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Title Town Ska Festival, Boston, 2016

Welcome To Title Town: Two-Day Ska Festival April 15-16

February 9, 2016February 9, 2016 Jacob Wake Up! Leave a comment

In a 2008 ESPN poll, Boston ranked 5th among viewers as “Title Town, USA.” By 2011, various publications were declaring Boston to be Title Town. What’s all this got to do with a ska show?

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Obi Fernandez Premieres Reggae Cover of The Descendents

July 8, 2015July 10, 2015 Jacob Wake Up! Leave a comment

Westbound Train vocalist Obi Fernandez explains why he recorded a reggae version of a punk song with his new record label

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REVIEW: RareBreed Recording Co. Sampler Warms Up Ska Fans for the Summer

May 18, 2015November 27, 2015 AG Sorette Leave a comment

Right off the bat, the sampler, put together by the founders of the RareBreed label Obi Fernandez (Westbound Train) and Vinnie Fiorello (Less Than Jake), immediately draws eyes because of its killer line-up of bands.

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Greetings from Paper and Plastick Album Artwork

Download 100 Free Songs from Paper and Plastick

January 5, 2015January 5, 2015 Jacob Wake Up! Leave a comment

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

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Members of Less Than Jake and Westbound Train Found Rarebreed Recording Company

November 29, 2014November 29, 2014 Jacob Wake Up! Leave a comment

Obi Fernandez and Vinnie Fiorello have started a new record label called Rare Breed Recording Company

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Westbound Train November 22 at the Middle East Upstairs

Westbound Train Returns to Middle East; New Music on the Way

November 18, 2013November 24, 2013 Jacob Wake Up! Leave a comment

This Friday, November 22nd, Westbound Train returns for a late night show at the intimate Middle East Upstairs.

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Asbestos Records Announces Spring Heeled Jack USA and Thumper Reunion at Middle East

August 25, 2013October 22, 2013 Jacob Wake Up! 1 Comment

Asbestos Records recently announced CT Ska legends Spring Heeled Jack USA and Boston ska-core pioneers Thumper will perform at the Middle East in October

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October Ska Shows [And Other News]

October 3, 2012March 31, 2016 Jacob Wake Up! Leave a comment

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 […]

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