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Alex Chiasson

Alex Chiasson is a writer for Boston Ska (dot) net. Alex's first experience with ska involved referring to it as "that music with the horns, right?" He's gotten better with categorization, but he also has this weird thing about staying humble. You can see Alex perform with The New Limits.

Today in Jeff Rosenstock: 2016 Fall Tour with Hard Girls & Katie Ellen

August 21, 2016August 17, 2016 by Alex Chiasson

Also: a new song!

Categories News, Shows, Tunes Tags Hard Girls, Jeff Rosenstock, Katie Ellen, The Sinclair

NOFX Announce New Album First Ditch Effort, Share “Six Years On Dope”

August 2, 2016August 2, 2016 by Alex Chiasson

California punks follow this year’s tell-all autobiography with their 13th album.

Categories News, Tunes, Video Tags Fat Wreck Chords, NOFX

Darkbuster Announces August Sinclair Show

June 28, 2016 by Alex Chiasson

Tickets on sale 6/29 at noon (it’s gonna sell out quick).

Categories Bands, News, Shows Tags CJ Ramone, Darkbuster, Stop Calling Me Frank, The Sinclair, The Warning Shots

REVIEW: The Pomps Play To Their Strengths On Indie Rock Is Dying

June 10, 2016June 10, 2016 by Alex Chiasson

Five strong tracks and a dub that are fit to soundtrack your summer activities.

Categories Bands, Reviews Tags Alex Stern, Paper + Plastick, Rarebreed Recording Company, The Pomps

The Pomps Release New EP Indie Rock Is Dying

May 27, 2016 by Alex Chiasson
The Pomps

Boston new wave/power pop band’s newest release put out by Rarebreed Recording Company

Categories Bands, News, Tunes Tags Rarebreed Recording Company, The Pomps

ROAD TRIP: Reggae Fest Chicago 2016

August 14, 2018May 10, 2016 by Alex Chiasson

One day Jamaican-music festival features a wealth of iconic and upcoming artists.

Categories News, Shows Tags Budos Band, Derrick Morgan, Hepcat, Iration, Jump Up Records, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Road Trip, Toots and the Maytals

Brooklyn Attractors Announce New Album The Move, Share Two New Songs

May 3, 2016May 2, 2016 by Alex Chiasson

New 7-song studio album to be released this summer via Jump Up Records.

Categories News, Tunes Tags Brooklyn Attractors, Jump Up Records

Threat Level Burgundy Launch Kickstarter To Fund New Album

May 1, 2016 by Alex Chiasson

Contributions will assist the recording and release of the band’s first material since 2013.

Categories Bands, News Tags Kickstarter, Threat Level Burgundy

A Hard Hit to the Ska Community: Comic Sans Creator Was Into Ska

December 31, 2025May 1, 2016 by Alex Chiasson

Read the Newsweek article that broke this devastating news.

Categories News Tags Comic Sans, Newsweek, Peter Tosh, Walt Jabsco

Stray Bullets, Crazy Baldhead & More Featured On Bernie Sanders Fundraising Compilation

March 8, 2016March 8, 2016 by Alex Chiasson

Plus, a rundown of even more compilations put together to support Bernie’s campaign.

Categories Bands, News, Tunes Tags Andrew Lowrey, Bernie Sanders, Crazy Baldhead, FORT! The Band, Hobo Chili, Meracula, Noise Floor Radio, Stray Bullets
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