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Boston, Cambridge, and Allston are home to some of the greatest ska bands in the states, to include those who helped pioneer the American ska sound, and those up-and-comers who continue to make this scene what it is.

Boston Scene Party Showcase Night #1 – Grey Season, Art Thieves, The Wolf Hongos

October 11, 2015September 2, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!
Boston music blog networking group, Boston Scene Party, announces the ‘Boston Scene Party Showcase’ – a 3-night, 3-venue event promoting the diverse music in Boston, curated by the people who champion it.

We’ve helped put together a great night of up and coming local Boston bands!

Categories Bands, Featured, Shows Tags Art Thieves, Boston Scene Party, Eye Design, Grey Season, Mutiny On The Microphone, Sound of Boston, The Wolf Hongos

First Listen: The Doped Up Dollies – The New Way Out

October 11, 2015September 1, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!

The debut release hit digital stores today and this album is just plain fun.

Categories Bands, Reviews, Tunes Tags Brie Finn, Brighton Music Hall, coolie ranx, David McWane, Erin MacKenzie, Maddie Ruthless, People's Republik, Sirae Richardson, The Doped Up Dollies

Stream The New Darkbuster Album “No Revolution”

August 27, 2015 by Alex Chiasson

The punk/ska band’s first album in almost a decade is available in full via Pirates Press Records

Categories Bands, News, Tunes Tags Darkbuster, Pirates Press Records

Throwback Thursday: Mighty Mighty BossToneS Perform on The Jon Stewart Show

August 20, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!

Watch the Mighty Mighty Bosstones perform on The Jon Stewart show on MTV in the early 90s

Categories Bands, Throwback, Video Tags Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Jon Stewart Show

WATCH: Full Darkbuster Set From Portland Show Last Weekend

August 13, 2015 by Alex Chiasson

Nearly an hour’s worth of footage from one of the band’s final reunion shows that occurred last week.

Categories Bands, News, Video Tags Darkbuster, Pirates Press Records

Spiritual Rez Announces Fall 2015 Tour Dates

October 12, 2015August 11, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!
Spiritual Rez Header

Boston reggae/rock band Spiritual Rez has announced tour dates for the rest of 2015 including a stop at The Sinclair in Cambridge

Categories Bands, News Tags Spiritual Rez, The Sinclair

Boston Scene Party Showcase – The Scene is in Session This September

August 10, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!

Boston Scene Party announces the ‘Boston Scene Party Showcase’ – a 3-night, 3-venue event promoting the diverse music in Boston, curated by the people who champion it.

Categories Bands, Shows Tags Boston Scene Party

Darkbuster Announce New Album “No Revolution”, Play The Sinclair and Great Scott This Week

August 4, 2015 by Alex Chiasson

Currently in the middle of a string of sold out Boston shows, the veteran punk/ska band announces their followup to 2005’s “A Weakness For Spirits”

Categories Bands, News, Shows, Video Tags Burning Streets, Darkbuster, Dying Scene, El Grande, Great Scott, Have Nots, Pirates Press Records, The Down and Outs, The Scandals, The Sinclair

Pressure Cooker to Play Johnny D’s Before It Closes

August 3, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!

This could be the last time to see Pressure Cooker perform at Johnny D’s before they close up shop

Categories Bands, Shows Tags Johnny D's, Pressure Cooker

Debut EP By The RiceCrackers Blends 90s Sounds

November 27, 2015July 28, 2015 by Zoe Mathews
The RiceCrackers, Photo by Meche Perez via Facebook

They released their debut EP Kolohe Kid on July 19, and with four tracks in four different styles, the band is as hard to define musically as they are aesthetically.

Categories Bands, Reviews, Tunes Tags The RiceCrackers
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