Zany ska superhero band The Aquabats have a brand new television series called The Aquabats Super Show! on The Hub. The show has a mix of live-action and animation that follows a popular alternative rock band as they embark on a never-ending quest to right wrongs, destroy boredom and seek justice for all in an inventive blend of live-action and animated crime-fighting spoofs.
You can stream the first episode HERE
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
Here’s a video of The Aquabats playing their classic song “Pizza Day” at the Triple Rock Social Club last Saturday. Frontman Bat Commander impresses the crowd with his dance moves and even pays tribute to the late Corey Haim.
You can catch the video on YouTube HERE.
MNSKA band The Prizefighters warmed up the crowd last Saturday at the Triple Rock Social Club by opening for The Aquabats. MNSKA’s own Patrick Larson shot this video of the band covering another MNSKA band GYLBOTS with the song “Before Tonight.”
You can catch it on YouTube 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!
Attention all Aquabats fans in the Twin Cities metro area! The Saturday, March 13th Triple Rock show is NOT CANCELED!
The Aquabats are touring with Yo Gabba Gabba Live!, a concert series based on the popular children’s TV show. Yo Gabba Gabba Live! now has two showtimes for Saturday, March 13th at the Target Center in Minneapolis due to overwhelming demand; one at 3pm and one at 6pm. The Aquabats also have a show scheduled that evening at 6pm over at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis. Confusion ran rampant amongst the throng of Aquabats fans as to whether the Triple Rock show was in jeopardy of being cancelled or postponed, but do not fear: All 3 Aquabats performances are still on as scheduled!
If you would like to win tickets for the show at the Triple Rock, email mnskanews@gmail.com and put “The Aquabats” in the subject line. I will be selecting a random winner on Thursday, March 11th. Best of luck and I’ll see you at the show!
Big Contest Announcement! California ska superheroes The Aquabats are currently touring with Yo Gabba Gabba Live! and are coming through the Twin Cities on Saturday, March 13th. After their matinee appearance at the Target Center, our group of heroes will be playing a show at the Triple Rock Social Club that evening with MNSKA band The Prizefighters and zany local hip-hop act Koo Koo Kangaroo.
Now’s your chance to win a pair of tickets to this show! All you need to do is email me at mnskanews@gmail.com and include ‘The Aquabats’ in the subject line to be entered in the contest. But you better hurry, because I will select a winner on Thursday, March 11th! What are you waiting around for? Enter already!
The zany superhero ska group The Aquabats are coming to Minneapolis on Saturday, March 13th 2010! The Yo Gabba Gabba! LIVE! tour will be performing at the Target Center and will feature DJ Lance Rock, the Yo Gabba cast, Biz Markie (who will teach the kids how to beat box), and of course The Aquabats.
The Doors open at 2pm with the show at 3pm. For more information regarding this show, check it out HERE. I’m not sure how long the Aquabats will play, or how many 6 year olds and parents you’ll be sitting with, but this might be show worth checking out if you’re a mega-fan.
Ska-powered superheroes The Aquabats have posted some updates on their website about their next album. I’ll let the crew speak for themselves:
With a possible title for the next album already being thrown around, The Aquabats are busy working toward their next masterpiece!! “It will be a beauty!”, says Crash Mclarson, the Aquabats AKA ‘The little ray beam of positive Light’. “Everything the band is doing right now is like little golden cookies and I cant help but feeling so lucky to be part of the greatest band in the world!”, Crash gushes. It looks like things are really going to be great from now on, and it’s a good sign that Crash is working so hard to make sure this will be the best new record the Aquabats work on this Year.
The guys also address a specific incident that happened in Denver, CO during a ska festival:
Speaking of which, we apologize for the slow updates this past month but the Aquabats band management and booking agency have been working hard to make sure all the bands get paid and are compensated for their participation in the big ‘SKA’ fest show in Denver last month. It seems a fiasco arose when the young plucky promoter got in over her head and made too many deals with very little to back herself up. It was an unfortunate situation at a really awesome and fun event. It happens sometimes. It just does. And even though we got thrown under the bus for actually accepting the large offer to headline the show, and then actually expecting to be paid close to what we were promised (oh!…the audacity!…of HOPE!), we want to thank all the fans that stood by us and didn’t doubt our integrity. Not even for a second. When we say, “we will work something out..’. we meant it.. and our friends know it!
You can read the full update on their OFFICIAL WEBSITE. The band last released Charge!!! in 2005.
