I’m outting that Closet Polar Bear…

So I have this co-worker who my other co-workers and I think is secretly a ninja assassin. Well…she’s not. But! She’s actually a drummer in this really cool ska band called Half Past Two.

I happened to catch an acoustic set of theirs (something very rare for them and perhaps not as high-energy) at 2nd Street Jazz in Little Tokyo not too long ago. I had actually heard their EP before seeing them live and already knew that their music was good. I think though, because they were performing acoustic, it wasn’t as fun as I imagined (I imagined a large polar bear pounding a snare drum running amuck with a marching band on an after school special or something like that). Oh well, I will def have to catch them when they play with their electric gear!

Anyway, some really cool news about them:

1. They will be playing a couple of shows in NorCal with Reel Big Fish next month!

2. Their song, “We Want More” premiered on KROQ last night on the Furious Five at Nine. Check out the song on their Myspace and if you like it, you can vote for them here: http://www.kroq-data.com/ffatnine/index.asp or call in to 1-800-520-1067 and request “We Want More” by Half Past Two!

P.S. - Closet Polar Bear is the band’s 5-song EP. I’m not quite sure what the whole meaning behind it is…but they seem to have a thing for polar bears…

Myspace:

myspace.com/halfpasttwoska

(originally posted on www.futurerockstarsofamerica.com)