Louisiana reggae-rock band Outlaw Nation is returning to the Twin Cities for the Out On Bail 2010 Tour!  A couple months ago, this band came to town on tour with Fishbone and The English Beat at The Cabooze in Minneapolis, MN.  This time, they are headlining an 18+ show at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis TOMORROW NIGHT! Doors open at 8 pm for this Tuesday night show.

You can get your Outlaw Nation tickets ahead of time HERE

You can get their latest album New Day out on Stoopid Records HERE.  It features appearances by Miles Doughty (Slightly Stoopid), Angelo Moore (Fishbone) and Dave Wakeling (The English Beat), so go get it!

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!

Our friends over at Citypages have posted a slideshow of photos taken by Steve Cohen at last Thursday’s show featuring The English Beat, Fishbone, and Outlaw Nation at The Cabooze in Minneapolis, MN.  A packed house cheered on the bands with sweaty fervor, a real highlight coming at the English Beat’s “Mirror In The Bathroom” encore with Angelo Moore from Fishbone on sax.

You can check out the photos from the concert HERE.

Veteran 2 Tone ska revival act The English Beat have been chugging along on their U.S. Spring Skaward Tour with Fishbone and Outlaw Nation.  Last Thursday, the band played at The Cabooze in Minneapolis, MN and MNSKA contributor Patrick Larson was there to shoot this video of their cover of “I’ll Take You There.”

Seems like there’s a lot Fishbone news lately!  According to our friends over at Punknews.org, the band is currently the subject of a lawsuit for allegedly injuring a fan when lead vocalist Angelo Moore jumped into the crowd on February 23rd during a concert in Philadelphia. Forty-two-year-old Kimberly Myers, of Voorhees, NJ, claims a fractured skull, a broken collar bone and perforated eardrum when Moore jumped into the crowd The lawsuit is seeking damages in excess of $75,000.  You can read the entire news report HERE.

If you want to brave the stage-diving antics of Fishbone, you can go see them tonight at The Cabooze in Minneapolis, MN with The English Beat and Outlaw Nation for the Spring Skaward Tour.  I love a sense of danger, so you know that I’ll be there.

In honor of the big show tomorrow night (Thursday, March 4th) at The Cabooze in Minneapolis, MN, here is a Fishbone music video from 1989 for my favorite song of theirs “Ma and Pa.”  Fishbone are currently on the Spring Skaward Tour with The English Beat and Outlaw Nation.  The show is 18+ with doors opening at 7 pm.  Tickets are just $22.

According to my sources over at Spinner.com,  legendary ska, punk, funk, metal, hip-hop band Fishbone has a documentary coming out entitled Everyday Sunshine.  The documentary will be narrated by Morpheus himself, Laurence Fishburne, and will feature many celebrity interviews with Chuck D, George Clinton, Tim Robbins, Gwen Stefani, Ice-T, Flea and many other famous fans of the storied band.  Everyday Sunshine will most likely debut at the SXSW festival in Austin, TX in March, then have a wider release later this year.  You will also get to see some footage from some vintage Fishbone shows from the mid-to-late 80′s submitted by fans.

Fishbone will be playing in Minneapolis on Thursday, March 4th at The Cabooze with The English Beat as part of the Spring Skaward Tour.

This video was taken by resident MNSka videographer Patrick Larson at the recent Reel Big Fish/English Beat show at the Minnesota Zoo.  Patrick took as much video as he could until the security guard told him to stop, but he was able to shoot the English Beat playing the song “Best Friend.”

This year mark’s the band’s 30th anniversary.

MNSka.com is proud to present the LAST QUESTION in our trivia contest to help promote the upcoming Reel Big Fish/English Beat concert TOMORROW Tuesday, August 11th at the Minnesota Zoo Ampitheater.  If you are the first to correctly answer today’s question, you will win Monkeys For Nothing And The Chimps For Free, the latest full-length album by Reel Big Fish courtesy of Rock Ridge Music.

Question 6: What Reel Big Fish album was released WITHOUT the band’s permission? (Exact album title)

To win, you must post your answer on the MNSKA FORUM.  GOOD LUCK!

UPDATE – We have a winner!  Thanks to all who entered the contest over the past 2 weeks.  Hope to see you all at the show TOMORROW!

MNSka.com is proud to continue our trivia contest to help promote the upcoming Reel Big Fish/English Beat concert on Tuesday, August 11th at the Minnesota Zoo Ampitheater.  If you are the first to correctly answer today’s question, you will win Fame, Fortune and Fornication, the latest all-covers album by Reel Big Fish courtesy of Rock Ridge Music.

Question 5: What member of Reel Big Fish was “fired” from the band for hitting a security guard at a show?

To win, you must post your answer on the MNSKA FORUM.  GOOD LUCK!

UPDATE: We have a winner!  Stay tuned to the site for the FINAL question in our RBF Trivia contest!