December 4, 2012

A FISTFUL OF SKA! DECEMBER 7-8

 

A Fistful Of Ska!

DES MOINES! Let’s beat down the door to the holidays with a proper ska weekender!!!


A FISTFUL OF SKA kicks off on Friday, December 7, 2012 at the Beechwood Lounge with DJs from through out the Midwest. They will be spinning your favorites into the early morning! Rumor has it that 3 Bridges talked Old Saint Nick himself into making an appearance. Santa will be on hand with some excellent 3 Bridges giveaways! No dance party with Santa would be complete without an opportunity to have your picture taken in Santa’s lap! DON”T MISS IT!!

The GAS LAMP will be hosting FISTFUL’S second night of live excellence with an explosive line up of rocksteady, reggae and ska! Five Great Bands!!! One HOT Location!!! Click **HERE** for more details or check out our Gig page.

 

November 9, 2012

DEAL’S GONE BAD, DROPSTEPPERS, STOP DROP @TRIPLE ROCK!!!

 

DEAL’S GONE BAD IS COMING TO THE TRIPLE ROCK!!!! Get ready for your socks to be rocked by the SOUL drenched, REGGAE soaked, mad ROCKIN’ sounds of Chicago’s very own Deal’s Gone Bad (Megalith and Jump Up! Records)!!! Deal’s have honed there live show over the last 14 years into a high octane dance extravaganza!!! Extravaganza?!?! YEAH, that’s right. Extravaganza!!! From SOUL to SKA to ROCKSTEADY and back again, Deal’s Gone Bad are sure to keep that Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) nipped in the bud. Opening up the night is STOP DROP. Is it Folk-Punk? Is it Punk-Folk? Have you heard either before? Come EARLY, get a good spot at the bar, and decide for your self!!!! Click **HERE** for more details, or check our **

SHOWS** page. 

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October 30, 2012

The Dropsteppers, The Prizefighters, and Rocksteady Breakfast?

The Dropsteppers, The Prizefighters, and Rocksteady Breakfast?. This Saturday, November 3rd, come out for the heavy hitters of the Minneapolis Ska-Rocksteady-Reggae scene!!! Three of the Best in the Mid-West for only 5 bucks!!!! How much is a night of booty shaking really worth?

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October 7, 2012

Off to Beatnik’s!!! MA here we come!!!

The Dropsteppers hit the road for our first stop, Beatnik’s in Worcester, MA, on our Canada or Bust tour. Watch out all you east coast rudies!! Get your dancing shoes polished and ready!!

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September 28, 2012

Show at Cause Spirits and Soundbar!!!

 

The Dropsteppers will be having an impromptu show at Cause Sound Bar this Monday, October 1st. We need some major support loading the gas tank, as all proceeds go to travel expenses for our Montreal Ska Fest Tour, so come on out. Music starts at 10:00pm. NO COVER. We’ll be cranking out two sets to make you forget that its Monday. Don’t let the bosses tell you what night you can shake it!!! IT’S A DROPSTEPPER MONDAY!!! HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!!! **Click Here** for more details.

August 29, 2012

2012 Montreal Ska Festival Ska de Montréal 2012

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The Dropsteppers are exited to announce that we will be part of the kickoff show at the Montreal Ska Festival 2012! We look forward to sharing the stage with all that Canada and The United States have to offer.  Details can be found **HERE**

August 3, 2012

KDSC Scooter Rally 2012

The Knuckle Dragger Scooter Club will be hosting this years Apes Will Ride Scooter Rally 2012!!! Come on down this Saturday to The District Theater in Rock Island, IL to enjoy the musical stylings of Tune in Tokyo (local), The Bishops (Omaha), HOTT (Iowa City) and of course your very own Dropsteppers. Vintage sounds and scooters!!!! **Click Here** for more info!!!

August 3, 2012

1st Fridays on E. 5th Street Party

 

Back To East Village

1st Fridays on E. 5th Street Party!!! The Dropsteppers are getting ready to invade The East Village of Des Moines, IA AGAIN!!! The Dropsteppers, The Bishops, DJ’s and Dancing!!!! Who wouldn’t want to get down? **Click Here** for more details!!!

August 2, 2012

We Regret To Inform…

We regret to inform all those looking forward to our show tonight at The Sydney in Benson, NE that we will not be able to make the show tonight. We look forward to getting to Benson sometime soon in the future and appreciate your patience. Sorry and Thank You.

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June 24, 2012

JJ Loy of Ska’s the Limit Interview

 


JJ Loy of Ska’s The Limit interview for KDHX’s DJ Blog talks about hosting duties of Ska’s The Limit after Paul Stark, lays out the BEEF on Ska as placed in quotation marks(“SKA”), and how he almost became the middle man. PLUS: Gives a shout out to some of his favorite MID-West bands. Dropsteppers included!!! Read all about it, **HERE**

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