Dope Soda

Dope Soda thirsty. Thirsty for music that is both dangerous and danceable, refreshing as a mojito and as eye-opening as a whiskey sour. A cocktail party mix of reggae, punk rock, jazz, hiphop, and ska. This is Dope Soda. Dope Soda formed in late 2011, a fresh concoction of six of the top jazz, rock, and Jamaican-music-inspired musicians from Vancouver Island, with membership in acts such as Current Swell, Rocky Mountain Rebel Music, The Bananafish Dance Orchestra and The Kiltlifters. The band is led by a three-piece horn section with roots in the highly-regarded Vancouver Island University Jazz Department, buoyed by a funky rhythm section that serves up sips of bubbling Hammonds and Wurlitzers, shots of distorted guitar, and heavy bass--in your face. Dope Soda jumps back and forth between reggae jams, punk rock assaults, happy ska romps, and hiphop throwdowns--a thirst quencher for audiences who need good rhymes and good times. So: tip back a cold one, tip back a bold one, tip back a Dope Soda and uplift your rocking, rolling soul. Skol! For booking and media inquiries, contact: Dave St. Jean dave@dopesoda.com www.dopesoda.com 250-740-1625 Additional info: Visit www.dopesoda.com for links to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube pages. Dope Soda's debut CD, "Dope Soda: Live!" was released in the spring of 2012 and is available at shows. The disc has received steady airplay from CHLY 101.7 FM in Nanaimo. We are here to put Roots Rock Reggae'n Ska "in the know" and keep music LIVE!

Nanaimo, BC