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The Skandal

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SHIRTS!! SHIRTS! SHIRTS!! SHIRTS!! SHIRTS!! $10, pictures are in the pictures section.Alright, others may refute these facts, but most of the witnesses are dead. Alex and Matt decide our town needs a ska band, Ken gets roped into playing drums. Colleen and Jimmy are added to the lineup. Alex wisely calls dibs on guitar, forcing Colleen to play bass, Jimmy to play alto sax, and Matt on trumpet. Eric and his crazy marching baritone are added to the lineup, though he was mostly recruited because he can scream like a bitch.We don't really play ska. The pun in the name is a dirty lie. We play pop-punk (The Screeching Weasel/Queers kind, don't look at me like that), reggae, swing, crack rock steady, funk, metal?!?, and maybe a liiittle ska. We play maybe twice a month, so if you want to hear us, check for show updates. Hugs and kisses.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 15/02/2005
Band Website: www.theskandal.com
Band Members: Crack Fiend Colleen
Rockin' The Four String

Axe Skandal
Writing Words And Guitar like Georg Friedrich Handel

Matt McFelon
Taps and Raps

Cop Killa Ken
Authority Hatin' Beat Machine

Sean OShea
Sax and Muscle

Eric Haizdizzle
Low Horn, High Voice

Influences: The Gadjits, Streetlight Manifesto, Catch 22, Operation Ivy, Choking Victim, Leftover Crack
Sounds Like: The Skandal
Record Label: none

My Blog

Dear Friends

The Skandal is on haitus and has been on haitus for about a year. A lot of people and bands have been messaging us and requesting we play shows. Unfortunately, no one has been logging on to this accou...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:38:00 GMT

THE END IS NIGH!

Anyone have any shows they want us to play before we break up? House parties, basement stuff, any requests?
Posted by on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:11:00 GMT

Guys we are huge liars (cc EP) (ps last two shows)

We are huge liars! As an aside, possibly to draw attention away from our terrible lying, I'd like to give everyone who went to our last two shows a huge pat on the back. First of all, both shows* incl...
Posted by on Sat, 05 May 2007 19:38:00 GMT

Cheesy Reaction Speech (Summary: Thanks so much!)

The day after, I still can't quite believe we won the Fremd Battle of the Bands. Here's a short history: - Freshman Year: didn't submit a demo, I believe Jimmy got kicked out for moshing when he atte...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:10:00 GMT

Loyola Phoenix: "The Skandal's style made many new fans with its upbeat performance."

Linkity Link The bits about us!: "One band that scored high marks in all three areas was The Skandal, an eight-member ska band that pleased the crowd with a swing-inspired hard rock fusion. The band'...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:11:00 GMT

Train II: Westbound

Begin making your reservations. This week, we are going to the polar opposite of Chicago- Harvard, Illinois. But imagine! You can tell all of your friends you "visited Harvard last week." The line u...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 13:54:00 GMT

Re: Waldorf

AKA The Great Train Adventure! From what I gather, on the way back, our group of ambitious adventurers had to run 8 miles through the concrete jungle to get home. Dodging traffic patterns, jumping ove...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:34:00 GMT

The EP is being mixed now, almost done

The first letters of the title begin with "TTWC." What do they stand for? MYSTERIOUS divine inspiration
Posted by on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:27:00 GMT

Re: Holy Family Church!

It was pretty neat! It was also a very big surprise! Every time we have played at a church, we just get the standard ska/punk crowd that shows up. We didn't know that the event was mandatory for the ...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:45:00 GMT

Re: Woodstock (The White House!)

Concerning those of you who paid and were unable to see us!: Please send us a MySpace message or come up to us at our next few shows. We will fully reimburse you the price of admission (sorry about g...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:57:00 GMT