This just in! Berkeley Ska Legends The Uptones and East Bay Space Rock Heroes The Phenomenauts will land at Ashkanaz in Berkeley, California, for one night only, Friday, May 4th, 2012. Shake Me is celebrating their CD release and The Blood Types bring their sexy gore rock all the way from Portland, Oregon. What an amazing bill! This show is Buster Approved.
While this is an international Bloggy, I am a Local Ska Doggie, in the very fine Skan Franskasco Bay Area, skank you very much. As such I am THRILLED beyond woofs to announce the originators of EVERYTHING THAT FUCKING EVEN MATTERS, The Skatalites, are playing in Oaksterdam, just a wag down the street here, on Friday and Saturday Apr 27 and 28. It all goes down at The Uptown Nightclub. All my Bitches will be there. Tix here.
Step right up, don’t be shy, visit Rude Boy Rude Girl Social immediately. Listen to the podcasts and sideshows, check out the posts about new and old Trojan releases, meet other rudies and rockerz and generally have a good time. Check out the Skaliday version of the Last Supper! Your life will improve. Two paws up.
The London International Ska Festival is shaping up!
Here’s a partial lineup so far:
KEN BOOTHE
THE ENGLISH BEAT
with Dave Wakeling
BOB & MARCIA
JAMES HUNTER
THE SKA FLAMES*
DUB PISTOLS
THE TROJANS
THE LOAFERS*
HOTKNIVES* (orig.lineup)
BIM SKALA BIM*
MAROON TOWN
INTENSIFIED
DJ MARK LAMARR
DJ GAZ MAYALL
To stay up on this, simply join the London International Skafest Facebook page and you’ll get all the updates.
Total Buster approval.
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