Photo by Ali Thanawalla
Today’s East Bay Express features a great story about Friday’s contest by Nate Seltenrich. Nate captured the energy of the event beautifully, and the quotes are priceless. [click to continue…]
Dance Contest
127 contestants skanked their butts off to live ska music by The Uptones, Hectic, and The Street Vendors @ La Peña Friday nite. [click to continue…]
Q: How do I win your dance contest?
A: You must have a number to win the contest. After receiving your number, skank through the entire Uptones set, and then wait for the judges to announce the winner.
Q. Where do I get a number?
A. Numbers are assigned the evening of the contest at the registration
table.
It’s first come first serve.
Q. How can I be guaranteed a number?
A. Anyone who buys a ticket in advance is assigned a number.
Q. Who judges the contest?
A. The Skanking Fool and his Posse
Q. Is there only one prize?
A. No. The amazing prize of $500.00 that SonicSwap, the best new app for
iTunes, has put up for first prize – isn’t the only one. There will be more prizes.
Q . Are there any other hints you can give us?
A. Yes. I would dress very ska.
Hi, this is Eric and Moose from The UpTones. We got depressed when we could not find a ska section in our local record store in Berkeley. [click to continue…]