Expand your musical taste at the Accordion Festival! Coming up October 9-11 in San Antonio, Texas, this is the place to learn what a Parisian musette is, and to experience every corner of the accordion world, from Balkan to Basque, Czech polka to Creole zydeco, Americana to Acadiana. Check out www.accordionapocalypse.com for more upcoming accordion events. On the same note (and closer to home) how about the 8th Annual Southern California Ukulele Festival? Saturday, Oct 3 at the Cerritos Park East Community Center, 13234 E. 166th Street (between Carmenita and Shoemaker). And to get you in the mood for some good music, check out Amanda Palmer singing Radiohead’s “Creep.”