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Ska

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Rude: Your Essential First-Wave And 2-Tone Ska Playlist

    When you ask the younger dubstep generation what ska is, they will usually begin to wax poetic about bands like No Doubt, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake - the kind of stuff they heard on their older siblings' stereos in the '90s. Only a precious few will throw the Spec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Five '90s Musical Fads We Remember Well, But Don't Really Miss

    ​A little over a decade ago, swing music made a strange comeback. You may remember seeing people all over dressing like '40s hipsters, jumping and jiving in Gap commercials and most every club or bar was offering swing lessons. It started with the release of the film Swingers, which still mi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2010

    Authority Zero, Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Failed Attempt, Always Guilty

    ​A little over a decade ago, swing music made a strange comeback. You may remember seeing people all over dressing like '40s hipsters, jumping and jiving in Gap commercials and most every club or bar was offering swing lessons. It started with the release of the film Swingers, which still mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Aftermath: The Timeless Two-Tone Of The English Beat And Fishbone

    Photos by Marco Torres / Click here for a slideshow Fishbone​Aftermath's companion expressed doubt about Sunday night's English Beat concert at Warehouse Live. He's a pretty big fan of The Beat, you see, and having listened to their music for more than 20 years but having never seen them li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2010

    Back To The Future: Ska Selecters Who Beat The English Beat

    This Sunday, Valentine's Day if you nasty, Warehouse Live gets a two-tone shot of ska history when the English Beat and Fishbone hit the stage. The two bands tour together quite a bit and have become the sort of elder ambassadors of the genre while bands like the Specials mull over extensive tourin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    He Said She Said: 10 Artists Who Never Got Their Due, Part Deux

    It's the plight of every musician. You struggle and struggle to make it big in the business, only to find that even the most modest margin of fame barely comes with a modicum of respect. Even artists with a lot of influence on later, more popular musicians fall by the wayside in the annals of rock ... More >>

  • Music

    December 3, 2009

    Slackfest '09

    It's the plight of every musician. You struggle and struggle to make it big in the business, only to find that even the most modest margin of fame barely comes with a modicum of respect. Even artists with a lot of influence on later, more popular musicians fall by the wayside in the annals of rock ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    Aftermath: Even More Summer Fest at Eleanor Tinsley Park

    Photos (except where specified) by Adam P. NewtonHipster... or hippie?​ Let's get the obligatory Summer Fest comments, critiques and criticisms out of the way first: yes, it was hot; yes, unfortunately, there was limited water available; and yes, there was a glaring lack of box-office infrastructu ... More >>

  • Music

    July 23, 2009

    The English Beat

    Photos (except where specified) by Adam P. NewtonHipster... or hippie?​ Let's get the obligatory Summer Fest comments, critiques and criticisms out of the way first: yes, it was hot; yes, unfortunately, there was limited water available; and yes, there was a glaring lack of box-office infrastructu ... More >>

  • Music

    May 28, 2009

    No Doubt

    Photos (except where specified) by Adam P. NewtonHipster... or hippie?​ Let's get the obligatory Summer Fest comments, critiques and criticisms out of the way first: yes, it was hot; yes, unfortunately, there was limited water available; and yes, there was a glaring lack of box-office infrastructu ... More >>

  • Music

    January 29, 2009

    Ska/Reggae Fest, with the Slackers

    Photos (except where specified) by Adam P. NewtonHipster... or hippie?​ Let's get the obligatory Summer Fest comments, critiques and criticisms out of the way first: yes, it was hot; yes, unfortunately, there was limited water available; and yes, there was a glaring lack of box-office infrastructu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    The Specials and the Heyday of Houston Ska

    There was a time, but a decade ago, when there were roving groups of "rude boys" running the Houston streets. They wore things like creepers, wingtips, high-water slacks and pork-pie hats. They "skanked" in moshpits and drank Red Stripes. They co-existed with the punks and the non-racist skins ... More >>

  • Music

    December 4, 2008

    The Toasters, Los Skarnales

    There was a time, but a decade ago, when there were roving groups of "rude boys" running the Houston streets. They wore things like creepers, wingtips, high-water slacks and pork-pie hats. They "skanked" in moshpits and drank Red Stripes. They co-existed with the punks and the non-racist skins ... More >>

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    August 14, 2008
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    April 10, 2008
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    January 17, 2008

    The Toasters

    The Harder They Come

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2007
  • Music

    November 22, 2007

    Trenchtown in the 'Trose

    Talking ska with Ryan Scroggins

  • Music

    September 20, 2007
  • Music

    January 18, 2007

    The Unusual Suspects

    He said, he said with Houston's former ska kings

  • Music

    November 16, 2006

    Jackie Mitto

    Wishbone

  • Calendar

    August 17, 2006
  • Music

    August 25, 2005

    Aquabats, with the Eyeliners, the Phenomenauts and Time Again

    Thursday, August 25, at the Meridian, 1503 Chartres, 713-225-1717.

  • Music

    June 16, 2005

    Various Artists

    Bonnaroo 2004

  • Music

    February 24, 2005

    Playbill

    Bonnaroo 2004

  • Music

    February 10, 2005

    Playbill

    Bonnaroo 2004

  • Calendar

    October 21, 2004

    Chiba Pets

    Ska-punkers Change Up may be the next Japanese sensation

  • Music

    January 29, 2004

    Fear, and the Toasters

    Friday, January 30

  • Music

    January 8, 2004

    Oral Surgery

    Reconstructing Smash Mouth

  • Music

    April 24, 2003

    ¡Viva México!

    The International Fest casts light on one of the world's most underrated musical nations

  • Music

    April 3, 2003

    Less Than Jake

    Thursday, April 3

  • Music

    December 19, 2002

    Secret Agent 8

    Start.Action.Stop. (008 Records)

  • Music

    April 18, 2002

    Rocksteady Ska-lawags

    Austin's Stingers put the buzz back in a tired genre by revisiting its roots

  • Music

    March 8, 2001

    Playbill

    The Bob Marley Festival

  • Music

    June 8, 2000

    Ska Fathers

    When searching for the source of the Jamaican sound, look no further than the Skatalites

  • Music

    February 10, 2000

    Old School

    MU330 makes ska as it was intended

  • Music

    January 20, 2000

    Rotation

    Save Ferris

  • Music

    July 15, 1999

    Amplified

    Local Music News

  • Music

    April 15, 1999

    Rotation

    Local Music News

  • Music

    April 1, 1999

    Wylie Coyote

    Local Music News

  • Music

    August 27, 1998

    Reznor's Rabble

    Local Music News

  • Calendar

    July 23, 1998

    Night & Day

    July 23 - 29, 1998

  • Calendar

    February 19, 1998

    Press Picks

    July 23 - 29, 1998

  • Music

    November 27, 1997

    A Buck's Worth

    Is ska-punk spent? Not if you believe San Diego's Buck-O-Nine.

  • Music

    October 16, 1997

    Rude Boys

    Houston's Los Skarnales push past the language barrier

  • Music

    September 11, 1997

    Double Duty

    Meet Middlefinger: model citizens (sort of) by day, ska/punk instigators by night

  • Music

    July 11, 1996

    Skankin' to Survive

    MU330 are on their third van, but they're hanging tough

  • Music

    March 28, 1996

    Dandy Affair

    MU330 are on their third van, but they're hanging tough

  • Music

    March 28, 1996

    On the Beat

    The Suspects are unearthing the true roots of ska

  • Music

    December 14, 1995
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