Chicago dub-specialists The Drastics have launched a new website!  Lots of new happenings from the band, including this video, which is a snippet of a brand new Drastics track  recorded this fall given the ol’ live dub treatment. “Dumb Hole (A Sonic Black Hole)” features Chris (bass), Anthony (drums, keys) & Luke (guitar) on a hard mixdown mixed with sweet 80s reggae fashion.  The site also has a brand-new mixtape for free download and a listing of  their upcoming live shows and DJ nights.

You can check out the video on YouTube HERE

You can check out The Drastics new website HERE

MNSKA band The Dropsteppers have had a busy year.  They signed with Megalith Records, put out their debut album Get Up In It!, and are have quite a few shows lined up before the year is out.  As a treat to fans, the band has posted a video of them playing a new song called “Looters On Broadway.”

Check out the band at the 331 Club in Nordeast Minneapolis this Wednesday!  They are playing with Brilliant Beast (featuring Jordan and Eric from The Prizefighters)

Check out the video on YouTube HERE

Popular Christian ska band Five Iron Frenzy made a large announcement last week…they are coming back!  The Denver-based band had broken up back in 2003 but have let fans know that the past year they have been working on new material for a new album.  Like many bands these days, the band started a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to record and produce a new album.  The campaign had a seemingly ambitious goal of raising $30,000, a goal that was met/exceeded within 55 minutes of its announcement!!  Currently, there are 54 days left for the campaign and it has raised over $114,000!  Looks like there are lots of FIF fans out there!

You can go to their site to hear their new song “It Was A Dark And Stormy Night” HERE

MNSKA band The Prizefighters just released a special edition LP of their debut album Follow My Sound on Jump Up Records!  The vinyl is available at the Jump Up Records site, including DARK BLUE colored vinyl!

Label owner Chuck Wren shares the good news:

The long wait is over! Minneapolis ska, rock steady, early reggae band (with SOUL!) finally gets their vinyl debut from JUMP UP!  This SPECIAL EDITION has some different tracks than the CD, including alternative mixes and versions, instrumentals, and a dub from Anthony of THE DRASTICS.

Side A:  Brujeria, Follow My Sound, Karma, Before Tonight, Hypocrite, There’ll Be A Day
Side B: Moonlight, Take More Time, Ghost In The Night, Truth And Lies, Fibbers Dub

LIMITED EDITION of 500 copies, pressed on thick BLACK WAX and the just arrived DARK BLUE WAX (witch black specs). CD is still available too!

You can order the vinyl LP or CD at the label’s website HERE

Great news coming out of Santa Cruz, CA today!  The new album from Dan P. and the Bricks Watch Where You Walk  is streaming over at Punknews.org.  For those who don’t know, the band features Dan Potthast from MU330 and members of the band Slow Gherkin.

You can stream the album HERE

MNSKA band The Dropsteppers are now streaming their debut CD Get Up In It! on their Facebook page.  The album is being put out Megalith Records and can be ordered on their site.  The band will be headlining a huge release show this Friday at The Nomad World Pub in Minneapolis along with MNSKA bands The Prizefighters and Umbrella Bed.  The show is 21+ with doors at 9 pm and only a $5 cover.  Of course, you are going to want to bring extra cash to pick up the new releases from The Dropsteppers and The Prizefighters!

You can stream Get Up In It! HERE

MNSKA band The Prizfighters have unveiled the covert art for their upcoming vinyl release Follow My Sound Special Edition LP, available on Friday, October 21st on Jump Up Records.  You can get your own copy at the MNSKA Double Release Party at Nomad World Pub in Minneapolis on October 21st, also featuring The Dropsteppers and Umbrella Bed.

Tracklisting:

Side A
Brujeria
Follow My Sound
Karma
Before Tonight
Hypocrite
There’ll Be A Day

Side B
Moonlight
Take More Time
Ghost In The Night
Truth And Lies
Fibbers Dub

If you follow this site, you know by now that we are sponsoring a big ol’ release party featuring 2 brand new releases from MNSKA bands The Dropsteppers and The Prizefighters on Friday, October 21st at The Nomad World Pub.  To get you geared up for their special edition vinyl LP, The Prizefighters are streaming 3 brand new songs on their website, each of which can be found on the upcoming release.

Here’s what the band had to say:

We are proud to announce our release of the Follow My Sound special edition vinyl LP on Jump Up Records!  Almost a year ago, we put 5 years of writing, rehearsing, performing and overall hard work into our debut album Follow My Sound.  To commemorate that effort and to show our lovely fans a hint of things to come, we have recorded new bonus tracks and reworked old favorites with our new band members to put forth a special vinyl edition of our debut album.

As a treat for you all, you can check out our music player and stream 3 new songs from the special edition LP!  “Moonlight” is a previously unreleased rocksteady tune we wrote a long time ago that we dusted off and improved with our new members.  “Take More Time” is an instrumental horn version of our song “Take Some Time” written by our horn players Courtney Klos and Ryan Peterson.  “Fibber’s Dub” is dub version of our song “Truth And Lies” created by our friend Anthony Abbinanti (The Drastics, Deal’s Gone Bad).

You can check out the hot new tracks as well as videos of their recent performances HERE

Peep this hilarious Beatles spoof poster promoting the new album Get Up In It! from MNSKA band The Dropsteppers.  The album officially is available on October 21st, 2011 on Megalith Records.

Be sure to catch the band at the MNSKA Double Release Party with The Prizefighters and Umbrella Bed on Friday, October 21st at the Nomad World Pub!

MNSKA rude boys Rocksteady Breakfast released their latest self-titled full-length album earlier this month and have it currently available to stream on their Bandcamp site.  The band plans to have it available for download in the near future.

Be sure to catch these guys at the Triple Rock Social Club on Sunday, October 9th when they open for Leftover Crack!

You can stream their album Rocksteady Breakfast HERE