Monthly Archive for February, 2009

Pepper Pots Coming To Skalifornia

Published by Buster, on February 27, 2009 in General

The Pepper Pots, Spain’s beloved trad ska dance band is touring the US. You can see all their dates here. I’ll be seeing them at Balazo in San Francisco on March 27, and in Petaluma Saturday March 28 with The Uptones and The Street Vendors. Continue reading ‘Pepper Pots Coming To Skalifornia’

Win a suit from Ace Face Clothing Company at the Specials site!

Published by Eric Din, on February 25, 2009 in General and I wanna buy some SKA!

Our favorite mod ska rudie tailors Ace Face Clothing Company are having a contest at www.specials.com. You can win one of their bad ass classic tonic suits. All you gotta do is answer a few questions to test your ska apparel knowledge, and you’re in the running! Continue reading ‘Win a suit from Ace Face Clothing Company at the Specials site!’

Ska’s Not Dead!

Published by Eric Din, on February 25, 2009 in General

Since we launched this site, we’ve been getting emails from ska bands from every corner of the globe. So far we have over 200 bands on our Ska Bands page, and we know that’s just the tip of the iceberg, so keep ‘em coming! Thanks everyone, for letting us know ska is alive and well in 2009.

East Bay Skanking Express

Published by Eric Din, on February 11, 2009 in Dance Contest

Photo by Ali Thanawalla

Today’s East Bay Express features a great story about Friday’s contest by Nate Seltenrich. Nate captured the energy of the event beautifully, and the quotes are priceless. Continue reading ‘East Bay Skanking Express’