The annual punk-rock circus known as the Vans Warped Tour came through Minnesota on August 1st at Canterbury Park and the videos of the tour’s ska bands are starting to trickle in.  This one is of the lovely female-fronted ska band from Connecticut, Tip The Van.  The band wasn’t originally slated to play the MN date, so it was a pleasant surprise to have them play a set for the Minnesota ska fans.  Here they are playing their song “Cherry Red” on the Kevin Says Stage.  This video was shot by MNSKA’s own Patrick Larson.

You can check out the video on YouTube HERE

This is the official music video for CT Ska band Tip The Van’s EP title track “Passion, Love & Pride”. It features video clips from live shows, practice sessions, behind the scenes footage and more!

There is live footage from the following shows:
Toad’s Place in New Haven, CT – 5/7/10
Black Eyed Sally’s in Hartford, CT – 3/26/10
The Space in Hamden, CT – 2/5/10 & 3/1/10
Main Pub in Manchester, CT – 2/12/10
Clinton Community Center in Clinton, NJ – 2/6/10
Church in Boston, MA – 12/6/09
Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA – 10/30/09
Theatre of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, PA – 1/22/09

Third wave ska-punk band Spring Heeled Jack is back for a 2-night reunion at Toad’s Place in New Haven, CT.  On Friday, May 7th SHJ will be joined with Tip The Van, Organ Beats, and Mellow Bravo.  Then on Saturday, May 8th the openers are The Pietasters, We Are The Union, and Make Do And Mend.

Tickets are still available!  Get your Friday night tickets HERE and your Saturday night tickets HERE

Stay tuned as Pete “JR” Wasilewski from Spring Heeled Jack will be a guest on next week’s Flyover Ska Show to talk about the big reunion weekend!

Boston ska group Big D and the Kids Table took a chance by going in a new direction with their latest release Fluent In Stroll.  The general positive vibe of the record is evident in their latest music video “We Can Live Anywhere.”  The video also features the gorgeous gals from the band Tip The Van on backup vocals.  Enjoy!

We barely have our ass in the door for 2010 and we already have a number of bands confirmed for this summer’s Vans Warped Tour.  Typically there are the token punk vets on the bill (from Fat Wreck Chords or Epitaph) and in recent years there have been a growing number of ska bands on the tour.  This batch of confirmed bands has hardly any bands from column A or column B.  The only confirmed ska-influenced bands on the list so far are Deal’s Gone Bad, Reel Big Fish, Chase Long Beach, and Tip The Van (apparently 3 word ska bands are all the rage).  The good news is that there are even more bands yet to be confirmed.  We at MNSKA.com will keep you up to date with the latest confirmations.

The Vans Warped Tour is coming to Minnesota on Sunday August 1st at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN.  The only confirmed ska bands for that tour date is Deal’s Gone Bad and Reel Big Fish.  A current list of confirmed bands (and the dates they are appearing) can be found after the jump.

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Tip The Van are the up-and-coming  female-fronted ska-pop group from Connecticut.  They have appeared on the Ska Is Dead compilation and have played many shows with bands like Less Than Jake and Big D and the Kids Table.  This video is a behind-the-scenes look at how they made their music video for the song “Cherry Red.”

Epic Nightclub (formerly The Quest Club) in downtown Minneapolis has just announced that Reel Big Fish, Streetlight Manifesto, and Tip The Van will be playing a show on Saturday, January 10th.   This news is coming in just after RBF announced their new covers album, which will be released 10 days after this event. The show is ALL AGES with doors at 6 pm, music at 7pm.  The tickets go on sale this Saturday, October 25th at 11 am.  You can find tickets here.

MNSka bands and fans!  This is a great opportunity to get people interested in ska music and a chance to grow the scene.  Any and all fans should try to wear local ska band t-shirts to the show.  MNSka bands, try to schedule a show a couple weeks after this show and use it as an opportunity to get fans to come to your show.