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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.

The Warning Shots Announce “Volume 2” EP

January 27, 2015January 18, 2015 by Alex Chiasson

Boston punkers’ second EP will feature a Rancid cover and be released at the end of February.

Categories Bands, News, Shows, Tunes Tags Midway Cafe, Rancid, State Line Records, The Warning Shots

Overlooked in 2014: Sharkanoid Brings the… Sharks?

January 18, 2015 by Alex Chiasson

Mu330’s Dan Potthast and Mustard Plug’s Rick Johnson bring the energy in a debut album full of super-catchy pop-punk

Categories News, Reviews, Tunes Tags Community Records, Dan Potthast, Jeff Rosenstock, Laura Stevenson, Mu330, Mustard Plug, Overlooked in 2014, Sharkanoid

Introducing the Steady Beat Podcast

January 13, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!
Steady Beat Podcast

The Steady Beat Podcast is a new series from the folks behind the long-running Ska Crazy Podcast.

Categories News, Tunes Tags CKUT Roots Rock Rebel, Go Feet Radio, Mutiny On The Microphone, Podcast, Ska Crazy, Steady Beat Podcast

DOWNLOAD: Vic Ruggiero & Jesse Wagner’s 3 Song WFMU Set

January 10, 2015 by Alex Chiasson

Vic and Jesse share a handful of stripped down blues and folk-inspired tracks.

Categories News, Tunes Tags Free Music Archive, Jesse Wagner, The Aggrolites, The Sinclair, The Slackers, Vic Ruggiero, WFMU

Alex Stern Promises a New Song Every Week in 2015

November 7, 2015January 10, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!
Alex Stern by Mark Stern Photography

Because he’s not busy enough Boston singer/songwriter Alex Stern will release one song each week in 2015.

Categories Bands, News, Tunes Tags Alex Stern, Big D & The Kids Table, Mass. Hysteria, Mutiny On The Microphone, The Misfits, The Pomps, They Might Be Giants, TT the Bear's, Void Union

Today In Jeff Rosenstock: New Album “We Cool?” Out March 3rd

January 9, 2015 by Alex Chiasson

Jeff’s heavily-anticipated solo LP will drop right before his tour with Andrew Jackson Jihad.

Categories News Tags Andrew Jackson Jihad, Bomb the Music Industry, Jack Shirley, Jeff Rosenstock, Laura Stevenson, Middle East Club, Side One Dummy

The Slackers Announce 2015 Tour Dates

January 10, 2015January 9, 2015 by Alex Chiasson
the slackers nyc ska press photo

Ska vets The Slackers announce their early 2015 tour dates

Categories News, Shows Tags Jesse Wagner, Manchester 65, Sweet Babylon, The Aggrolites, The Copacetics, The Slackers

Less Than Jake Release 7 Inch for “American Idle;” B-Side from “See The Light” Sessions

January 15, 2015January 6, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!
Less Than Jake American Idle Cover Art

Gainesville’s ska/punk band Less Than Jake will release a 7-inch single for the song “American Idle,” a single from their last full length “See the Light”

Categories News Tags Less Than Jake

Download 100 Free Songs from Paper and Plastick

January 5, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!
Greetings from Paper and Plastick Album Artwork

Paper + Plastick records released a punk and ska compilation featuring 100 songs and almost 5 hours of music

Categories News, Tunes Tags Big D & The Kids Table, Compilation, Have Nots, Jaya the Cat, Less Than Jake, Obi Fernandez, Paper + Plastick

Fishbone Aims to Get Unstuck in 2015 in Mini Documentary

July 7, 2015January 5, 2015 by Jacob Wake Up!
Fishbone - Intrinsically Intertwined Cover Art

Genre-defying legends Fishbone post short documentary about their latest EP

Categories News, Video Tags Asbestos Records, Fishbone, Ska Documentary
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