MNSKA and The Flyover Ska Show are proud to bring you the first BIG show of the New Year: Green Room Rockers (Indiana) and The Pinstripes (Cincinnati) on Saturday, January 22nd at The Red Sea in Minneapolis. You can win a pair of tickets to the All Ages show by emailing mnskanews@gmail.com with “GRR and Pinstripes” in the subject line. I will randomly select a winner on Thursday, January 20th.
Doors open for the show at 5pm and will feature special guest performances by MNSKA bands The Dropsteppers and Secondhand Ska Kings. Just by coming to the show, you will be eligible for door prizes including music and merchandise from Green Room Rockers, The Pinstripes and MNSKA.
Tune in to the Flyover Ska Show every Monday on FancyPantsGangsters.com for additional information on this upcoming show!
MNSKA and the Flyover Ska Show are bringing two of the best up-and-coming reggae bands to Minneapolis on Saturday, January 22nd!
The Green Room Rockers just released a brand-new album on Jump Up Records and are gonna bring their driving soulful live show back to town. They’ll be bringing The Pinstripes with them, Cincinnati’s finest ska and reggae group; don’t miss their first show in MN!
We like to hold our own in Minnesota, so also on the bill are local dynamos The Dropsteppers and Secondhand Ska Kings! Four killer ska and reggae bands in one show, can ya dig it?
The show is ALL AGES, drinks with ID. Happy Hour until 9:00!
Doors at 5:00, $7.
@ The Red Sea – 316 Cedar Ave S.
Stay tuned to this site for chances to win free tickets!
Cincinnati ska band The Pinstripes played a set at The Knickerbocker in Lafayette, IN on December 3rd, 2010. A fan took some iPhone video and posted this video of clips from their performance. Mark from soul-reggae band Green Room Rockers joins the band at the end of the video.
Rumor has it that both The Pinstripes and Green Room Rockers will be playing in Minneapolis on January 22nd. Stay tuned to the site for more details.
Indiana soul-reggae band Green Room Rockers recently released the CD version of their new self-titled full-length album. Exclusively on that version of the album is the soul classic “Bring It On Home,” featuring guest vocals from Todd Hembrook from Deal’s Gone Bad and JC Brooks from the Uptown Sound. The band is releasing the vinyl version of the album this month through Jump Up Records.
Indiana’s own Green Room Rockers played some shows this past weekend to promote their new self-titled record, but took some time to put together their own version of the immensely popular and undeniably catchy Cee-Lo Green song “Fuck You.” The video is from their show at Set ‘Em Up in Griffith, IN.
NYC ska legends The Slackers are touring across the country right now to support their latest full-length album The Great Rocksteady Swindle. The tour stopped at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago last Saturday and this is video of them playing “How It Feels” from the new record. Joining them on this leg of the tour are friends of MNSKA the Green Room Rockers.
Indiana’s hottest soul-reggae band Green Room Rockers are pleased to announce the release of their self-titled LP, the second full-length from the band. The album, which was produced by Dave Hillyard (The Slackers, Dave Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7), features 14 tracks with guest appearances by Deal’s Gone Bad vocalist Todd Hembrook, Lafayette singer Maegan Hale and Chicago soul singer J.C. Brooks, who performs the band’s Sam Cooke cover “Bring It on Home.” The album is out this weekend on Jump Up Records.
There’s a terrific article detailing the album in the Lafayette Journal & Courier Online. You can read all about it HERE.
As a treat, the band has posted yet another track from the album Green Room Rockers on their MySpace. Check out the song “Better Way” HERE
Yet another reason to head down to Chicago for Riot Fest October 6th – 10th. Gainesville, FL ska-punk veterans Less Than Jake have announced that they will perform their 1996 revered album Losing Streak in its entirety at Riot Fest. The album was the band’s third and their first on Capitol Records. On a personal note, this album is second only to Hello Rockview in my opinion of their discography.
As if you needed more ska-related reasons to go to Riot Fest, Club Moonstomp will be happening on Sunday, October 10th featuring Roy Ellis (Symarip), Mr. T-Bone, Eastern Standard Time, and Green Room Rockers, as we reported earlier.
Our reggae-soul brethren from Indiana, Green Room Rockers, have posted a couple of brand new tunes on their MYSPACEpage. The songs will be on their upcoming full-length release via Jump Up Records. The new album is their second full-length and was produced by Dave Hillyard of The Slackers. The album drops on October 1st!
You can stream the songs “You and I” and “Conqueror” HERE
Dear friend of MNSKA, Chuck Wren of Jump Up Records, has combined all of the ska/reggae of Riot Fest into one night! Behold Club Moonstomp featuring the one and only Roy Ellis of Symarip and Italian import Mr. T-Bone! Rounding out the bill is DC ska collective Eastern Standard Time and Indiana’s own Green Room Rockers. Triton Soundsystem from Mexico City will be spinning the reggae as well as Chuck himself. It’s all happening on Sunday, October 10th at the Subterranean in Chicago. The party starts at 8pm and is an 18+ event. I know of several of the MNSKA faithful who are gassing up the van and road-tripping to Riot Fest so head to the FORUMand see if you can hitch a ride!
