MNSKA is proud to announce the big show happening at The Cabooze in Minneapolis on Sunday, April 3rd.  Legendary band The English Beat are making their return to the Twin Cities for a big 21+ event, brought to you by Sue McLean & Associates!  In honor of the show, we here at MNSKA are giving away a pair of tickets!

All you have to do is email mnskanews@gmail.com with ‘The English Beat’ in the subject line and I will draw a random winner on Friday, April 1st!  Make sure you include your full name in the email.  Stay tuned to MNSKA.com for details about this show!

You can purchase tickets for this show HERE (oh, too cool to enter our contest?)

The weather is warming up here in Minnesota meaning that Summer is right around the corner.  It also means that the Music In The Zoo summer concert series put on by our friends at Sue McLean & Associates and Subway is ready to kick off.  This concert series takes place at the Minnesota Zoo Ampitheater in Apple Valley, MN from June 6th to August 20th and features numerous national bands from various musical styles and genres (including a Hanson reunion!)

There are typically a ska band or two thrown in the mix, but this Summer there seems to be a bunch of different ska and reggae groups playing:

Friday, June 25th — The Wailers, The Aggrolites
Wednesday, June 30th — Buckwheat Zydeco, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Thursday, July 22nd — Squeeze, The English Beat
Saturday, August 7th — Jimmy Cliff

Tickets for these shows and any other Music In The Zoo concerts can be purchased HERE.  Stay tuned to MNSKA for chances to win tickets to these one-of-a-kind shows!