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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.

Rarebreed Recording Presents Debut Single From The Young Ones Feat. Anthony Raneri

April 7, 2015 by Alex Chiasson
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New label from members of Westbound Train and Less Than Jake premiere the first of this year’s seven planned singles

Categories News, Tunes Tags Rarebreed Recording Company, The Young Ones

Darkbuster Release Two New Songs

April 5, 2015 by Alex Chiasson

Notable Boston punk/ska band returns from a lengthy hiatus with two very different tracks

Categories Bands, News, Tunes Tags Darkbuster, Dying Scene, Lenny Lashley, Lenny Lashley's Gang of One, Street Dogs

The Flaming Tsunamis Release Long-Awaited Album “Externalities”

April 2, 2015 by Alex Chiasson

CT metalcore/ska/punk group stream their new album, with physical release planned in a few months

Categories News, Tunes Tags Community Records, Flaming Tsunamis

April Fool’s Day Posts We Would Have Made, If We Were Awful

April 12, 2023April 1, 2015 by Alex Chiasson

or, A List Of Today’s Biggest Ska News Events That Are Definitely Real

Categories News Tags April Fools, David McWane, Dicky Barrett, John Oliver, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Streetlight Manifesto, The Aquabats, The Skatalites

The Skatalites Announce Show at Brighton Music Hall

May 4, 2015March 29, 2015 by Alex Chiasson
The Skatalites

The ska pioneers will hit the Allston venue on May 6th.

Categories News, Shows Tags Brighton Music Hall, The Skatalites, Van Martin Gordon Band 1 Comment

The English Beat Announce May Show at Johnny D’s, More Dates in Summer

March 28, 2015 by Alex Chiasson

General admission tickets are still available for Johnny D’s in May, while the band has announced two New Hampshire dates in August

Categories News, Shows Tags Johnny D's, The Allstonians, The English Beat 1 Comment

Today in Jeff Rosenstock: A Bunch of Jeff Rosenstuff

February 27, 2016March 12, 2015 by Alex Chiasson

A hodgepodge of Jeff-related news from the past month, including interviews from Vanyaland and VNYL

Categories News, Round Up Tags Jeff Rosenstock, Noisey, Quote Unquote Records, SideOneDummy, Vanyaland

The Screw-Ups Shirts Now On Sale

March 9, 2015 by Alex Chiasson

Boston/CT ska/reggae band premieres a new shirt via their bandcamp

Categories Bands, News Tags The Screw-Ups

Stream Sammy Kay’s New Album “Fourth Street Singers”

March 8, 2015March 7, 2015 by Alex Chiasson

Hear Sammy’s Americana-laced “Love Letters” followup before its official release on March 10th

Categories News, Tunes, Video Tags Panic State Records, Sammy Kay, Sammy Kay and the Fast Four

Review: Jeff Rosenstock – We Cool?

September 7, 2016March 6, 2015 by Alex Chiasson

Jeff’s new LP is a fully realized collection of songs that presents the most accessible view of his trademark style yet.

Categories Featured, Reviews Tags Jeff Rosenstock, Quote Unquote Records, Side One Dummy 1 Comment
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