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Sweet Summer Sounds of The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

Buster the Ska Doggie — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:30:33 +0000

Before Sublime (and all the bands after that seem to squeeze juicy ska reggae dub vibes from the California surf and sun!) The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies were cookin’ up some sunshine of their own in the rainy northwest town of Eugene, Oregon. Their name was a sort of deliberate confrontation with the hyper-PC reality of [...]

Fishbone? Monkey? May 1st Shattuck Downlow…

Mooska — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:52:25 +0000

FRI MAY 1ST FISHBONE LIVE! A VERY SPECIAL HELLAMAD CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION BANG DATA * MONKEY Dj El Kool Kyle That’s Right Folks, FISHBONE is coming to the Shattuck Down Low. Fishbone lives up to their legend as THE group to bridge the gap between the funk of George Clinton and the blare of [...]

The Uptones – Skanking Foolz Unite – Reviewed for iTunes by Rob O’ Connor

Cynthia — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:43:07 +0000

Upbeat without forcing the party, Berkeley, California’s ska-veterans The Uptones return with their first studio album in decades, nailing down a bottom end that cements the groove with horns that reach for the stratosphere. The years have betrayed them none. Four original members augmented by an additional fantastic four, the eight-piece cruise with neither nostalgia [...]

Polemic – Pick of the Week

Mooska — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:15:30 +0000

20 years on the scene… Almost 900 gigs in 10 countries (Czech republic, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Croatia, UK, Slovak republic)…Support for/shows together with: GENTLEMAN, THE SKATALITES, SKA P, THE SLACKERS, MACKA B & ROYALE ROOTS BAND, Dr. RING-DING, RICO RODRIGUEZ, THE PRESIDENTS OF THE USA, PERSIANA JONES, THE REAL McKENZIES, BABYLON CIRCUS, [...]

Pick of the month – No. 1 Station

Cynthia — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:25:03 +0000

No. 1 Station is a Ska band from London. It’s perfectly obvious when you hear their songs. A breath of fresh air for ska fans. They got that tail waggin’ Blue Beat Jamaican sound. Their myspace tracks make ME think of dancing on the black and white… Great band! You just finished reading Pick of [...]