LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE!  The 1st Annual Ska-POW! Battle of the Bands is going down TOMORROW NIGHT at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis, MN, hosted by emcee Ben Crew from local hardcore band In Defence.  The throwdown is going down at 8 pm and the cover at the door is $5.  The show is 18+ and Tallgrass Brewing will be there with beer specials (with ID).  The winner of the Battle will win the coveted title belt (see pic) and bragging rights for the year.

WHO ARE THE CONTENDERS?

Rocksteady Breakfast
Liquor Beats Winter
Blue Waffle
Stop Drop

The bands will be playing a 3-song set (Original, Instrumental, Cover) and a 4-song set of Band Favorites.  In the halftime between the sets, there will be a crowd-participatory Skank Dance Off judged by Koo Koo Kanga Roo and DJ’ed by Aaron Porter.

Show off your dance skills, win prizes, drink on the cheap, and enjoy some high-caliber local ska!

I’m pleased and excited to announce the next big SKA event: the 1st Annual Ska-POW! Battle of the Bands on February 2nd (Groundhog Day!) 2012 at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis, brought to you by Tallgrass Brewing and supported in part by mnska.com!  There are 4 bands competing for the coveted Ska-POW! title belt: Rocksteady Breakfast, Liquor Beats Winter, Blue Waffle, and Stop Drop.  Our special guest emcee for the night will be Ben Crew from local Hardcore band In Defence and he’ll be overseeing this night of ska-infused mayhem.

For the 1st half of competition, each band will perform an original song, an instrumental, and a cover song.  The 2nd half, the bands will play a 4-song set of “band favorites.”  They will need to convince the panel of judges that they have what it takes to be #1.

During halftime, concert-goers can enter the Skank Dance Off and show off their sweet dance moves to the Jamaican ska tunes spun by DJ Aaron Porter (The Prizefighters).  The Skank Dance Off will be judged by locals Koo Koo Kanga Roo.  If dancing is not your thing, you can spin the wheel (for a small donation) to win some pretty cool prizes!  There will be specials on Tallgrass beer all night long!

Big thanks to Jeff Bockenhauer and the boys in Rocksteady Breakfast for putting on this event!

You can RSVP this event on Facebook HERE

1st Annual Ska-POW! Battle of the Bands
featuring
Rocksteady Breakfast
Liquor Beats Winter
Blue Waffle
Stop Drop

Triple Rock Social Club
629 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN
February 2, 2012
Doors 8pm | 18+ | $5

Orange County ska superheroes The Aquabats have a brand new 3 song EP dropping on November 9, 2010.  The EP is entitled Radio Down and the band has posted the title track on their MySpace page.  The band will be touring the country to promote the EP with Reel Big Fish, Suburban Legends and the quirky MN duo Koo Koo Kanga Roo!  Unfortunately, the tour will NOT be heading through Minnesota.

You can listen to “Radio Down” HERE

Hey kids!  This is Courtney reporting from the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis, MN and The Aquabats show has just wrapped up for the night.  Hundreds of loyal cadets filled the venue for an outstanding and wildly energetic show.  I met a lot of new friends, enjoyed a few beers, and snapped some photos of some of the costumed superfans.  MNSKA band The Prizefighters got the night started by playing their signature soul-infused rocksteady and the child-like hip-hop stylings from locals Koo Koo Kanga Roo had the entire crowd smiling.  Earlier in the day, The Aquabats performed 2 sets at the Target Center across town, then motored down to the Triple Rock to play their third set of the day!  It was a sensory-melting multimedia experience that allowed everyone to have a great time…except for the poor kid who left in the ambulence (YIKES!).

Anyway, let’s hope for more great MNSKA shows like this one in the near future.  Check out our SHOWS page and get off your seat and strap on the dancing shoes…it’s time to PARTY!