MNSKA band The Dropsteppers are looking for a new organ player. According to their statement on their Facebook page:
Doug Otto, our keyboard player, has decided to leave the band. We are in the process of looking for a new permanent keys player. 1st gig will be Feb 11th at the Triple Rock with The Toasters and The Prizefighters. We are now having auditions for a full time organ player. Please feel free hit us up on Facebook for details.
We at MNSKA wish Doug the best. If you are interested in auditioning for playing organ with The Dropsteppers, you can post on their Facebook page HERE
Last night, Fishbone rocked the stage on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE! by performing their hit “Everyday Sunshine.” The band is promoting their new documentary Everyday Sunshine: The Story Of Fishbone.
Everybody loves new music, right? Mike from Cincinnati band The Pinstripes calls in to the show to talk to Courtney about their brand new record The Pinstripes /I. The two discuss the benefits of Kickstarter, why this album may not be their debut record, but sounds like a completely different band, and how to get lost in the rabbit-hole of Jamaican music. Check out the brand new album, which drops on February 3rd on their website. And if you’re in the Twin Cities area, check out The Pinstripes atThe Red Sea in Minneapolis on Saturday, March 3rd with special guests The Prizefighters, Dred I Dread, and Umbrella Bed!
The Flyover Ska Show is now available on Stitcher, the free podcast radio app for all your better smartphones. Stream more than just the latest Midwestern Ska.
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In case you missed it, on Jan 27th, The Pinstripes were invited to the studios at WNKU (89.7 FM), one of Cincinnati’s finest public radio outlets. A real gem of an opportunity. This was recorded direct from a radio receiver, so it has all the warmth and charm of Frequency Modulated audio coming into your antenna.
Their new album “The Pinstripes/I” drops this Friday, February 3rd. Don’t miss The Pinstripes when they play Saturday, March 3rd at The Red Sea!
It’s hard to believe, but ska-punk favorites Less Than Jake are celebrating 20 years of being a band. In honor of this benchmark, the band has posted a video that spans their career and includes great rare footage from their early days. More 20th anniversary details will be announced soon.
Since I’m not that great of a writer and I’m a bit lazy, I’m letting Jordan Porter write this show announcement. Let’s face it, he’s better than I am:
This, my friends, is the stuff of legends. Pure solid gold. Absolute, 5-Airhorns-a-blazin’ lunacy. On February 11, New York City Ska seminal skankers The Toastersreturn for a 31st year of enlisting 15 year old kids into the 2-Tone Army (a-hey! a-hey!). Helping these elder statesmen out in the department of heavy hitting monster reggae will be two scorching local groups ready to turn your hips into jelly.
The Dropsteppers, fresh off their 2011 Megalith Records debut “Get Up in It!”, will supply you with their trademark soulful lamentations, with that added Perez Bros kick to take it up two notches.
The Prizefighters, having just released their vinyl-only special edition of “Follow My Sound” on Jump Up! Records, will make you about half an inch shorter from all the cartilage-grinding your knees will joyfully succumb to.
Saturday, February 11th Triple Rock Social Club
9:00 PM, 18+
$10 adv./$12 door
Check out MNSKA for all the latest details, happenings, goings-ons, reviews, discussions, and best-dressed lists.
Asian Man Records band Classics of Love have released a new single “Castle In The Sky” from their upcoming debut full-length album. The band features members of punk band Hard Girls and Jesse Michaels (Operation Ivy, Common Rider). The video is directed by Bob Vielma. You can expect the new album to drop on February 14th, 2012.
Last night on the Tunnel One show on WNYU (89.1 FM New York), Brooklyn rocksteady band The Forthrights, along with Maddie Ruthless, played a live set of big tunes. The entire episode of this weekly ska radio show is currently streaming on their website. The live set is toward the end of the episode. While listening to the show, I was reminded of the night last May at the Terminal Bar in Minneapolis when these guys rocked out with the MNSKA massive. Good times!
To get your week started off on the right foot, here’s a brand new video from East London reggae/dub/ska group The Skints. The song “Ratatat” is a brand new single scheduled for release on February 27th on Penny Drop Recordings. The band’s album Part and Parcel will be released on April 9th. The sweet looking video was directed by Chris Hugall.
A couple months back, ska-punk group Rocksteady Breakfast pumped up the crowd at the Triple Rock in Minneapolis, opening up for The Beatdown. There is photographic evidence that this took place; we have proof! Pictures from that show have surfaced and confirm that a good time was had by all.
If you wish to relive the magic of that night or just to witness what it’s like to rock out to Rocksteady Breakfast, click HERE
Be sure to catch RSB at the Ska-POW! Battle Of The Bands at the Triple Rock on February 2nd!
