Wellington ska band Battle-Ska Galactica land their high energy sound in Wairarapa tonight for their debut at King Street Live in Masterton.
The seven-piece unit, which boasts horns, multiple singers and a blazing rhythm section, last year released their debut album, Everybody's Got An Opinion.
Band guitarist Saali Marks said the eight-track album was recorded and mixed in Featherston at Stonefeather Studios, which belongs to King Street Live co-owner Warren Maxwell.
Marks, who also lives in Featherston and teaches music at several Masterton schools, said the Battle-Ska boys revel in both old school and new school ska and were eager "to get back over the hill to the Wairarapa and bring some of the finest Aotearoa skank to King St Live".
"Ska music is a whole lot of fun. It has the energy of rock music, the skank of reggae, the swing of jazz and the groove of funk. It's like the ultimate dance music - I challenge anyone to have a bad time at a ska gig."
