A SKAtaculous evening of Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae music with two huge local Ska bands; Papa Gonzo and Ska’d 4 Life, plus a 3rd band OzSkas, a dynamic band with notable players from Sydney’s ska scene, each performing one-hour sets of dance-worthy music.

Date: Saturday, July 7th, 2018
Location: The Roxy Room @ Hotel Gearin
Doors Open: 8:00 pm

Tickets (Presales): Concession $21 or $26 / Group booking 8 people $21 pp
Tickets (at the door): Concession $25 or $30

This event isn't only a collaboration of 3 bands, but is a collaboration between Music in the Mountains and Music Hunter. Whilst we sometimes have events on at the same time and could be considered rivals event promoters, we believe that a partnership every now and then illustrates that working together is better for our small live music community. Together we also learn from one another and just have fun. We invite everyone to come along, dance yo ass off, and join us in a celebration of live music!

OzSKAs:
This bunch of party animals consist of some of Australia’s preeminent names in Ska and Reggae - Carol Bernhard - Vocals; Marty Fabok - Guitar; Dave Rowe - Percussion, Backing Vocals; Perry Andronos - Bass; Simon Wale - Drums; and Jam man - SFX. The dynamic group deliver an explosive mix of original Ska material and jiving interpretations of classic oldies. As the founding member of Australian ska-pop band The Allniters, Guitarist Marty Fabok is no stranger to the Ska music scene. The Allniters achieved chart-topping success with their ska-style cover of Bobby Bloom's hit "Montego Bay" followed by the single 'Love and Affection' from the D-D-D DANCE album. From 1980 – 1987 the group headlined several tours of Australia and supported international acts including Madness, UB40, The Wailers, The Clash, The Troggs, Toots and the Maytals and Taj Mahal and high profile local acts such as Mental as Anything, Spy v Spy, Strange Tennants and INXS. Since their recent catapult onto the Ska music scene, the OzSkas have a self-titled EP and performed sell-out headline shows in Sydney venues including The Factory Theatre and have supported the electrifying ska-favourites Melbourne Ska Orchestra.


Papa Gonzo:
Papa Gonzo is a mighty 12 piece band influenced by the Skatelites, Sound dimension, Desmond Dekker and the Specials and are known via many community music events in the Mountains. Expect Grahame Andrews on keys, Isaac Beggs on drums, Lino Romeo on bass, Julien Castegnaro on guitar, Danae Amies on Vocals, George Marie on tenor sax and harmonica, Dave Harvey on alto and tenor sax, Owen Andrews on tenor sax, Glenn on baritone sax, Owen Robinson on trombone, Dominic Andrews on trombone & Mike Purtell on trumpet. Just a few songs in their set list includes; Skafort Rock (aka Rockfort Rock) (Skatalites), Guns of Navarone (Specials version) Strange Ska (French Ska Ska) and even an original called Skatoomba.

SKA’d 4 Life:
A youthful 7-piece ska/rock band whose influences include Reel Big Fish, Cat Empire and Streetlight Manifesto. Just some of the songs played by SKA’d 4 Life include - 99 Red Balloons - NINA/Goldfinger, A Little Doubt Goes a Long Way - Reel Big Fish, A-Punk - Vampire Weekend, , American Idiot - Green Day, Baggy Trousers - Madness, Beer - Reel Big Fish, Boys Don't Cry - The Cure/Reel Big Fish, Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners and Monkey Man - Toots and the Maytals/Reel Big Fish.


With these three dynamic bands, your chances of a great cardio work out are high - book now for a winter party in the Blue Mountains!