Rude Radio, the Twin Cities place for ska, reggae, dub and dancehall, now has a page on Facebook!  The Reverend Evan and Citizen D have started a fan page there to give listeners a better opportunity to connect with the show.  This dynamic duo hand-selects every week a playlist of some of the best Jamaican-inspired tunes from past and present and ranging from local to international.

Rude Radio also loves having local and national ska bands visit them in the studio.  If you are in a ska or reggae band and have an upcoming show and want to be a special guest on Rude Radio, contact Evan on Facebook.  Did you know that they have a state-of-the-art recording studio, just waiting to have bands play live on the radio?  What a better way to promote college radio and your band by playing in-studio at Rude Radio?

Rude Radio is brought to you every Sunday from Noon – 2pm (Central) on Radio K (KUOM Minneapolis-St. Paul) on 104.5 FM (Metro), 100.7 (St. Paul), and streaming online at RadioK.org.

You can become a fan of Rude Radio on Facebook HERE

The Reef (formerly known as the New Rebelution) will be in Radio K’s Rude Radio in studio to talk about their upcoming dual Cd Release show with Wookiefoot!  They will be in October 24th!  Stay tuned in to Rude Radio to hear them!  104.5 FM! and 770AM (Minneapolis – St Paul)!  Rude Radio – Sundays from Noon to 2pm.

Minnesota’s rudest DJ’s Reverend Evan and Citizen D bring you a Labor Day Weekend edition of Rude Radio this week.  The dynamic duo welcome the students back to the University of Minnesota with ska, dub, reggae, and rocksteady music from yesterday and today.  This week’s Roots Rock Roadtrip brings us across the pond to London, UK where on September 27th Madness will be playing at Regent Street.  There was even a local song set featuring bands with numbers (Siren Six, 2 Tone Runts, 3 Minute Hero) as well as announcing the upcoming local shows on the Skancert Skalendar brought to you by MNSka.com.

Rude Radio is broadcast every Sunday on Radio K (KUOM 770AM Mpls-St. Paul).  You can stream this week’s episode HERE.  This week’s playlist can be found after the jump.

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Another skanktastic episode of Rude Radio, the ska and reggae show on Radio K (KUOM 770AM Mpls – St. Paul)!  The dynamic DJ duo of Reverend Evan and Citizen D rooted around the Radio K studios and pulled out ska hits both old and new, including song from MNSka band 2 Tone Runts and up-and-coming Indiana reggae-soul artists Green Room Rockers.  The “Roots Rock Roadtrip o’ The Week” brings us to Hollywood’s Bluebeat Lounge to see the Chris Murray Combo on Wednesday .  As always, the guys also announce the upcoming shows in the Skancert Skalendar brought to you each and every week by MNSka.com.

You can stream this week’s episode HERE.

Check out this week’s playlist after the jump.

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This week’s episode of Rude Radio has DJ Reverend Evan flying solo as he spins ska, reggae, dub, and dancehall both old and new.  The “Roots Rock Roadtrip” for this week takes us to Manchester England to the Deaf Institute Cafe Bar and Music Hall where Pama International are performing.  Evan also has time for the “Skancert Skalendar” brought to you by MNSka.com to announce the upcoming ska and reggae shows in the Twin Cities area.

Rude Radio is broadcast every Sunday on Radio K (KUOM 770AM Mpls-St. Paul).  You can stream this week’s episode HERE.  This week’s playlist can be found after the jump.

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Reverend Evan and his always trusty sidekick Citizen D spin ska and reggae tracks old and new for this episode of Rude Radio on Radio K (KUOM Minneapolis-St. Paul).  The guys give away tickets for the upcoming Reel Big Fish/ English Beat show on Tuesday at the Minnesota Zoo.  Citizen D presents the weekly “Roots Rock Roadtrip” to Manresa Festival in Spain in August featuring The Toasters.  They even find time to throw in some ska jazz.

You can stream this week’s episode HERE.

Check out this week’s playlist after the jump.

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This Sunday, February 8th, MNSka band The Prizefighters will play an exclusive live in-studio performance on the Rude Radio show.  The band will also join hosts the Reverend Evan and Citizen D for an on-the-air interview.  You can hear Rude Radio every Sunday from 12 pm – 2 pm on Radio K in Minneapolis-St. Paul on 770 AM, 106.5 FM in Minneapolis, and 100.7 FM in St. Paul.  You can also stream the show live on the web at RadioK.org.

UPDATE: You can stream the entire episode below.

Rude Radio: 02/08/09

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Earlier we reported that Umbrella Bed played live on Rude Radio this past Sunday.  Well, the gang videotaped the experience and posted it on their myspace.  Through the power of the internet, you can view that experience below.

Umbrella Bed (Live on Rude Radio)

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE UMBRELLA BED SHOW TODAY @ TRIPLE ROCK.  Show starts at 4 pm, so don’t be late.  Be a trooper and pick up their new album, Go, while you are there.

The month of ska came to a close on Rude Radio as MNSka band Umbrella Bed joined Reverend Evan and Citizen D at Radio K last Sunday, November 2nd.  Part of the promotion of the upcoming MNSka show on November 8th at the Triple Rock, Umbrella Bed played a live in-studio performance.  Make sure to get out to the show to pick up their brand new album, Go, released by Mad Butcher Records.

Check out the full 2-hour episode of Rude Radio below (Umbrella Bed’s set starts at the 1:00 mark)

Rude Radio 11/02/08

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The month of ska continues on Rude Radio as MNSka band 2 Tone Runts joined Reverend Evan and Citizen D at Radio K last Sunday, October 26th.  Part of the promotion of the upcoming MNSka show on November 8th at the Triple Rock, 2 Tone Runts played a live in-studio performance.

Check out the full 2-hour episode of Rude Radio below (2 Tone Runt’s set starts at the 1:15 mark)

Rude Radio 10/26/08

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Next week on Rude Radio, MNSka band Umbrella Bed will be live in-studio!  Check it out on Sunday, November 2nd at 12 pm (770 AM Minneapolis-St. Paul or on the web at www.radiok.org)