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Rochester Ska

The beat is BACK in the 585

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Official profile of the Rochester Ska street team, maintained by Preacher Mike and Twitch .
If you'd like to join the team, or your band wants to play Rochester, let us know! We focus on ska, punk and reggae, but Twitch likes a wide variety of genres and will work with any band he enjoys.
The Rochester Ska Group on MySpace sucks - come play at the 585ska.com forum - it's all new and shiny and needs people to stomp around in the mud and break stuff there!
(all songs on this page are © and (P) their respective owners, which is definitely not us. Songs are posted for promotional purposes only, and any requests from the rightful owners will be promptly honored.)

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Member Since: 7/24/2005
Band Website: 585ska.com
Band Members: Twitch : genius + mastermind (also very tired)
(you thought that was a joke, did you?)

Preacher Mike : creative consultant, stenographer, ska evangelist
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The LeVar BurTones , The Hoboz , Biting Midge , Room 30 , Just For Kix , The Glow , ROCSteady All-Stars, Kevin Jones and The Other Tones , The Bah-Tues , This Is A Stick Up

Used to sound like: The Expired and Red Light Run It!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

TWITCH IS ON HIATUS - NO BOOKING

I might run one more (all-local) show this summer, but the fact is that I am burned out and need to take a break. Organizing shows is fun, but lately it's more headaches than I care to deal with.&nbs...
Posted by Rochester Ska on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:54:00 PST

Slackers tickets ON SALE

Admission is $15 the day of the show, but advance tickets are only $12.They're available at the Brew Haus - (585) 621-1480 for infoSkannotto and the BurTones have tickets as well, plus the Record Arch...
Posted by Rochester Ska on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:24:00 PST

Battle Of The Bands wins!

Belated congratulations to The LeVar BurTones for rising above the tide of ____-core bands to win the grand prize at the 2006 Water Street Battle of the Bands!And last night, Williamson ska upstarts K...
Posted by Rochester Ska on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:42:00 PST

The Huckleberry Pledge: Rock your face off or your money back

I got into this business to rock the hell out of every show we run, and it's about time I threw some weight behind that conviction.I book bands that kick ass and venues that are fun to be at.  If...
Posted by Rochester Ska on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:42:00 PST

Merch and the Name Game

You probably noticed the 585 SKA banners that are spreading across Myspace, and you may be puzzled. I'll get to that in a moment.I'm gearing up for the first full round of merch - 1" pins and back pa...
Posted by Rochester Ska on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 08:04:00 PST

Dear Touring Bands: I'll make you happy...

...if you make me happyYou want a show? I want a press kit. Here's what should be in it.SHORT band bio (1-2 paragraphs, under 150 words.)phone number to give the press (should they decide to intervi...
Posted by Rochester Ska on Thu, 25 May 2006 08:18:00 PST

Playing ROC in late June/early July? READ THIS

If all goes well, I will run three shows between June 21st and July 17th.Mike has one on the drawing board.Laura of Just for Kix wants to put one together as well.There are a couple other people setti...
Posted by Rochester Ska on Tue, 02 May 2006 07:12:00 PST

More press!!

Dang, we hit the jackpot!Originally found here (content changes weekly.) The feature ran in the May 17th issue of City NewspaperCopyright City Newspaper.From the May 19th issue of Rochester Insider ...
Posted by Rochester Ska on Sat, 20 May 2006 11:01:00 PST

Pietasters Epilogue

Manoman, what a great show!  Skannotto was on point, and they brought the heat!  The Flour City Knuckleheads tore it up with their triple-guitar assault, and surprise guests The Tossers made...
Posted by Rochester Ska on Fri, 03 Mar 2006 07:19:00 PST

Last minute show - Mrs. Skannotto, Stereo-Types, RazSum Unplugged and the Secret Ions

Click Here To View EventHosted By: Ska DannyWhen: Thursday Jan 05, 2006 at 6:00 PMWhere: UCF Underground512 Westcott St (Entrance on Beech Street)SYRACUSE, NY 13210USMrs. Skannotto (Rochester's rising...
Posted by Rochester Ska on Sun, 01 Jan 2006 12:34:00 PST