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Updates, album releases, show announcements, new bands, break-ups, line up changes; anything and everything that might be construed as news will be here, be in from the Boston ska world or from outside the 495 loop.

Legends of Ska Documentary Film Comes to Boston in August

July 7, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!
Legends of Ska, Ska Documentary

The “Legends of Ska” documentary explores the origins of Jamaican music and will screen in Boston this August

Categories News Tags Legends of Ska, Ska Documentary, The Skatalites

Tickets on Sale for Annual Reggae in the Park

July 6, 2015July 6, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!
Reggae legend Beres Hammond will perform at the 2015 Reggae in the Park in Boston's Franklin Park Zoo

Presented by Lion Entertainment, this year features legendary reggae singers Beres Hammond and Freddie McGregor

Categories News, Shows Tags Beres Hammond, Franklin Park Zoo, Freddie McGregor, Harmony House Band, Reggae in the Park

The Doped Up Dollies Post First Song from New Album

July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!
The Doped Up Dollies

Today, The Doped Up Dollies posted the first song from their debut record “The New Way Out.”

Categories Bands, News, Tunes Tags Big D & The Kids Table, Brighton Music Hall, David McWane, The Doped Up Dollies

Vinnie Fiorello Ranks Less Than Jake’s Discography For Noisey

June 30, 2015 by Alex Chiasson

LTJ’s drummer and founding member shares his preferences in the newest entry of Noisey’s “Rate Your Records” column

Categories News Tags Less Than Jake, Noisey, Vice

Threat Level Burgundy Reveals Track Listing for New Album

June 29, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!
Threat Level Burgundy New Album Track Listing

Threat Level Burgundy posts a photo to Facebook of the track listing for their next release

Categories Bands, News Tags Midway Cafe, Threat Level Burgundy

Get Four Great Reissued Ska-Punk Albums Courtesy of Asbestos Records

June 28, 2015 by Alex Chiasson

Label-created Kickstarter campaign aims to reissue albums from The Flaming Tsunamis, Thumper, High School Football Heroes, and The Suicide Machines

Categories News Tags Asbestos Records, Flaming Tsunamis, High School Football Heroes, Kickstarter, The Suicide Machines, Thumper

Satanic Ska Band Mephiskapheles Release Self-Titled EP

June 17, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!
Mephiskapheles Cover Art

Mephiskapheles recently released the first new record since 1999

Categories News, Tunes Tags Mephiskapheles

New Stray Bullets Song Featured On Dying Scene Compilation

June 10, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!
Dying Music for a Dying Scene Cover Art

Listen to a brand new song by Stray Bullets on this punk compilation

Categories Bands, News, Tunes Tags Dying Scene, Stray Bullets, The Warning Shots

Threat Level Burgundy Sources Lyrics from Your Facebook Posts

June 9, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!
Facebook photo by Theresa C Photography

Billerica ska/punk band and zombie enthusiasts Threat Level Burgundy recently posted to Facebook asking fans to submit lyrics by way of their Facebook posts.

Categories Bands, News, Tunes Tags Midway Cafe, Threat Level Burgundy

Rancid Returns to Boston In September; Releases Compilation of Ska Material

June 9, 2015June 8, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!
Rancid Tour Post Boston September 2015

It’s been two years since they last played Boston, but Rancid is back and they’ve got a comp you might be interested in

Categories News, Shows, Video Tags H20, House of Blues, Musack, Rancid, The Interrupters
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