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Skanking to the beatof five ska bandsBv \1and\ Brown«ft *Arts Entertainment Editorstated that they soundothers have given themfemaleJust when we thought that dance moves like “the twist anc ‘*the swim were dead, ska revived, modified, and renamed them skanking. The SkaPatrick's Day concert at UVSC lt;March 17th dominantly display* these various types of skanking With groups like the Soda Jerks The Aquabats, Stretsch Armstronng, Skankin’ Pickle, aj Let's Go Bow ling performing, i would have taken an act of Congress to prevent the uncontrollable skanking. stage diving, intense mosh pit, and crowd surfing that possessed the audience. Lvnette (guitarlabel Although ! was impressed with their musical abilities, 1 would label them as a stage-performing band. They have 6 go-go dancers w ho make theshow complete by choreographing their own material Tiffany (dancer) stated. “It's painfully obvious. Jessica (dancer) added.I*boyfriend alwayservthingMavbesee their rendiof The Cranberriesstage after theThe sax players from Stretsch Armstronng toot their own hornsi photo by Mandy Brown)Soda Jerks, wereThe Aquabatsme to question myof their extras come from? Tlie audience, where else? Christiancommented. “It counting skills, but they had more (vocals) stated, “The whole ideahectic towards crowd participation than imaginbehind The Aquabatsfront, especially in thedonbackable. At the beginning of their performance there were 14members, then 20, then 16. NcThe Soda Jerks totally wanned wait. 15, or maybe it was U*ith songs There were so many peopleid “The Soda running and diving on and ccrowdsuch as “Bastard and Jerk Their rock-a-billy sound proved to be a sure sign of an eneruetic evening. And althougheveryone in. Unity, togethernessbrotherhood, and modularityAnd that way we can take over. Chad (keyboards) interrupts w itand have a good time! The quabats have been together 8Then there was StretschArmstronng Need I say more?Almost any true-blue ska fan knows of Stretsch, and the audience totally ate them up.Their “carnival swing sound was stage Let t Go Bowttag Byvery little fruit needs to be distributed Then, finally, the band thateveryone had been waiting fortook their positions on the smallt*absorbed and regenerated by the vivacious crowd. Most of thethen, a lot of the audienceadrenaline was running thInaudience knew the lyrics and had face, a boy in front of me passedstage, that I honestly could not how many there were. Consid ing their fluctuating numbers,!# ftmonths, have no former training (except, according to Christian, “K.unu Fu. Martial Arts. Otherseen Stretsch perform before Dan (sax) stated, “There areout. Hopefully he awakenedbefore the ska experts beganegulars at all of our shows as far Bowling produced some of theband has only been perform- inquired about how they felt about than that, no one is professionaling for one semester and doesn intend on turning their talents i a career, die Soda Jerks have gained exposure via their uniqi stage performance. Some havethe stage Chad (bass) repliedwith, “Yeah, we’ll fit. In fact, i you want, you can play. If you want to do a bass solo or something, just join in. Where did jplan on producing the Liberty Park label in the near future. However, you must see The Aquabats live to catch the full affect.as being inside the state, then there are some outside of the state. 1 mean, we’re not like Imost powerful and rich sounding horns of all the prior bands. Their love for their music was veryGrateful Dead. However, there apparent in thetr performanceWhen asked what they enjoyedmost about performing, they stated, “The drugs. They’re really good. Excuse me? “No, no! What more could you ask for out Scott (vocals). Dan simply said, of your ob than people actually“Hey, you’re with Stretsch, right? coming to your shows to dance.is hope for all of those groupies out there. Dan had seen a few Stretsch (obviously before he was in the band) shows and was hanging out when he ranWell, if you ever need a sax player, let me know. Ironicallythey were looking for a saxplayer. Dan auditioned, and the rest is history. See, even good things happen to groupies.Skankin’ Pickle skanked thetr way onto the stage, and the audience was still going strong.knowlisten to your music, and actually have a good time? That to me is what makes it worth it V it ain’t the money Sure You’re big rock stars and make ton o’ bucks, remember*7ft ftOverall, the evening was one c energy, weight loss, and exhaustion. ! felt as though I had agedThey revealed their “entertaining nmcs my 9£txuJi age by the end cthe show. Guaranteed, whenThe Aquabats display their unique apparel while ripping it up at UVSC.(photo by Mandy Brown)abilities in their music and thefamous magically flying drumstick. Skankin’ Pickle’s views wore apparent in their songs aboutDeGrassi Jr. High and theiradamant expression againstracism and Nazism. Because the Pickle has been together since 89. they’ve tried to have a close bond with other ska-ish bands Chuck (drums) stated. “If they’re dorks, then so be it. We’ll givemom and dad did the twist, they weren’t as exhausted, yet satisfied, as the skanking crowd that evening. Not even a grunge conceit generates comparable energy Adam (drums-Let’s Go Bowling) advised, “Stop listening to grunge music, it’s bad for you. People who listen to grunge music kill themselves ” And, of course.them a banana and say good-bye “ they nuss out on uncontrollableHowever, a majority of the timeIacts of skanking
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