The Dropsteppers

The Dropsteppers are in search of a new drummer. Chris Gray is still going to be playing with us on a show by show basis until we find someone to fill the position. On a side note, Brian Patterson is playing organ for us full time now and kicked ass in Des Moines last weekend! Let us know if you have someone in mind for drums. Please CLICK on our contact page and fill our the inquiry sheet. Type Reggae Drummer in the subject line. We can also be reached via Facebook. Feel free to post a message or use the email addresses in the info section of our page.  THANKS AND PLEASE  SPREAD THE WORD!

We’ve had this date on our gig calender since last month and we now have the details for all you Reggae and Ska fans!  East 5th between Grand and Locust will be blocked off ( the address is 435 East Grand Avenue which, BTW, is right next to the parade route) for an epic day of, live music, and Irish inspired fun! It’s absolutely FREE and features Live Music from The Chronicles, The $nack$, The Sexual Undertones, Cirrus Minor, The Dropsteppers, The Prizefighters , Come Unity and DJs from noon to midnight on the outdoor stage. Well be playing a few sets beginning at 3:30pm AND a late night set at The Underground at 10:30pm with bands before and after us.  Also, be sure to stop in and check out a special edition of Pressure Drop in the basement of the Beechwood Lounge (416 East Walnut Street) 9pm-2am. The Pressure Drop boys will be spinning the best Irish Drinking Songs by the Dropkick Murphy’s, Clancy Brothers, Dubliners, Flogging Molly, Flatfoot 56 and More!! No Cover.

We are no longer opening for the Toasters in Davenport, IA this Friday due to a family illness. They found another opening band and the show will go on as planned. The gig with the Prizefighters in Des Moines on Saturday is going to be cancelled all together for the same reason. We will hopefully be able to make up these gigs this Spring or Summer with some of the same bands, hopefully. Thanks for all our love and support and we’ll be seeing you on the dance floor the next gig.

Minneapolis based early Reggae, Soul & Rocksteady band, DROP their first full length on Megalith Records!
Yea that’s the sound you hear when the one drops. Fresh new vibes coming from out of the Great Lakes region of the US, but they are anything but watered down. This band is making their presence known on the scene from the get go. Hitting the road right away, recording a smoking hot rekkid and with plans to jump the pond to Europe next year! This band is stepping in all the right directions.

There’s definitely a surge of “soul” or “dirty reggae” infused bands coming up over the past few years in the ska scene. It’s one thing to dress the part, it’s another to “act” it, but if you can’t back it with the TUNES then you best not “Get Up In It!”. Forming as early as January 2010, the band quickly established their sound of a nice musical blend of Jamaican early reggae, rocksteady and classic American Soul Music. Moving from grungy choppy guitar laden tracks to slow smooth soulful love induced tracks that are reminisent of favorites like “Left With A Broken Heart”…but do not pass the Dropsteppers by as a mimic band, no sir, these guys have the originality to set them apart from the crowd, but the knowledge and aesthetics to showcase their love for all things vintage!

We were attracted to the band from the moment we connected. Both in the way they conducted their business, to the drive and motivation they spoke of and put forth as well as their visual appeal in early looks at their artwork, not to mention those few demo tracks they sent that I think put some rust on my stereo speakers!! (guys you own me a new pair!). Megalith Records are very proud to have the opportunity to big up this band and introduce them to world, and we do me WORLD! The United States cannot contain this beat.

If you are fans of classic players like The Melodians, The Upsetters and Otis Redding as well as modern bands like Megalith’s very own Royal City Riot, Deal’s Gone Bad and bands like The Aggrolites…then you should already own this!