Music Scene

NAMPA -- A local ska band dreams of putting Nampa on the map.

In the same way third wave ska revolutionized the California music scene in the early 1990s, members of Remote Confederation say they want to start a music revolution in Idaho.

But it won't be an angry revolt. These Skyview High School musicians characterize their performance as positive.

"It's not angry rock," Jordan Tafoya, 18, said. "(We want to) make people happy with our music."

Tyler Bedell, 15, agreed. He said the band provides a fresh contrast to the angry punk style offered by many area groups.

"We don't like screaming about death," Bedell said. "No screaming."

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