2 Ball Screwball Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Take Ska, grunge, punk, pop, and hardcore and throw it all in a blender, and this is what you'll get. A sound that closely blurs the lines of these genres. The sound is firmly rooted in punk rock, then takes the sludge and dynamics of grunge and the unending energy of ska and fuses it with a pop sensibility that is all too intriguing to pass up. ... more
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