SKA NEWS
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Go Bears | posted 2.2.07
Just in time for the Super Bowl, Chicago Ska-punkers, Manic Sewing Circle have done their own version of the Chicago Bear's fight song, "Bear Down". They even got the chance to perform it on WGN's morning news show. You can see this amazing performance here.
New MU | posted 9.8.06
Big news out of St.Louis / Santa Cruz: MU330 is working on both a brand new album as well as a DVD documentary of the bands history. Also MU330 frontman, Dan Potthast is finishing up work on a new solo album which will be all ska based.
Ska in the UK | posted 9.7.06
The first Ska Is Dead UK tour is currently being set up for the first two weeks in December. It will be co-presented with our friends at Household Name records. Bands already confirmed include The Planet Smashers, Mustard Plug and Bomb the Music Industry. Stay tuned for more details.
Tim Armstrong | posted 9.7.06
Tim Armstrong (Rancid/exOp Ivy) is putting together a new solo album and has released the first track. Recorded with the Aggrolites, it has more of a Jamaican feel than most of what we've heard from Tim lately. You can check it out here. Here is what he had to say about it:
"The first song and video off my solo record is called Hold On. It was recorded with the Aggrolites in Los Angeles. This track has an old school sound. We put one mic on the drums and everything was played live, keeping it real raw. The video was shot in one night wth a group of friends. Lars even flew down from SF to hang out and be in it. In the months to come I plan on dropping the rest of the record for free on the internet, one track at a time."
10 Years | posted 6.18.06
Catch 22 will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of their band with the release of their new album, "Permanent Revolution" on June 27. The album is billed as a concept album that follows the life of Bolshevik revolution figurehead Leon Trotsky. In addition the band will be playing dates this summer on the Warped and Summer of Ska Tours. Also they will be releasing a limited edition 7" available to those who pre-order the new album through Interpunk and FYE.
Interpunk CD Info Page
Catch 22 Homepage
Desmond Dekker | posted 5.31.06
The ska community mourns the loss of Jamaican ska great Desmond Dekker. With hits beginning in 1968 after winning the Jamaican Festival Song competition and soon after releasing "Israelites", a recording career that spanned nearly 40 years, and being responsible for paving the way for the acceptance of other reggae artists, Desmond Dekker can only be described as a legend.
Desmond Dekker website
BBC News Article
Skappleton 2006 | posted 4.13.06
Skappleton 2006 will be held on May 6, 2006 at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI. Check out skappleton.net for more details.
This awesome show will include:
Mustard Plug
The Invaders
Umbrella Bed
I Voted For Kodos
Something To Do
Hired Geeks
Stamp'd
The Skattsmen
Car Full of Midgets
Catch of the Day
Reaching Scarlet
4th & Michigan
Moving Mikey
The Skamikazes
Chicken Poodle Soup
Ska Weekend 2006 | posted 3.30.06
Ska Weekend 2006 update!
Knoxville, TN
Saturday, April 29, 2006 at 12:30 PM
Website: www.skaweekend.com
Tickets only $15
The Ska Weekend 2006 lineup will feature 25 bands on four stages. The lineup is ...
Catch 22
The Pietasters
Big D and the Kids Table
The Know How
I Voted for Kodos
High School Football Heroes
The Flatliners
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Westbound Train
Natti Love Joys
Deals Gone Bad
Hub City Stompers
The Stingers ATX
Los Vicious De Papa
Bombtown
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King Django
Milele Roots
Fat Penguin
Sun Toucher
The Shakedown
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In the Face
Fatter than Albert
The Rightaways
Long Shot Hero
The Taj Motel Trio
Stuck Lucky |
International Ska Circus | posted 1.30.06
The details for the Las Vegas
International Ska Circus have been announced: The event will take
place Sat. March 11, 2006 at the Clark County Amphitheatre, a 3000
seat outdoor, all ages venue. Tickets are $17.50 in advance or $60.00 for VIP tix and are on sale now.
Current ISC Vegas Lineup:
9:30pm - The Skatalites
8:30pm - Reel Big Fish
7:30pm - The Toasters
6:30pm - The Pietasters
5:30pm - Fishbone
4:30pm - Voodoo Glow Skulls
3:45pm - Westbound Train
3:00pm - La Banda Skalavera
2:15pm - The Skeletones
1:30pm - Suburban Legends
12:45pm - The Debonaires
There will also be a pre-party the night before at Jillians featuring
Voodoo Glowskulls, Super Pineapple, Goldfish Don't Bounce, and more
to be announced. For more details, go to: InternationalSkaCircus.com or Myspace.com/InternationalSkaCircus
Sid Article | posted 12.15.05
The website UGO.com has put up an amazing feature on Ska
Is Dead and Ska music in general. Included are interviews with Mustard
Plug, The Planet Smashers and the Toasters as well as music videos,
a history of Ska and much more. Check
it out!
Parka Kings Reunion | posted 12.13.05
Detroit Ska legends, the Parka
Kings have announced two reunion shows in Michigan: December
23 at Smalls in Hamtramck (18+), and December 29 at Alvins in Detroit
(all ages).
ISC | posted 12.13.05
The Toasters/Megalith
Records have announced the date for the first International
Ska Circus In Las Vegas. The event will go off on March 11th at
the Clark County Ampitheatre in Las Vegas, a 3000 seat grass ampitheatre.
Tickets will be available through Ticketmaster. In the event that
the Saturday show sells out, a second day will be added on Sunday,
March 12th.
Ska Weekend '06 | posted 12.13.05
The date for Ska
Weekend in Knoxville has been announced for April 29, 2006.
According to the website this year's event will feature 2 main
stages, 2 side stages and slots for 27 bands. Pre-show and post-show
events will be expanded as well. Acts should be announced by the
2nd week in January.
Catch These Shows | posted 12.13.05
Catch 22 has announced their annual Holiday shows. In addition to Catch
22 the line up includes SID alumnus Big D and the Kids Table plus
Allister and the Tossers. Dates include:
12/26 Boston, MA - Axis
12/27 Hartford, CT - Webster Theater
12/28 New York, NY - The Knitting Factory
12/29 Towson, MD - The Recher Theater
12/30 Philadelphia, PA - The Trocodero Theater
Midwest Ska Fest '05 | posted 12.13.05
Tickets are on sale for the Midwest Skafest 2005. The date is
Wednesday, December 28 and as usual, the venue is the Metro in
Chicago. This year’s line up is listed as: Mustard
Plug, Deals Gone Bad, Lord Mike’s Dirty Calypsonians,
Skapone, Manic Sewing Circle, and DJ Chuck Wren.
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