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SKIF

About Me


Rising from the ashes of the bands Shag Carpet and Flinch, SKIF formed in 2001 to create original music for an un-scene of music filled with horrible 80's cover bands and hick rock. While not much has changed, and the Fond du Lac area still reeks of back-stabbing opportunists and stingy business, SKIF has managed to become well known in the area by consistently scheduling shows and putting out one or more original CD releases per year.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 16/01/2007
Band Website: skifband.com (or Twitter: Skifman)
Band Members: (Mark Jones - Guitarist and founder)(Bill Conrad- Drummer, Insanity)(Eric G - Guitarist, Slayer solos)(John Jones - Bassist, Keyboards/Samples and recording engineer)(Mike Schaub - Vocals, art, managing/booking)
Influences: Slayer, Johnny Cash, Skinny Puppy, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Kiss, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, The Ramones, Metallica, Korn, Tool, NIN, Hatebreed, Converge, Thursday, etc.
Sounds Like: A mix of modern and classic rock and metal, with electronic elements.
Record Label: Small Room Records

My Blog

Update

So it's been a while, but I'm going to keep this short anyway. The band is working on new material, new covers, an all-new setlist, the finishing touches on a live album, a re-release of "evolve/devol...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:18:00 GMT

Big Update

  The Ripon show went really well, and we think we'll be back there for New Year's with a very special, some may say unexpected, co-headliner. Stay tuned... As always the Hitching Post 10/11 sho...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:35:00 GMT

Update

We had a great time at the ZMC's End of the Summer Bash, and we'll definetely see those guys again. And Tony's 10th Annual Blood Bash, was an awesome revelation that death metal and hardcore punk are ...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:21:00 GMT

So, what do you think...?

Well the album is finally out and many of our fans snatched it up right away. What do you all think? We hope everyone had a great time at the release party, and we hope to see you soon at upcoming sho...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:19:00 GMT

Evolve/Devolve album release party

We hope you can make it to Top Stick Bar's 10 Year Anniversary and celebration of SKIF's new album, Evolve/Devolve. Join us for a brat fry, music, and general shenanigans.
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:49:00 GMT

Viva Shevegas!

It's always refreshing to play for a crowd that genuinely enjoys original music, and once again, Second Home didn't disappoint. Despite a little rust and general drunken-ness during our show, the peop...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:37:00 GMT

6/21 The Hitching Post

Another awesome time at The Hitching Post in FDL. We had a great turnout and played a good show, despite no professional sound and no practice for a month.   New shirts are available for $10, ju...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:38:00 GMT

5/17 ZMC Show Review by Sarah Schwersenska

Sarah Schwersenska, a writer for Adult Entertainment Today, was present for our 5/17 show at the Zodiac Motorcycle Club and wrote the following review of the show:   "Ok, I know this column is al...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:42:00 GMT

WOW

What an unbelievably cool crowd we had at the Zodiac Motorcycle Club this Saturday. These people really made us feel welcome and rocked hard to our originals and covers. We made some friends that nigh...
Posted by on Mon, 19 May 2008 10:57:00 GMT

new songs added!!

Songs from our upcoming album have been freshly posted, as well as 2 new videos! Come and listen! Album out this June/July!
Posted by on Tue, 13 May 2008 18:26:00 GMT