THE SKULLCRANES

The northern edge of Minneapolis, Minnesota. A blue collar

inner rim suburb with a sister city of Lomianki, Poland. Columbia

Heights has always been the home of factories, railroad yards, power

lines and abandoned warehouses. "Nowhere to go but up" may as well be

written on the signs welcoming you to the C.H. Most people only visit

Columbia Heights brie?y while going through the city using one of its

main roads such as Central or University Avenues. Some would claim

that the only good thing to ever come out of Columbia Heights is its

relatively low property taxes or its array of ethnic restaurants.

That is about to change.



Enter, The Skullcranes.



A four piece band who has proclaimed themselves the "kings of trailer

park punk". In the year 2000 this mess started with reasons to ignore

the "enjoy in moderation" suggestions on the outside of beer and

whiskey bottles. "We called that practicing" says Dan Laubach,

original bass player for The Skullcranes. Today the band is rounded

out by Beau Larson on the drums, Jay Wahl on guitar and Mike Johnson

on guitar and vocals. These four have been in many bands in the

Minneapolis scene for years dating back to the early nineties.

The eight plus years The Skullcranes have been together has been a

germination of what they are today. A loud, fast, non-political,

tounge in cheek dirty mess best served with a cocktail or two in a

smoky room with no windows. Somehow melding together country, 70's

rock, early eighties English metal and early eighties east coast punk

with a sprinkle of Auto Trader magazine, The Skullcranes are sure to

make you want to dig out that muscle tee we all know you have tucked

away in your closet.