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Stray Bullets and The Pomps Play Matinee Show in JP

January 25, 2014January 9, 2014 by Jacob Wake Up!

Cold got you down? Feeling overall frozen? Come by Midway Cafe in JP for a hot toddy (note: I have no idea if they make hot toddies).

Stray Bullets will be headlining a ~~Moonstomping~~ Snowstomping Matinee Saturday, January 18 starting at 4pm. The show is all ages and $10 also gets you well-rounded punk and ska bill with Jason Bennett and the Resistance, The Pomps, and The Warning Shots.

Photos and Video from Voodoo Glow Skulls Chaotic Middle East Performance

February 2, 2014October 8, 2013 by Jacob Wake Up!

voodoo glow skulls at middle east jacobwakeup flickr

An intimate yet fierce crowd turned out Friday night for Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Toasters, Left Alone, and The Pomps. Singer Alex Stern of The Pomps opened began their set by thanking the crowd for not going to see Streetlight Manifesto at House of Blues. They played a very tight set of their new wave-inflected pop/ska. They were joined by Jr. Thomas from Minneapolis for two songs and noted they’d be backing him for a set at the Midway Cafe Saturday night (I was unable to make it to that show). Left Alone followed with a really tight set of their Rancid-inspired punk, ska, and rockabilly. The bassist alternated between an electric and upright bass which really made them stand out for the night.

Punk Rock Pravda Releases Benefit Compilation Featuring Several Boston Ska Acts

January 12, 2014September 8, 2013 by Jacob Wake Up!

This compilation of New England punk bands contains some great Boston ska tracks; Proceeds goto benefit One Fund and the American Brain Tumor Association

Voodoo Glow Skulls, Toasters, Left Alone, The Pomps at Middle East Oct 4

October 5, 2013September 8, 2013 by Jacob Wake Up!

Win a pair of tickets to the Dale La Bota Tour featuring Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Toasters, and Left Alone October 4th at the Middle East Downstairs

Presidents’ Day News Round Up

April 10, 2013February 19, 2013 by Jacob Wake Up!

Got yesterday off? Lucky bastard. Had to work? Hopefully this helps you ease into your week. (I meant to post this yesterday but I went to go see Django and that thing is like 7 hours long. My bad.)

Big D and the Kids Table ran a Kickstarter campaign to fund their new record(s). It got funded! But they’re going to fund it themselves anyways? I’m confused.
Record Store Day is April 20. Mark your calendars and find a record store or two to get to that day.
From the rumor mill: Westbound Train considers recording a cover record! Kidding…
Didn’t make it to Johnny D’s for The Pomps and Riki Rocksteady on 2/2? Mark Stern Photography took some great shots of the night.
I caught The Slackers in Northampton at Pearl Street on 2/2. The were great and I found some video, posted below the jump.
I also had the chance to talk to Bucket from The Toasters about they’re upcoming show at TT The Bear’s. Watch for that post later this week!
Are you on Instagram? Tag your photos with #bostonska. Looks like folks have been doing it, but here’s a friendly reminder to keep it up!
As always, check out the show calendar! Riki Rocksteady, SuperSka, The Allstonians, Brunt of It, and A Guy Named Guy all have gigs.

The Slackers played one of my favorite songs, “Lazy Woman,” but rarely do they play it live, and that’s okay. BUT someone yelled it out and they played it!

October Ska Shows [And Other News]

March 31, 2016October 3, 2012 by Jacob Wake Up!

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 who rolls into town and pretends he knows what’s up, I’ve got a very incomplete arbitrarily compiled list! Feel free to add more in the comments that I might have missed.