August 31, 2010 -- Hey everyone.  So for those local Georgia folks who came out to Mass Ska Raid 2010, I have 2 shows that you will be interested in.  Paranoia Dance Party, The Taj Motel Trio, and 50:50 Shot will be playing together 2 nights in a row.  September 17 in Athens GA at The Go Bar and September 18 in Atlanta at The Masquerade.  All info is on all 3 bands myspace pages.  Be there!

-Austin

August 13, 2010 -- Hello friends! Hope everyone recovered from MSR 2010.  It took me about 3 days to get back to regular after that.  Thanks again to everyone who came out or helped spread the word about Mass Ska Raid.  It really means a lot to us!

So now that the show is over, it's time to start working on next years show (already?!).  Get on those forums and tell me who you want to see next year. I just might be able to make it happen!

And I will have some photos up by the end of the weekend (hopefully). Thanks again yall. Stay Rude

-Austin

August 8, 2010 -- Attention those who bought MSR T-Shirts: After you wash your shirt for the first time (inside out, cold water, gentle cycle) and the ink runs off the shirt, send me a photo at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  I promise to make it up to you.

-Austin

August 8, 2010 -- Thank you everyone for supporting Mass Ska Raid 2010! The show was epic as hell, as expected.  Every single band lived up to my very high expectations.  My entire body is sore from that show, and that's the way it should be!

Special thanks to Bills Sears for making the webpage and Julia Howell for making the art.  They were both professional in dealing with my bitching, haha!

Now it is time to start working on Mass Ska Raid 2011! Next year, expect to see a few more local Atlanta bands, possibly a national band or two, and more trad ska.  So get on those forums and start suggesting!! Thank you everyone!!

-Austin

August 7, 2010 -- One last change.  Check out the times.  The Void Union is unable to make it to Atlanta, so their time slot has been split up between the other bands.  SEE YOU THERE!!

-Austin

August 7, 2010 -- TODAY IS THE DAY!! It is 12:41am in Atlanta and I can't get to sleep.  There are still some last minute finishing touches to put together, but everything is good to go.  The ticket buttons are down, so you now can get tickets at the gate for $15.  For those who have to contact me directly, email is the best way at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  I check it constantly and have access from my phone, so don't be shy.  See you at 1pm!!!

-AUSTIN!!

August 6, 2010 -- A couple of spots have been changed.  The Duppies are no longer playing, so The Best of The Worst is now at 2:30 and Joystick is now at 4:30.  Check out "The Lineup" under the "Mass Ska Raid 2010" tab for the full schedule

-Austin

 

August 6, 2010 -- Alright guys, the show is tomorrow!! 8 months of planning is all coming down to this.  Please please please come out early, stay the whole show, and enjoy yourself.  Every single band on this bill alone is incredible.  Put 15 of the at the show show, and you have the best fest of the year!! So come out, bring money for merch, eat some ska dogs.  Doors are at 1.

-Austin

August 5 2010 -- Important!! The Duppies are no longer playing Mass Ska Raid.  They had to cancel.  Always sucky to have that happen, but The Best of The Worst from New Jersey will be playing instead! Hope you enjoy them!!

-Austin

August 5, 2010 -- Mass Ska Raid is only 2 more days away! Make sure you have Saturday requested off for work and have transportation worked out, because this is THE event of the summer.

For those who don't have tickets yet, you still have a day and a half to grab them from this website.  I'll be taking down the PayPal button at Midnight on Friday.  Oh man, I'm pumped.

-Austin

August 2, 2010 -- 5 days away!! Mass Ska Raid is THIS saturday!  And it's about damn time too.  I've been working on MSR since January.  It will be well worth the wait.

This weekend I recorded an interview with Adam of BeAtlanta.com.  I talked about Mass Ska Raid and how lovely it is.  Check out the interview here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCVSkhkGnX0

 

-Austin

July 31, 2010 -- So I know I promised this a long time ago, but you can (finally) buy a Mass Ska Raid T-Shirt & Ticket.  Click on the tickets link and specific directions are all detailed.  We have cool green and black shirts, pictures very soon to come. 

-Austin

July 29, 2010 (again?!) --- If you haven't done so already, be sure to check out BeAtlanta.com.  It's a cool website that does a bunch of coverage of local Atlanta music scenes.  They did a great write-up of last years show.  You can read all about it with the link below:

http://www.beatlanta.com/beatlanta/2009/8/17/mass-ska-raid-2009-from-the-masquerade.html

-Austin

July 29, 2010 -- Time spots have just been posted.  Look under the "MASS SKA RAID 2010" tab and click "The Lineup."  There, you can find out all the times of each band :D

-Austin

July 27, 2010 -- AAAAHHH IT'S SO CLOSE!!  11 days left to get the word out!! Please help out by making some facebook, myspace or twitter posts about the show :)

There will be a line-up posted VERY soon. And sooner than that will be a button for shirts/tickets combo.  Just got them in today and they look awesome.  Be on the look out.  More posts to come soon.

-Austin

July 23, 2010 -- Only 2 weeks and 1 day until Mass Ska Raid! There is still so much to be done.  I hope you are getting excited!! It's about time you request off for work, so you don't get stuck working on August 7th :p

There is still a lot of promoting to be done. I will be at the Sublime show at the Masquerade tonight and Warper Tour on Monday.  If you are at either one of those shows, expect to get a Ska Raid flyer put in your hand! And if anyone wants to help hand out flyers, just let me know!

-Austin

 

July 19, 2010 -- Less than THREE WEEKS until Mass Ska Raid!!  Who else is getting pumped?  T-Shirts are still in production, and when I have them in my hands I will put up a ticket/t-shirt promotion on this page.  It will be only $20 for an official MSR shirt and a ticket! Until then, make sure you stay on the forums and keep them busy.

-Austin

 

July 15, 2010 -- I'm exited today.  Would you like to know why? I get to see one of my Mass Ska Raid bands today!! Joystick is playing in Newnan Georgia at Factory Skatepark.  They are going on around 7:45.  Any Georgia kids who need something to do tonight, I certainly recommend this one! I'll be flyering while I'm there.  Hope to see some fo you there.

In other news, Mass Ska Raid T-Shirts are in the works! I've placed an order and will have 50 shirts to be sold.  They will be available for $10.  Once I've received the shirts, they will be for sale online at this page, and at the show.  I will probably do some sort of T-Shirt/ticket combo.  $20 gets you a MSR shirt and ticket. Anyone interested?

-Austin

July 11, 2010 -- Tickets are now available through PayPal in the tickets section.  This means there is no service charge.  You can ACTUALLY buy a ticket for $12 now.  This button will be taken down on August 4th so make sure to get yours now and tell you friends.

-Austin

July 9, 2010 -- There is a new poll up!

-Austin

July 8, 2010 -- Howdy everyone.  Well we are officially less than one month away from MASS SKA RAID 2010!! Time to start requesting off of work and making travel/ticket arrangements.  A lot of people have put a lot of time into making this event, so we really hope you are able to attend and enjoy the show!  For any Nashville people, I'll be at Exit/In on Saturday night at the Reel Big Fish/TTMT/Beat Officers show.  Write to me on the forums if you'd like me to bring you a ticket. 

-Austin

 

July 6, 2010 -- Facebook! That's right, facebook.  For all those who are on facebook, be sure to RSVP on the facebook page found here:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=108950432486300&ref=ts

Thanks everyone.

-Austin

July 5, 2010 -- Greetings.  Hope everyone had a fun and safe, but mostly fun, 4th of July.  The fireworks around these parts were incredible.  But not nearly as incredible as MASS SKA RAID will be!! I will be hanging lots of flyers around the Atlanta area.  If anyone wants to help out with that, I'd be more than happy to have help! Either write to me on the forum or the facebook page.  Thanks everyone, see you soon!!

-Austin

July 1, 2010 -- Atlanta people! There is a really cool ska/punk show at Swayze's tomorrow (Friday July 2nd).  Cryptorchid Chipmunk will be playing.  They are from West Virginia and are quite possibly the most ridiculous band ever.  If you are intown, you should go! Also playing are TreePhort, Not a Pinata, DDB and more. 

-Austin

 

June 29, 2010 -- The forum needs your help! If you are on this page, please sign up to the forum and start some ska-talk.  It will and shall be awesome.  Go Braves!

-Austin

June 28, 2010 -- Hey everyone! So it seems that we have the page up and running.  Please tell your friends about it! We are pretty proud of the page and we hope you enjoy it.  There are mp3s, videos, and bios posted for every band, so take a peak if you haven't already.  See you in a few months!

-Austin

May 27, 2010 -- Hey everyone! Welcome to the Mass Ska Raid web page.  It is still, obviously, under construction, but be sure to check be regularly.  Still to add are MP3s, videos, and pages for each band.  Thanks for stopping by.

-Austin