Dan Smalls Presents

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Mephiskapheles w/ Mill Bastards and The Newman Brothers

Ages 16+ Only
at The Haunt
702 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850
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Age policy: 16+ with ID / under 16 with a parent or guardian Mephiskapheles is back in red and black for 2014. The band that invented the devilish, whimsical MTV- and radio-friendly genre of satanic ska, then defied critics by exploring even greater possibilities for its darkly original ska fusion, has reunited with a new tour and new album in the works. Formed in the East Village of New York City in early 1991 by a group of punk rockers/artists/ad-agency employees/jazz musicians, Mephiskapheles played its first show on Long Island. From day one, the band began attracting a diverse, dedicated fan base. Sold-out NYC gigs led to tours with the Buzzcocks and GWAR, and hits on the Hawaiian Islands Chart with three singles from the band's first album, 1994's God Bless Satan, produced by Bill Laswell. While touring relentlessly, Mephiskapheles followed-up in 1997 with Maximum Perversion, a jazz-influenced work that didn't take long to be hailed as a classic. A deal in 1999 with Koch Records resulted in the band's hard-hitting, exploratory third album, Might-Ay White-Ay. Flash-forward to today with Satanic Ska being, without a doubt, the genre of music most relevant to our current times. Fronted by riveting lead singer Invidious (the artist formerly known as The Nubian Nightmare), along with the hottest rhythm section in New York, and the Horns of Hell, Mephiskapheles has picked up where it left off, with an ongoing reissue program, a focused touring schedule, and a new album around the corner.
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