{"id":9186,"date":"2014-07-04T10:45:36","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T17:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=9186"},"modified":"2014-07-11T15:52:05","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T22:52:05","slug":"ska-fest-gives-good-first-impression-on-ska-concert-newbie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2014\/07\/04\/ska-fest-gives-good-first-impression-on-ska-concert-newbie\/","title":{"rendered":"Ska Fest makes good first impression on ska concert newbie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although I love live music of most genres, I had never been to a concert of just ska music, so I was excited but not quite sure what to expect at Victoria\u2019s annual Ska Fest.<\/p>\n

When I arrived, the audience sported many a mohawk and shaved head, and it was clear that tattoos weren\u2019t taboo here. And when the bands came on stage, they matched their audience.<\/p>\n

As a last-minute stand-in, it was obvious that Rude City Riot were happy to be there, and the excitement came out through their music. A third-wave ska band with a mixture of soul, punk, and reggae, Rude City Riot brought energy and theatrics to the stage.<\/p>\n

They were definitely not the chill, relaxed music I was expecting. Although maybe a little unpolished, they put on a good show and were extremely fun to watch.<\/p>\n

After a quick trip to the very popular beer tent (for research purposes, of course), The Aggrolites came onstage. A clear fan favourite, featuring members from both the Vessels and the Rhythm Doctors, the dirty reggae band were just plain good.<\/p>\n

They were able to get everyone singing, dancing, and having a great time. Playing a selection of chill and upbeat songs (my favourite being the song \u201cBanana\u201d that they played on\u00a0Yo Gabba Gabba!<\/i>), constantly taking suggestions from the audience, and smiling at each other, this group was having a good time, and so was I.<\/p>\n

Ska Fest was a vibrant and fun local festival with a unique crowd that I would recommend checking out.<\/p>\n

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Rude City Riot (photo: Gillian Sellman\/Nexus<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Skankin’ to Rude City Riot (photo: Gillian Sellman\/Nexus<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Watching the Aggrolites (photo: Gillian Sellman\/Nexus<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Aggrolites (photo: Gillian Sellman\/Nexus<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Although I love live music of most genres, I had never been to a concert of just ska music, so I was excited but not quite sure what to expect at Victoria\u2019s annual Ska Fest. When I arrived, the audience sported many a mohawk and shaved head, and it was clear that tattoos weren\u2019t taboo […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-webexclusive"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t