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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.

Punk In Drublic Fest Brings Punk, Craft Beer To Brockton

March 5, 2018March 4, 2018 by Alex Chiasson

See NOFX, Bad Religion and other Fat Wreck bands on the local stop of the Punk & Beer mixing tour.

Categories News, Shows Tags Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Bad Religion, Campinelli Stadium, Fat Wreck Chords, Mad Caddies, NOFX, The Interrupters

Bim Skala Bim Release New Song and Mix to Kick Off Tour

March 3, 2018 by Jacob Wake Up!
bim skala bim tour mix cover and track list header

Bim Skala Bim kick off their upcoming tour with a new song and mixtape-style sampler

Categories Bands, News, Shows, Tunes Tags Bim Skala Bim

Jeff Rosenstock Channels Nu-Metal In The Destructive Video For “Melba”

March 3, 2018February 15, 2018 by Alex Chiasson

The first video from Jeff’s new album Post-, ahead of it’s physical release on March 23rd

Categories News, Video Tags Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water, Jeff Rosenstock, Limp Bizkit, Polyvinyl

Fender Made a Checkerboard Tim Armstrong Acoustic Guitar

January 10, 2018 by Jacob Wake Up!
fender tim armstrong checkerboard acoustic guitar

Do you find, local ska fans, that you need more checkerboard stuff?

Categories News, Video Tags Hellcat Records, Rancid, Render, Tim Armstrong

Regional Bands Featured on 2nd Expansive Ska Compilation

January 9, 2018 by Jacob Wake Up!
what do you know about ska punk vol 2 header

We highlight New England bands featured on the 2nd volume of the giant “What Do You Know About Ska Punk?” compilation

Categories News, Tunes Tags Sweet Babylon, The Copacetics, The Hempsteadys, Threat Level Burgundy, Zeme Libre

Jeff Rosenstock Releases New Album “POST-“

January 2, 2018January 1, 2018 by Alex Chiasson

Let the surprise new 10-track record bring you into the new year.

Categories News, Tunes Tags Jeff Rosenstock, Polyvinyl Records, Quote Unquote Records

Boston Mayor Declares Dec 27 Mighty Mighty Bosstones Day

January 5, 2018December 27, 2017 by Jacob Wake Up!
Mighty Mighty Bosstones, boston ska

The Boston Globe reported that Boston Mayor Marty Walsh had declared December 27 to be Mighty Mighty Bosstones Day.

Categories Bands, News Tags Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Supernova Ska Festival Announces 2018 Line Up

November 13, 2017October 24, 2017 by Jacob Wake Up!
supernova ska festival banner

Last night at an Octoberfest-themed party, the Supernova International Ska Festival announced the bulk of the artists appearing at the May 2018 event.

Categories News, Shows Tags Supernova International Ska Festival

Flying Vipers Return with Analog Aspirations and Disco Dreams

October 18, 2017October 16, 2017 by Jacob Wake Up!
header graphic - flying vipers the shadow tape

Flying Vipers are a work of science fiction. It would be easy to chalk up their pension for low-tech recording and cassette tapes to nostalgia, but I think there’s something more diabolical going on here.

Categories News, Reviews, Shows Tags Destroy Babylon, The Flying Vipers

Mighty Mighty BossToneS Announce 20th Hometown Throwdown

October 25, 2017September 12, 2017 by Jacob Wake Up!
silhouette of band looks up at the band's name with a green reef

The hosts of everyone’s favorite holiday party have promised that the 20th edition will be something to remember.

Categories Bands, News, Shows Tags Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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