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Skafish

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General Info

  • Genre: Alternative / Jazz / Punk

    Location CHICAGO, Illinois, US

    Profile Views: 32861

    Last Login: 1/30/2012

    Member Since 9/24/2006

    Website http://www.skafish.com

    Record Label La Befana Records & 829 Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. ......The Official Skafish MySpace Page...... .. .. .. ...... ......Announcing the new Skafish CD!....What's This? 1976 - 1979...... ....Over thirty years later, take a step back into the future and rediscover the birth of Chicago punk, new wave, alternative, indie and experimental rock featuring: .. .. *11 studio recordings, 9 previously unreleased..... *5 new commentary tracks by Skafish himself including the historically accurate story of Sid Vicious’ last public event at a Skafish performance in New York..... *A 36 page booklet featuring liner notes by rock legends Cheap Trick..... *Rare and previously unseen photos and complete lyrics....... ......Experience the music that Cheap Trick says “started it all.”.... .. ........For more information about the CD and ordering info,..visit ..Skafish What's This.com........ .. ......New! Skafish's first ever music blog! Visit it at ..www.skafishblog.com!...... .. .. .. .. February 1976 - SKAFISH gives birth to Punk in Chicago with debut performance and is the first Chicago artist of these genres to play CBGBs in New York, April 1977, at the Whisky A Go-Go in Los Angeles in February 1978, and before 45, 000 people in London in July 1980 with The Police, XTC, and UB-40 at the first Milton Keynes concert. .. The first American artist to sign with Miles Copelands legendary I.R.S. Records, Skafish released two albums, was featured in the international live concert film Urgh! A Music War, alongside Devo, Joan Jett, and the Go-Gos. In 1985, Skafish began performing a controversial performance art based solo show through the 1990s, eventually taking a break from performing in late 1994. .. He has toured/performed with such artists as: Ramones, Iggy Pop, The Police, XTC, UB-40, Squeeze, Ultravox, The Stranglers, Lemonheads, The Cramps, The Mumps, U-2, New Order, and Scorpions. .. 1992 saw the independent Chicago are release Best Kept Secrets, and SKAFISH releases his first CD in over 14 years for the 2006 Christmas season, Tidings of Comfort and Joy: A Jazz piano trio Christmas on the La Befana Records label. .. ..Visit Skafish.com to hear more of his music!.. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........To get the latest Skafish updates, sign up for the Skafish mailing list!........ ....Name:.......... ....Email:.......... .......... .. ....

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  • Influences

    ..Disgracing The Family Name...... .. .. .. .. ..

  • Sounds Like

    ..Nobody sounds like Skafish!..

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    Skafish Interviewed in Spain's Premier Rock Magazine!

    ​​Skafish Interviewed in Spain's Premier Rock Magazine! Check out the interview I did with Alberto Diaz for Ruta66, Spain's Premier Rock Magazine. It appears in the December 2011 print issue, and is now on my blog! ​ ​​http://bit.ly/urdyPE​​ ​​ ​​​

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    Skafish Interviewed in Spain's Premier Rock Magazine! http://lnk.ms/XXXKS

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