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We’ve got opinions, too! We’ll present to you the finest album reviews and show reviews from our discerning staff from Boston ska bands and other picks from the ska world.

Big D Is “Fluent” in Great Album Shows

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 by Michael Spada

REVIEW: Big D and the Kids Table performed their 2009 album “Fluent in Stroll” at Brighton Music Hall

Categories Bands, Reviews, Video Tags Big D & The Kids Table, Brighton Music Hall

Look At This Dog

October 9, 2018October 8, 2018 by Alex Chiasson

Look At This Dog

Categories News, Reviews Tags dog, doggy, good boi, insufferable post but not as insufferable as @dog_rates, pupper, Reel Big Fish

The Interrupters Pour Their Heart Into “Fight the Good Fight”

July 5, 2018July 2, 2018 by Michael Spada
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The band’s third record “Fight the Good Fight” shows they still have a LOT more to say.

Categories Reviews Tags The Interrupters 1 Comment

REVIEW: The English Beat and Pressure Cooker at Brighton Music Hall

November 7, 2017 by Jacob Wake Up!

The English Beat performed to a sold out Brighton Music Hall with support from Pressure Cooker and DJ Panda.

Categories Reviews, Shows Tags Brighton Music Hall, DJ Panda, Pressure Cooker, The English Beat

Flying Vipers Return with Analog Aspirations and Disco Dreams

October 18, 2017October 16, 2017 by Jacob Wake Up!
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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

Low-Effort Show Review: The Menzingers, Jeff Rosenstock, Rozwell Kid at The Royale, 4/1/17

April 6, 2017 by Alex Chiasson
Low-Effort Show Review: The Menzingers, Jeff Rosenstock, Rozwell Kid at The Royale, 4/1/17

Bands: Three. Energy: Yes. Show: Good.

Categories Reviews, Shows, Video Tags Jeff Rosenstock, Rozwell Kid, The Menzingers, The Royale

REVIEW: The Pomps Play To Their Strengths On Indie Rock Is Dying

June 10, 2016June 10, 2016 by Alex Chiasson

Five strong tracks and a dub that are fit to soundtrack your summer activities.

Categories Bands, Reviews Tags Alex Stern, Paper + Plastick, Rarebreed Recording Company, The Pomps

Sonic Boom Six Releases Long-Awaited Album “The F-Bomb”

May 27, 2016 by Jacob Wake Up!

Sure we waited four years but it was totally worth it.

Categories Reviews, Video Tags Duff Guide to Ska, Pledge Music, Sonic Boom Six

Download a Free Sampler from RareBreed and Paper + Plastick

May 3, 2016 by Jacob Wake Up!
Download a free punk, ska, and reggae sampler from Paper + Plastick and RareBreed Recording Company

The RareBreed Recording Company has very quickly made a name for themselves as the contemporary home of all things ska and reggae.

Categories Reviews, Tunes Tags Paper + Plastick, Rarebreed Recording Company

SHOW REVIEW: Big D and the Kids Table at Middle East Downstairs 4/16/16

April 25, 2016 by Michael Spada

20 years as a band culminated in a night in front of a hometown crowd that could not wait to see this album in its entirety

Categories Bands, Reviews, Shows Tags Big D & The Kids Table, Middle East Club
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