One of the coolest places in all of Minneapolis is the dive bar/music venue known as the Triple Rock Social Club, so it was Courtney’s distinct pleasure to head down there for this week’s episode. Michigan ska veterans Mustard Plug chat backstage at their 1,480th show and talk about the sexual healing powers of Fishbone, why Big D and The Kids Table are the “Beatles of ska,” and the benefits of being a weekend warrior band. It appears that the secret to their staying power is to have an all-time designated driver and release music one song at a time. To find out more about the Mustard Plug guide to touring, check out this week’s Flyover Ska Show!
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Recently formed LA ska band HaSkaLA played a series of Vans Warped Tour dates on the “Ska Parade Stage” in Southern California this month as part of the 20th Anniversary of Ska Parade. Each band performs 1-2 songs of historical importance to the development of ska and HaSkaLA decided to go with the classic Fishbone tune “Party At Ground Zero.” To help them out, the band invited Fishbone’s Angelo Moore, along with members of Monkey, Mustard Plug, Knock-Out, Tazy Phyllipz of Ska Parade Radio and more! Big ups to Don Adams for directing this video.
You can check out the Vans Warped Tour 2010 when it rolls through Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN on Sunday, August 1st.
Louisiana reggae-rock band Outlaw Nation is returning to the Twin Cities for the Out On Bail 2010 Tour! A couple months ago, this band came to town on tour with Fishbone and The English Beat at The Cabooze in Minneapolis, MN. This time, they are headlining an 18+ show at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis TOMORROW NIGHT! Doors open at 8 pm for this Tuesday night show.
You can get your Outlaw Nation tickets ahead of time HERE
You can get their latest album New Day out on Stoopid RecordsHERE. It features appearances by Miles Doughty (Slightly Stoopid), Angelo Moore (Fishbone) and Dave Wakeling (The English Beat), so go get it!
Our friends over at Citypages have posted a slideshow of photos taken by Steve Cohen at last Thursday’s show featuring The English Beat, Fishbone, and Outlaw Nation at The Cabooze in Minneapolis, MN. A packed house cheered on the bands with sweaty fervor, a real highlight coming at the English Beat’s “Mirror In The Bathroom” encore with Angelo Moore from Fishbone on sax.
You can check out the photos from the concert HERE.
Veteran 2 Tone ska revival act The English Beat have been chugging along on their U.S. Spring Skaward Tour with Fishbone and Outlaw Nation. Last Thursday, the band played at The Cabooze in Minneapolis, MN and MNSKA contributor Patrick Larson was there to shoot this video of their cover of “I’ll Take You There.”
Seems like there’s a lot Fishbone news lately! According to our friends over at Punknews.org, the band is currently the subject of a lawsuit for allegedly injuring a fan when lead vocalist Angelo Moore jumped into the crowd on February 23rd during a concert in Philadelphia. Forty-two-year-old Kimberly Myers, of Voorhees, NJ, claims a fractured skull, a broken collar bone and perforated eardrum when Moore jumped into the crowd The lawsuit is seeking damages in excess of $75,000. You can read the entire news report HERE.
If you want to brave the stage-diving antics of Fishbone, you can go see them tonight at The Cabooze in Minneapolis, MN with The English Beat and Outlaw Nation for the Spring Skaward Tour. I love a sense of danger, so you know that I’ll be there.
In honor of the big show tomorrow night (Thursday, March 4th) at The Cabooze in Minneapolis, MN, here is a Fishbone music video from 1989 for my favorite song of theirs “Ma and Pa.” Fishbone are currently on the Spring Skaward Tour with The English Beat and Outlaw Nation. The show is 18+ with doors opening at 7 pm. Tickets are just $22.
According to my sources over at Spinner.com, legendary ska, punk, funk, metal, hip-hop band Fishbone has a documentary coming out entitled Everyday Sunshine. The documentary will be narrated by Morpheus himself, Laurence Fishburne, and will feature many celebrity interviews with Chuck D, George Clinton, Tim Robbins, Gwen Stefani, Ice-T, Flea and many other famous fans of the storied band. Everyday Sunshine will most likely debut at the SXSW festival in Austin, TX in March, then have a wider release later this year. You will also get to see some footage from some vintage Fishbone shows from the mid-to-late 80′s submitted by fans.
Fishbone will be playing in Minneapolis on Thursday, March 4th at The Cabooze with The English Beat as part of the Spring Skaward Tour.
The high energy, ska-powered force of sound that is Fishbone are bringing their legendary live show to the Twin Cities. They will be playing Friday, November 21st at Station 4 in St. Paul. Tickets are $15 in advance, $17 the day of the show. Special guests include Natives of the New Dawn and Heavy Mojo.
One of the coolest places in all of Minneapolis is the dive bar/music venue known as the Triple Rock Social Club, so it was Courtney’s distinct pleasure to head down there for this week’s episode. Michigan ska veterans Mustard Plug chat backstage at their 1,480th show and talk about the sexual healing powers of Fishbone, why Big D and The Kids Table are the “Beatles of ska,” and the benefits of being a weekend warrior band. It appears that the secret to their staying power is to have an all-time designated driver and release music one song at a time. To find out more about the Mustard Plug guide to touring, check out this week’s Flyover Ska Show!
