those episodes still air but on August 7th,
Steve along with the same guys will tape their second Mollie B show. this
time at the Medina Entertainment Center in Minnesota. If you’d like to be
on television with Steve and Mollie B,
tickets are available right now. Even if we don’t see you in Medina,
you’ll soon see us on the Mollie B Polka Party with a great selection of
new songs.
STEVE WINS 5TH WAMI
AWARD May 1, 2014
On April 27th Steve lead an all-star, seven-piece, super band - one of
four bands at the Polka Parade radio show annual dance in Milwaukee. The
extra-large band was sponsored in part by Meisner fan Ken Rosin. At the
same time the Wisconsin
Area Music Industry (WAMI) was holding their 34th annual awards show
in Appleton. Just as Steve and the super band were performing he was also
being announced as the WAMI Polka Artist of the Year at the award
ceremony. Regrettably, Steve was not able to accept the award in person.
The last WAMI win for Steve was in 2010 with previous WAMI's in 2001, 1996
and 1989. The WAMI awards have a rich tradition in Wisconsin helping to
highlight the great variety of talent that the state has to offer -
including polka music. Even though Steve was not able to accept the award
in person he greatly appreciates being selected from the roster of seven
finalists.
MEISNER TIMEWINS IN TWO SEPARATE AWARDS April
15, 2014 It has been an exciting time both
for Steve Meisner and for his 2013 CD release, Meisner Time. Two
separate, nation-wide, organizations have voted Meisner Time the
best Slovenian Style polka release in 2013. The first organization to
release their award winners was the
Polka America Corporation (PAC), where Meisner Time finished
on top as the Best Slovenian CD in the 2014 PAC Awards. The PAC awards
start with nominations and voting by industry experts followed by final
ballots from voting members and the general public. Only days later it was
the
24/7 PolkaHeaven’s Best of 2013 that likewise announced that
Meisner Time had been voted number one across all of the Slovenian
Style releases in 2013. Sweet Jennie Lee took top votes for the
best Cleveland-Style, Contemporary, Polka Variety Song of 2013. The 24/7
IJs nominated the finalists before more than 32,000 votes were cast by
listeners world-wide during their week-long voting for the 24/7
PolkaHeaven awards. With a national audience voting, Meisner Time
was placed on top by both, separate and independent, organizations. Steve
wants to thank everyone who took time to vote in all of the recent awards,
and added "It is a privilege to be included and counted among so many
wonderful recordings and talented people.”. If you don’t have your copy of
the award winning Meisner Time, you’ll certainly want to have it
in your music collection. It’s available in both CD and MP3 download from
the merchandise page as well as many local and
Internet sources. Better yet, pick up a copy at one of Steve's
next performances! See for yourself why polka
fans everywhere say Meisner Time is number one.
SPRING INTO SOME GREAT EVENTS April 1, 2014
The thermometer may say otherwise but it really is spring! No matter the
temperature, there is a string of hot music events waiting just around the
corner and the Steve Meisner Band will be there! It all starts with the
Old Time Music Fest at the Silver Dome Ballroom in Neilsville with
four great bands including Steve on April 26th. On April 27th
Steve will lead a 7-piece, All-star Super
Band for the
WJYI, Polka Paradeannual fund raiser dance taking place at Serb Hall in Milwaukee. Music
starts at 12:30 with the International Main Street Polka Band followed by
Cleveland’s Eric Noltkamper as he reunites with the Sidemen band. Hank
Thunander will perform with a full Cleveland-style band before Steve
closes out the day with the All-Star Super
Band. Seeing a full 7-piece band with two accordions, sax,
banjo/guitar, string bass, drums and piano, is very rare these days and
you won't want to miss it. Then on May 18th Steve will once
again return to the Olympia Village in Oconomowoc for day three of the
Wisconsin Polka Fest. These are some truly great polka events that
will launch us into the summer season – including Steve’s first trip in
two years to Ohio and Pittsburgh this July. So, Spring into
the schedule page to check the schedule, call
your friends, and make plans to see steve and the guys performing weekly
near you.
THE FUN CONTINUES AT POTAWATOMI CASINO
April
1, 2014
Imagine a place to dance and listen to the Steve Meisner Band without
paying a cover charge. Imagine a place with valet parking. How about
complimentary coffee and soft drinks in designated locations, plus happy
hour drink specials in the bar? Then add in a total of
six restaurant options from quick and casual to fine dining. Now throw
in an afternoon of great music from Steve Meisner. Could such a place
actually exist? You bet it does. The third Thursday of every month is the
time and the
Fire Pit Side Bar inside the Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee is the
place. What really could be better? No charge to get in, drink specials,
and plenty of ways to make a day of it. Who knows, you could even win big
on the casino floor or in the bingo hall. If it’s been a while, or if
you’ve never stopped by, you’ve got to get to the Potawatomi Casino’s Fire
Pit Side Bar on April 17 to see Steve from 2-6. Other dates include May
15, June 19 and July 17. No matter the date, it’s always the third
Thursday of the month for Steve Meisner at the
Potawatomi Casino.
