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Jacob Wake Up!

Jacob Wake Up! is managing editor of Boston Ska (dot) net. He's been going to ska shows since high school and never looked back. Jake lives in Roslindale and works in communications by day. You can see him perform with The New Limits or strike up conversation with him at a local ska show.

Ska Superfriends Cover Dance Hall Crashers for Charity

June 22, 2020 by Jacob Wake Up!
Collage of band members who performed on this dance hall crashers cover

Download this pitch-perfect quarantine cover of “Lost Again,” proceeds support mental health for Black women and girls.

Categories Tunes, Video Tags Bite Me Bambi, Catebite, Dance Hall Crashers, Half Past Two, Mustard Plug, Skatune Network, The Loveland Foundation

Jahriffe Releases “Champions” on Juneteenth

June 22, 2020 by Jacob Wake Up!
JahRiffe champions

Boston roots reggae act releases a new single

Categories Tunes Tags Jahriffe

MUSIC VIDEO: Steel Pulse – “Don’t Shoot”

June 20, 2020 by Jacob Wake Up!
Steel Pulse | Jam in the Van | Don't Shoot

British roots reggae legends Steel Pulse have released a live video for “Don’t Shoot,” their clear and direct protest against police brutality.

Categories Video Tags Black Lives Matter, Jam in the Van, Steel Pulse

Honoring Juneteenth

June 19, 2020 by Jacob Wake Up!
The Root | What Is Juneteenth | Youtube Thumbnail

If we are committed to making change, we must first, as a country, confront our past.

Categories Video

Supernova Festival Raises Over $12,000 for Alpha Boys School

June 15, 2020 by Jacob Wake Up!
supernova ska festival quarantine edition banner

Over 70 acts from 20 countries gathered for exclusive performances and fundraiser

Categories News, Video Tags Supernova International Ska Festival

Black Lives Matter

June 6, 2020June 4, 2020 by Jacob Wake Up!

We Denounce Police Brutality and Systemic Racism

Categories News Tags Black Lives Matter

Hobo Chili Releases New Album “Salt of the Earth”

May 26, 2020 by Jacob Wake Up!
hobo chili salt of the earth banner

“Salt of the Earth” features the band’s signature horn-driven mix of ska, punk, funk, and everything else you might find in a delicious pot of musical chili.

Categories Bands, News, Tunes, Video Tags Hobo Chili

Presenting The Prizefighters “Firewalk” Boston Tour Date

July 2, 2019 by Jacob Wake Up!
the prizefighters

On Tuesday, July 30, The Prizefighters from Minneapolis, MN will make their first Boston appearance.

Categories Featured, Shows Tags DJ Panda, Jump Up Records, Midway Cafe, The New Limits, The Prizefighters 1 Comment

The Copacetics Release Festive Christmas EP

November 30, 2018 by Jacob Wake Up!
The Copacetics - A Very Copacetic Christmas - Banner

Providence ska band The CopaceticsĀ are helping us kick off the holiday season with a brand new EP entitled “A Very Copacetic Christmas.”

Categories Shows, Tunes Tags The Copacetics

The Slackers Release Rancid Cover on 7-inch

October 4, 2018 by Jacob Wake Up!
Badasonic Records Rancid Wrongful Suspicion header

The Slackers just continue to deliver quality records.

Categories Tunes Tags Badasonic Records, Rancid, The Slackers
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February 4, 2023
  • Pink Slip, The New Limits, Bad Idea USA, VQNC, February 4, 2023, The Jungle Community Music Club, 6 Sanborn Ct, Somerville, MA 02143, USA
February 10, 2023
  • Sister Nancy, February 10, 2023, Brighton Music Hall, 158 Brighton Ave, Allston, MA 02134, USA
June 30, 2023
  • We Are The Union, Catbite, Kill Lincoln, Bad Operation, June 30, 2023, Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA 02144, USA
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