Running Potatoes
Running Potatoes is a eight-piece Ska/Punk/HC band from the southern part of the world...Buenos Aires, Argentina.
We just released our second Album called "Brainless" wich includes Dave from BIG D & THE KIDS TABLE on the song "SKA IS YOUR MEDICINE". By the way, "BRAINLESS" is the first CD with 3D GLASSES! you gotta check the Packaging and graphic design in our website: http://www.runningpotatoes.com.ar
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Running Potatoes is a eight-piece Ska/Punk/HC band from the southern part of the world...Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The band was formed in 1999/2000, and have played shows all over Argentina and South America.
The Running Potatoes are not your average Spanish ska band. The %90 of their songs are performed in English, incorporating melodic vocals with a variety of genres such as hardcore, surf, swing, funk, jazz, reggae, dixieland and many more.
With lyrics covering all aspects of live and human existence, they provide a welcome change from the tiresome "us against the world" attitude which plagues the scene today.
It could be described as somewhere between Reel Big Fish and Mad Caddies, but with their own Potato flavour.
The Potatoes leave their mark wherever they go, rocking the house with their notoriously crazy live shows, and leaving fans scattered all over the continent. They have yet to find a stage big enough to withstand the energy and emotion of their live shows, it's something you need to experience for yourself.
The future looks bright for this hard working band. It's not an easy task living in a crazy countrie like Argentina, the economy and polictics really sucks down there, but their are not going to give up, it takes guts, determination, and a lot of balls to leave everything behind to follow your dreams, but Running Potatoes is ready to do it! The Potatoe's Army its getting bigger and bigger and bigger!
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
We live just for those awesome moments at the stage! gettin crazy with the crowd! Playing a good live show is even better than sex
Your musical influences
MadCaddies - Big D & The Kids Table - RxBandits - Reel Big Fish - Goldfinger - The Aquabats - Nofx - Op Ivy - Bracket - Inspection 12 - Squirrel Nut Zippers - Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra - Codename Rocky - The Hippos - Ramones - Sublime - Bob Marley
What equipment do you use?
We dont care about equipment, its all about attitude
Anything else?
http://www.runningpotatoes.com.ar
