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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.

The Copacetics Release Festive Christmas EP

November 30, 2018 by Jacob Wake Up!
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Providence ska band The Copacetics 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

Not News: BossToneS Hate Nazis

September 10, 2018 by Jacob Wake Up!

Except that in 2018, making sure people are still saying “Nazis are Bad” is news

Categories News Tags Mighty Mighty Bosstones

PLAYLIST: Endless Summer in Boston

August 24, 2018 by Jacob Wake Up!
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Summer ain’t over yet! Grab a Del’s Shandy and a couple of friends and let this playlist take you through the home stretch!

Categories Tunes

We Are The Union Launch Kickstarter and Debut Video for New Video

August 20, 2018 by Jacob Wake Up!
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One of our favorite ska-core bands We Are The Union has launched a kickstarter to fund a new record.

Categories News, Video Tags Kickstarter, We Are The Union 1 Comment

WATCH: Toots and the Maytals Perform Live on Jimmy Fallon

August 14, 2018 by Jacob Wake Up!
Toots and the Maytals on Jimmy Fallon

Back in the July, the man who first taught us how to do the reggay, performed live on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon

Categories Video Tags Toots and the Maytals

Summer Ska Release Round Up

August 20, 2018August 14, 2018 by Jacob Wake Up!
Summer 2018 Ska Release Round Up

I refuse to call this the “summer of ska” because I’m still not quite sure what it means, but there’s no denying that there has been a noteworthy number of ska releases over the last few months

Categories Round Up, Tunes Tags Kill Lincoln, Mad Caddies, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Sonic Libido, Sweet Babylon, The Dirty Dottys, The English Beat, The Fad, The Fuss, The Hempsteadys, The Interrupters 1 Comment

WATCH: The Interrupters Perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live

July 30, 2018July 27, 2018 by Jacob Wake Up!
The Interrupters on Jimmy Kimmel

Apparently now we’re just an Interrupters fan blog but, truth be told, the band is having a great year.

Categories Video Tags Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Interrupters

VIDEO: Void Union Perform on Dutch TV

July 5, 2018 by Jacob Wake Up!
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Watch a clip of Boston ska band Void Union performing while on their recent European tour.

Categories Video Tags Riki Rocksteady, Void Union

Bosstones Summer Recap: New Album, Videos, and Shows

July 5, 2018June 29, 2018 by Jacob Wake Up!
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Recapping details of The Mighty Mighty BossToneS new album “While We’re At It,” accompanying music videos, and upcoming shows.

Categories Bands, News Tags Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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