Due to my recent nostalgia kick for late-'90s third wave ska, I decided to do a little research and try to find out if there are any decent ska bands around today. I'm new to the San Diego area, having recently relocated from the east coast, so I started by looking for local ska. My first search led me to this band:More >
I don't think anyone read my previous post about ska. Quick review:I miss it. Is it still around? If not, it's time to bring it back.Here's one from the Pietasters, a DC area ska band that I saw live many times during my high school days. They're still around, but different.If anyone has any recommendations for great ska bands currently producing music, let me know! Especially in the SoCal area.
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Yeah. I know, everyone under the sun knows The Clash, but I woke up this morning to Revolution Rock and thought I'd let everyone else have a taste.I think a lot of their best stuff was the heavily reggae-influenced sound. And thank goodness for it, because we may never have had bands like The Specials or Bad Manners without it.
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Just read another post about The Faces going on tour - it made me think about these guys: The Drive By Truckers. My buddy played this for me and all I could think about was how much it sounded like The Faces. What do you think?
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When I was in high school, back in 95-97, I was really into the ska scene. Anyone else who knows the term "third wave" knows what I'm talking about.It's true that a lot of the bands to come out of the all-too-brief resurgence were pretty terrible. They played it fast and loose, believing that all you needed to make a ska record was a horn of some kind and a guitar hitting all the offbeats.But ther
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