After going through two major rehauls of their band, Isaac Green and the Skalars will bring their musical melting pot to Skankland tonight.The Skalars, without Isaac Green, originated from an idea of guitarist Ethan D’Ercole, who at the time was a college freshmen looking for a musical way to express himself.D’Ercole sought help from his friend Isaac Green, and found bassist Willie Horton. After practicing in the basement of a college dorm, the band of three was born.”In 1993, Ethan D’Ercole asked me if I wanted to start a ska band. I said I have no talent and I’m suspicious that you don’t either. It turned out that Ethan did, and two months later we had nine members,” Green said.For a year and a half, this ska band played until 1994, when they lost their singer, their alto sax player and their drummer.Refusing to give up, Isaac Green and the Skalars, or what was left of them, auditioned 11 singers and recruited new players.Thus, Isaac Green and the Skalars were born. The band features the “steps and shouts” of Isaac Green, lead singer Jessica Butler, an intense rhythm section and the crazy trombone playing of Evan Shaw.They rededicated themselves to a the musical phenomenon known as “ska.”For those of you out there who have no clue what “ska” is or where it came from, here is a brief lowdown, according to Moon Ska record label out of New York.Born in Jamaica in the early 1960s, ska music originated with such musicians as The Skatalites, Desmond Dakkar, Prince Buster and Laurel Aitken, including the young Bob Marley. This genre is similar to R&B, swing and early rock, the music early ska bands were hearing from the United States.Ska was revived in England in the late 1970s adding a punk rock sound to the music. It wasn’t until really the mid-1980s that ska took hold of the United States music scene, with bands such as Fishbone, The Untouchables and The Toasters.By the way, Moon Ska records was one of the first record labels to release ska music in the United States. They were founded in 1983.Using the original Jamaican rhythms of ska, rock steady and reggae, Isaac Green and the Skalars have been making quite a name for themselves on the ska scene.Their inspirations include Skatalites, Prince Buster, Coxsone Dodd, the Hepstones, Alton Ellis and countless others.By March, 1995, the Skalars went on their first tour, a week-long one with the Pietasters throughout the Midwest.After two releases, one on an independent label and one on Kansas City’s JOCO Ska label, the band is ready to release its first full-length CD “Skoolin’ with The Skalars,” on Moon Ska Records.Now, having completed many tours and performing with virtually every ska band around, the Skalars will be at Skankland tonight with Triggahappy and D.J. Wade.Skankland, is 18 and over, the cover is $5 and the bands go on at 10 p.m.