Bomb the Music Industry is more punk than you. At the Middle East Dec 20

New Music Monday: The Causeway Bandits – High Horse
One of my favorite tech blogs, Mashable, runs a Music Monday feature. I know I’m always in need of fresh tunes on a Monday morning. The Causeway Bandits have released another song on YouTube, this time it’s a far more punk rock sound than the so-ca reggae tune they debuted with. Sounds like they’ve been […]

The English Beat Comes to Johnny D’s in Somerville, Jan 29
The English Beat visit Johnny D’s in Somerville. Tickets ain’t cheap but the show will be great.

A New Class of Boston Ska/Punk Bands
Having only been in Boston for a few months now, I’m not exactly an authority on the scene (yet). It’s not necessarily my place to decide who’s new and old, but the following three bands all introduced themselves as new in the Boston Ska Facebook Group.

Hometown Throwdown Openers Announced; RadioBDC Giving Away Tickets
RadioBDC is presenting the throwdown (yawn), they’re giving away tickets (yawn), more throwdown openers announced (semi-yawn).

November/December Ska Shows and News
Welcome to first post on Boston Ska (dot) net. Let’s call this a soft launch. Here’s a list of shows coming this November and December.

Boston Ska News Roundup October 2012
Originally posted at jacobwakeup.com So the Obi Fernandez CD release show was awesome. Soul Rebel Project was tight but didn’t quite move me, Riki Rocksteady was a blast, and of course Obi Fernandez KILLED it. They played mostly new stuff, as far as I could tell, some Westbound Train tunes, and some great covers. Specifically, […]
October Ska Shows [And Other News]
Originally posted at jacobwakeup.com So I sort of blinked and noticed there’s a handful of great ska shows in Boston this month. And then I noticed they weren’t all listed anywhere. In the event that Bostonska.com doesn’t get around to posting them, I wanted to pull them all together. So, risking being the new guy […]