**TONIGHT** VOODOO GLOW SKULLS // EASYDREAD // DUMMYRUN // BEDFORD ESQUIRES

LAST MINUTE SHOW ALERT!!

VOODOO GLOW SKULLS ARE COMING TO ESQUIRES NEXT WEDNESDAY 20th JANUARY!

Tickets £10 adv: http://www.seetickets.com/event/voodoo-glow-skulls/bedford-esquires/942533

‘Who Do Voodoo We Do….?!
We are the Voodoo Glow Skulls from Riverside, California.
Traveling all around the world and bringing our sound of West Coast ska-core since 1988.
We play fast. We play hard.
We play the voodoo sound like no other.’

Voodoo Glow Skulls are an American ska punk band formed in 1988 in Riverside, California by brothers Frank, Eddie and Jorge Casillas and their longtime friend Jerry O’Neill. Voodoo Glow Skulls first played out at backyard parties and later at Spanky’s Café in their hometown of Riverside,Ca, where they played shows with the Angry Samoans, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Firehose, Murphy’s Law and The Dickies.

Their first recording was in 1989- a four song demo on a four-track machine which they duplicated onto about 60 cassettes on a home stereo then sold at shows.

In 1990 Voodoo Glow Skulls put out their first 7″ EP “The Old of Tomorrow”, a parody title inspired by the straight edge band named “Youth of Today”, with the help of local band Public Humiliation and also booked their own DIY US tour.

In 1991, the band added a horn section consisting of Joey Hernandez on saxophone, Joe McNally on trumpet and Osh on trombone (who was replaced later by Brodie Johnson). The band’s 2nd independent release came out in 1992 with the “Rasta Mis Huevos” 7″ EP for Signal Sound Systems Records. This label also released a glow-in-the-dark 12″ EP titled “We’re Coloring Fun” and the first release of “The Potty Training Years” on CD. The band continued to book their own diy tours…

Voodoo Glow Skulls recorded their debut album Who Is, This Is? for Dr. Strange Records in 1993, selling 200,000 copies worldwide and gained the attention from Brett Gurewitz, owner of Epitaph Records.[citation needed] The band then signed to Epitaph Records and released four albums that collectively sold over 750,000 copies worldwide. The band began to tour worldwide with their first european tour in 1996 followed by Japan, Australia, Mexico and South America. Voodoo Glow Skulls soon began receiving positive reviews and the mainstream support of commercial radio and MTV and performed as headliners and support act for The Offspring, No Doubt, Reverend Horton Heat, 311 ,and Green Day..[citation needed] Eventually they had main stage spot on the 1998 Warped Tour.

The band has been featured on several of Epitaph’s “Punk-O-Rama” releases and has had music featured in video games,tv and movies. The song “Shoot the moon” from the band’s “Firme” album was used in the Pauly Shore movie “Biodome” and the band’s version of “Used to love her” (originally written and recorded by Guns and Roses)is featured in the “Mr.&Mrs. Smith” soundtrack.

Support on the night comes from the excellent EasyDread and Dummyrun.

£10 Advance Tickets