Merchants of Cool is the first official album by Minneapolis, MN ska punk band Midriff released March 30th, 2009. The original release contained 20 tracks but was soon edited down to 11 tracks by cutting out of most of the live performances and "goofing off" tracks. Recording of the album began in 2001 at Hennepin Technical College in Eden Prairie, MN where Chad (guitar) & Johnnie (bass) were taking audio recording classes. Most tracks by Casey (Drums) and much of the bass & guitars were recorded there (typically between the hours of 6am-8am because there was avai… read more
Merchants of Cool is the first official album by Minneapolis, MN ska punk band Midriff released March 30th, 2009. The original release contained 20 tracks but was soon edited down to 11 … read more
3 childhood friends from the quiet town of Winona, MN who met in karate class formed a band in 1995 and soon started playing ska and punk music after being heavily influenced by bands like Sublime, Goldfinger, Operation Ivy, Less Than Jake, Rancid and NOFX. Midriff often sings about corruption and the corporate media machine. The bands name, "Midriff", is inspired from a PBS documentary called "Merchants of Cool" which defines "The Midriff" as a caricature created by the media machine: the teenage female who is prematurely adult, consumed by her appear… read more
3 childhood friends from the quiet town of Winona, MN who met in karate class formed a band in 1995 and soon started playing ska and punk music after being heavily influenced by bands like … read more
3 childhood friends from the quiet town of Winona, MN who met in karate class formed a band in 1995 and soon started playing ska and punk music after being heavily influenced by bands like Sublime, Goldfinger, Operation Ivy, Less Than … read more