STEVE NOMINATED FOR
WISCONSIN AREA MUSIC INDUSTRY AWARD - WAMI March 11,
2013 The Wisconsin Area Music Industry
(WAMI) awards have been presented to the best Wisconsin musicians in a
variety of categories for over 30 years. The WAMI is a volunteer
organization whose purpose is to educate and recognize the achievements
and accomplishments of individuals in the Wisconsin music industry. The
group also utilizes its funds to provide a Youth Music
Showcase
and provide scholarships to students and emerging artists. Steve has been
nominated in several categories over many previous years and has won in
the polka category several times. The WAMI committee recently released the
nominees for 2013 and once again Steve Meisner has been nominated in the
polka category. The awards show will be held at Turner Hall in Milwaukee
on April 14th. Information about the WAMI as well as tickets for the
awards show are available directly from
their website. Steve is
both pleased and proud to once again be nominated for a WAMI at their 33rd
awards show.
MEISNER TIME CD RELEASED
AT RELEASE PARTY February 10, 2013
The wait is over! At long last the new and long-awaited
Meisner Time CD has arrived to the Meisner Mansion nearly two years to the day
after it was started. The original recording session took place on January
24 and 25, 2011 and the shipment of CDs arrived on January 25, 2013.
To
help celebrate, Steve and the band hosted a CD release party on
Saturday, February 9th at Rick’s Eastside Pub in Whitewater,
Wisconsin. Fans were able to hear the
actual recording band perform all of the songs on the CD, plus many other
favorites as well as pick up a copy of the brand new Meisner Time
CD together with their free Meisner Time T-Shirt, given away only at the
CD release party. It was a packed house taking advantage of hearing a rare
five and sometimes six-piece band live on stage. If you missed it, Meisner Time
CDs along with some pre-view samples are now available on-line from the Merchandise
page. Hear portions of six songs from the new CD then order yours
right now! Click on the image to the right to see the new
Meisner Time CD cover, or
click
here to see the back side of the CD package, including song titles and
CD information. COVERBACK
GREAT PHOTOS FROM THE
HEATWAVE POLKAFEST January 23, 2013 Steve, Don Hunjadi and Tom Brusky
were recently captured on stage by photographer, Dick Blau, as they
performed for the Heatwave Polka Fest at the Amerahn Ballroom in Kewauskum.
When the band arrived early Saturday evening, it was something of a
Heatwave for January in Wisconsin with temperatures nearing 50 degrees. By
the time the performance had ended only a few hours later, it was anything
but tropical as a blizzard of sorts had moved in dropping temperatures
into the single digits and blasting wind gusts over 40 miles per hour! At
least the music inside was still hot, hot, hot with Steve and the band.
See some great photos right here
and don't forget about all of the other recent photo adds available from
the PHOTOS page.
STEVE INDUCTED
INTO CLEVELAND STYLE POLKA HALL OF FAME November 26,
2012
It was a big weekend for Steve as he became
both the youngest inductee and the first father-son inductee into the
Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame. Steve and the band performed at the
Thanksgiving polka festival during all three days of the event as well as
appearing in the 25th anniversary awards show on Saturday. Photos and
video from the weekend's events have already started to appear on Facebook
and You Tube. Check out some of the photos and video from the 2012
Cleveland, Thanksgiving weekend events.
STEVE FEATURED IN
WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL ARTICLE
October 21, 2012
Steve was recently featured in an article
appearing in one of the largest newspapers in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin
State Journal, published in Madison, ran a feature on Steve as part of
their Sunday, October 21, 2012 edition. On Wisconsin is a feature
of the newspaper that looks at interesting topics related to life in
Wisconsin. The feature included both information and photos of Steve,
covering his now 35 plus year career. See the feature along with previous
news coverage of Steve on the NEWS PAGE.
STEVE TO BE
INDUCTED INTO CLEVELAND POLKA HALL OF FAME
October 15, 2012
Steve Meisner will join his father on
Saturday, November 24, 2012 when he is inducted into the National
Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame at the annual awards ceremony. Being
inducted along with Steve are Father Frank Perkovich of Chisholm,
Minnesota and Eddie Vallus of Youngstown, Ohio. All other awards are not
announced until the awards ceremony while lifetime achievements are named
by the Hall of Fame trustees and pre-announced.
The 25th
annual National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame Awards Show takes place
at 2:00 p.m., Saturday afternoon, November 24, 2012, at Euclid Auditorium,
711 East 222nd Street, in Euclid, Ohio. This year's program
features an all-star salute for the Hall of Fame’s silver anniversary,
featuring Steve Meisner, Canada’s Polka King Walter
Ostanek, and Nashville’s button-box sweetheart Lynn Marie Hrovat Rink.
The Steve Meisner Band will also be performing throughout the weekend at
the event as well as taking a
bus trip of fans along with them. Steve is extremely honored to
receive the news and be inducted as a lifetime achievement award winner.
Watch for more information in the November newsletter (sign up on the
right if you don't currently receive the newsletter) and here at
SteveMeisner.com.
TIME TO CLEAN HOUSE
October 4, 2012
The first Steve Meisner web site was created
over 15 years ago. Wow, that's a long time! Since then a whole lot of
stuff has been put up around here. We've had all sorts of information,
photos, videos, band schedules, trip information, accomplishments,
performances, more photos, music, and even some information about my
familly, friends, and hobbys. With all of that content, we've really
created quite an inventory of items - including some that are now pretty
out-dated. As you can see, we already have a new look that will hopefully
help everyone find what they need, but it's really only temporary. I won't
bore you with everything taking place behind the scenes, but we have
started to clean house here at Steve Meisner.com and will continue to make
changes and clean up over the next few months. Then, sometime in 2013
we'll roll out a completely redesigned website that both current and new
Steve Meisner fans will not only enjoy but be able use as a great resource
for everything Meisner. Until then, please bear with us as we continue our
house cleaning.
NEW MEISNER TIME T-SHIRTS
AVAILABLE August 10, 2012
In preparation for the highly anticipated
Meisner Time recording, brand new Meisner Time T-shirts now available. The new
T-shirts were introduced at the 2012 Wisconsin State Fair with many Meisner
fans already getting theirs! Meisner fans can order their Meisner Time
T-shirt right now from the Merchandise section. While you are there, be
sure to check out all of the Meisner recordings available on CD and DVD.
Fans can use any major credit card to safely order on-line - right from
this website! We'll ship anywhere in the world, and typically have your
order on the way to you within a few days! Take some time right now to
check out all of the merchandise and make certain that you aren't missing
anything from your CD collection - including some of the early Meisner
music - all available now on compact disc.
