MNSKA band GOULASH has just released their first music video!  The video, for the song “Birdies” on their Good Luck Knowing You EP, was filmed at their show in January at The Cabooze in Minneapolis.  The video was put together by Chris Glenn of Blue Lamb Media Group.

You can check out the video on YouTube HERE

MNSKA reggae-rockers GOULASH invited Jam’s Space’s Jim Dupont into their practice space.  Jim shot this video of the band performing their song “Freaks” from their Good Luck Knowing You EP.  GOULASH will be headlining a show at The Cabooze tomorrow night, with T.U.G.G., Mikel Wright & The Wrongs, and Just Add Water.

You can check out the video on YouTube HERE

Jim Dupont, friend of MNSKA and the force behind Jam’s Space, is putting on a big show at The Cabooze in Minneapolis on Thursday, January 13th!  MNSKA band GOULASH will be headlining the 18+ event which will feature special guest performances by WI reggae rock band T.U.G.G., Mikel Wright and The Wrongs, and MN band Just Add Water.

Doors open at 8:30 pm and tickets are only $6 at the door.  There will be tons of giveaways including merchandise from Jam’s Space, GOULASH, Northern Pine Longboards, and Positive Island Vibrations PLUS lift tickets and festival passes from Pow Wow in the Pines Music Festival.

For more information and to RSVP, check out the Facebook event HERE

Lincoln, NE reggae/ska band Cornerstone Dub recently played a show at the Downtime Bar and Grill in Minneapolis, MN with MNSKA band GOULASH.  Here’s a video of the guys playing their song “Through The Darkness.”

Big thanks to Jim Dupont from Jam’s Space for the video!

You can check out the video on YouTube HERE

The latest rising star in the reggae-jam scene is Huntington Beach, CA’s The Dirty Heads who are bringing their sound to Minneapolis tonight at The Cabooze.  This band was deemed one of the best bands in 2010 according to Rolling Stone magazine.  I will be at the show tonight which features Minnesota reggae bands like New Rebelution and GOULASH.  The show starts at 8pm and is 18+.  Buy your ticket at the door and avoid all the Ticketmaster charges!

Check out the video on YouTube HERE

MNSKA reggae-rockers GOULASH played recently at Floyd’s out in Victoria, MN.  This video shows the band playing a smoothed-out cover of Bob Marley’s “Stir It Up.”

You can check out the video on YouTube HERE.

A band that has been generating a lot of buzz in the Midwest lately is La Crosse, WI reggae-ska band T.U.G.G. They have been hard at work for the better part of a year working on their new full-length titled Come Sunrise... due out on Last Call Records.

In support of their new album, T.U.G.G are hitting the road on the No Sleep Till Sunrise Summer Tour, their largest tour to date.  They are also playing with MNSKA band GOULASH at Santorini’s in Eden Prairie, MN on Saturday, June 12th.  Be sure to check out that show because it’s your last chance until August to catch these guys in the Twin Cities Metro area.

You can find out more about T.U.G.G.’s music HERE.  Check out all the tour dates for the No Sleep Till Sunrise Summer Tour after the jump.

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Recent additions to the MNSKA family, reggae-jam band and Healing Records artists GOULASH have been hard at work playing shows all over the Midwest.  Here is a video of them playing their song “Stranger Dem A Ride” at the State Room in La Crosse, WI back in April.  Check out this St. Paul band at one of their upcoming shows, they’re a very nice group of guys.

Of course, you can keep up to date with all of the local ska/reggae shows by checking out our SHOWS page!

You can find this video on YouTube HERE

Reggae group T.U.G.G. from La Crosse, WI recently played a show in Ames, IA at DG’s Taphouse.  This is a video from Insider Iowa of them playing acoustic versions of some of their songs as well as discussing their upcoming release which should show up sometime this year.

Editor’s Note: I had the privilege to sit in and play sax with them for a set over at the Downtime Bar on the University of Minnesota campus last Saturday night and had a great time.  Incredibly nice, down-to-earth guys who happen to hail from my hometown.  It was refreshing to talk shop with them as well as the fellas from Goulash, Zacc from The Limns, and Peewee Dread who played an impromptu set.  Hope to see T.U.G.G. head back to MN soon.