Last Thursday night, the Triple Rock was turned into a playground for Minneapolis ska as the 1st Annual Ska-POW! Battle Of The Bands took place. Winners of the title belt, Rocksteady Breakfast, were in fine form. Here’s a video of them playing an original instrumental along with a cover of David Lee Roth‘s version of “Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody”
You can catch Rocksteady Breakfast at Station 4 on Friday, February 10th with 5 other bands
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.
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!
A couple months back, ska-punk group Rocksteady Breakfast pumped up the crowd at the Triple Rock in Minneapolis, opening up for The Beatdown. There is photographic evidence that this took place; we have proof! Pictures from that show have surfaced and confirm that a good time was had by all.
If you wish to relive the magic of that night or just to witness what it’s like to rock out to Rocksteady Breakfast, click HERE
Be sure to catch RSB at the Ska-POW! Battle Of The Bands at the Triple Rock on February 2nd!
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!
The month of October is a gigantic one for MNSKA. Just look at the show calendar below…it’s crazy! Let me highlight some of the shows that you, the MNSKA faithful, should be at. This Sunday, the infamous crusty ska-punk heroes Leftover Crack will be playing at the Triple Rock Social Club with MNSKA band Rocksteady Breakfast. A couple days later at the First Ave Mainroom is legendary Ziggy Marley. Arizona surf/ska/punk band Authority Zero is bringing it to the 7th Street Entry on Sunday October 16th. Looking ahead to that weekend, check out Thursday October 20th where the mighty Aggrolites are bringing their dirty reggae to the 7th Street Entry! The next night is an all-out MNSKA Double Release Party at the Nomad World Pub. On Friday, October 21st you can dance to the boss tunes from MNSKA’s The Dropsteppers, who are releasing Get Up In It! on Megalith Records, and The Prizefighters, who are releasing their special-edition vinyl of Follow My Sound on Jump Up Records. The show opens up with the epic return of long-running two-tone massive known as Umbrella Bed! But the month is not over yet, because the superhuman ska force known as 3 Minute Hero is playing a release show at the Fine Line Music Cafe on Friday, October 28th. The band is only releasing a limited number of their new music collection, so you should make it your bee’s wax to be at that one!
Whew! Tons of ska shows to attend. Which shows will we see you at? Be sure to continue to check our SHOWS page for updates.
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 BreakfastHERE
MNSKA band Rocksteady Breakfast are getting ready to release their brand new self-titled full length, a follow up to their Served All Day album. This 10-song new album has been a labor of love as the band has been working on it for the past year and a half. It originally started off as a 4 song demo recorded with Dani Bastard in his DIY studio and after months had passed, the band was invited to record with Crusty Josh over at the IPR studios. After 3 audio engineers, multiple recordings, re-re-remixing, and remastering, the album will finally be available! The band is making only 100 copies for the first run, all hand made with care in true DIY fashion.
Check out Rocksteady Breakfast at their CD release show on Saturday, September 3rd at The Rat Hole in Minneapolis. Stay tuned for upcoming RSB shows right here on MNSKA.
MNSKA rude boys Rocksteady Breakfast have put together a new video for their song “Hooligans” to promote their upcoming album release on September 3rd. The video is their best to date and features footage from multiple gigs and basement shows around the Twin Cities. The audio is taken from a live show they did at The Red Sea in Minneapolis. Can’t wait to check out the new album!
The band is releasing their new CD at The Rat Hole in Minneapolis on September 3rd!
Fall 2011 is looking to be a solid season for MNSKA! There are going to be a whole truckload of new releases from bands in the MNSKA community. Let me give you a run down of what you can look forward to:
Rocksteady Breakfast will be releasing their new CD on Saturday, September 3rd at The Rat Hole in South Minneapolis. The band has spent the past year and a half working on this album. It is a must-have for fans of raw energetic underground punk-ska! Details for the release show can be found HERE
The Prizefighters have been busy this past year putting together a special-edition vinyl LP of their recent release Follow My Sound via Jump Up Records. Along with songs from the album, side B of the vinyl will include new unreleased songs, instrumental versions, and even a dub from Anthony Abbinanti (The Drastics). The band will be releasing the album at special double release show with MNSKA band The Dropsteppers on Friday, October 21st at The Nomad World Pub in Minneapolis. The Dropsteppers spent the early part of 2011 in the studio to create their debut full-length CD Get Up In It via Megalith Records.
Veteran third-wave ska band 3 Minute Hero recently announced their triumphant return to the Twin Cities music scene. To commemorate being back in the saddle, they are hard at work on a new release that should be out this Fall. Stay tuned to MNSKA.comfor more details!
Long-time Twin Cities reggae band Dred I Dread will be releasing their much anticipated follow-up to 2009′s Tribulation sometime in early 2012. The band previewed some of their new songs at the recent Jamaican Independence Day party at The Red Sea.
It’s that time of year again! MNSKA’s raucous rude boys Rocksteady Breakfast are throwing their annual Pachanga show on Saturday, May 7th at The Red Sea in Minneapolis. This year’s lineup includes Chicago bands Thirty Case Chase and The Pervert Preachers along with St. Paul band Code Green. This ALL AGES show starts at 5pm and it’s just $5 at the door. Drinks with ID, including the legendary Red Sea Happy Hour!
Rumor has it there’s an after party show featuring The Scum Boys. Only way to get in on that action is to get down to the Rocksteady Breakfast Pachanga!
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