SKAppleton
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SKAppleton is the largest annual ska
concert in the Midwest. It is held in early May each year in Appleton, Wisconsin
, and features ska bands from around the region. The concert has included such bands as Mustard Plug
, The Toasters
, Umbrella Bed, 1,2,3 Walrus!, The Invaders
, Something To Do, Quazimodo and the Hunch, Hired Geeks, Deal's Gone Bad
, and Bomb The Music Industry.
The festival is also over a decade old, dating back to at least 1993. It is organized by the bands Something to Do and Car Full of Midgets.
SKAppleton 2011 will take place on June 5th at Tanner's in Kimberly, Wisconsin, and will feature Something To Do, Car Full of Midgets, Shortstop From Tokyo, Crazy 88, and more. Mustard Plug
will be headlining the festival.
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
concert in the Midwest. It is held in early May each year in Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is situated on the Fox River, 30 miles southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the county seat of Outagamie County. The population was 78,086 at the 2010 census...
, and features ska bands from around the region. The concert has included such bands as Mustard Plug
Mustard Plug
Mustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Formed in 1991, the band's original members were Dave Kirchgessner, Mike McKendrick, Colin Clive, and Anthony Vilchez. Currently the band consists of Dave , Brandon Jenison , Jim Hofer , Nate Cohn , Colin Clive , and Rick Johnson...
, The Toasters
The Toasters
The Toasters was one of the first American bands in the third wave of ska, and is one of the longest active third wave ska bands.They have released nine studio albums, most of them on Moon Ska Records. The Toasters experienced a small degree of commercial success in the late 1990s due to the...
, Umbrella Bed, 1,2,3 Walrus!, The Invaders
The Invaders
The Invaders, a Quinn Martin Production , is an ABC science fiction television program created by Larry Cohen that ran in the United States for two seasons, from January 10, 1967 to March 26, 1968...
, Something To Do, Quazimodo and the Hunch, Hired Geeks, Deal's Gone Bad
Deal's Gone Bad
Deal's Gone Bad is a band from Chicago, Illinois. Their sound mixes reggae, rocksteady, and ska music with American soul. They have been together since 1994, with numerous lineup changes over the years. The current incarnation has been mostly stable since 2003...
, and Bomb The Music Industry.
The festival is also over a decade old, dating back to at least 1993. It is organized by the bands Something to Do and Car Full of Midgets.
SKAppleton 2011 will take place on June 5th at Tanner's in Kimberly, Wisconsin, and will feature Something To Do, Car Full of Midgets, Shortstop From Tokyo, Crazy 88, and more. Mustard Plug
Mustard Plug
Mustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Formed in 1991, the band's original members were Dave Kirchgessner, Mike McKendrick, Colin Clive, and Anthony Vilchez. Currently the band consists of Dave , Brandon Jenison , Jim Hofer , Nate Cohn , Colin Clive , and Rick Johnson...
will be headlining the festival.