Ska (genre)

Review: No Doubt's confident return at the Gibson Amphitheatre

2012-11-25 15:07:00

In the mid-1990s, a curious sound infiltrated mainstream pop music: ska, the swingin’, pre-reggae dance style born in 1960s Jamaica. It was an odd turn at the tail end of the grunge era, and mirrored the rise of the late '70s British groups the...

Pechanga tribe buys land, ending Riverside County quarry dispute

2012-11-15 22:04:20

Live: Santigold's retro party

2012-06-02 16:37:10

World's most powerful radio telescope to be shared by 3 nations

2012-05-25 16:39:03

Massive rock quarry proposed near Temecula is rejected

2011-08-31 21:35:45

Coachella 2011: Aquabats make dragons and Danny DeVito appear onstage

2011-04-16 04:35:39

Ska/Reggae Die-Hard King Django Visits the El 'N' Gee and BAR This Week

2012-12-10 12:39:00

King Django w/ The Hempsteadys, the Snails and Matt MacLeod. $5-$10. 9 p.m., Dec. 15. The El 'n' Gee, 86 Golden St., New London. Also w/ Spring Heeled Jack and Vic Ruggiero. Free, 9 p.m., Dec. 19. BAR, 254 Crown St., New Haven, manicproductions....

Hampton Jewish Mother location offers live rock, swing, reggae and ska

2012-10-22 09:29:00

The Hampton Jewish Mother is not a big space, but lately it's gone in big for local live music. This past weekend, the restaurant and deli hosted two shows featuring Hampton singer-guitarist Johnny Trash (a.k.a. T.J. Linkous). Friday, Trash played...

A book would be Sublime, No Doubt

2012-10-17 14:33:00

If you've heard a ska band on the radio or live, Tazy Phyllipz probably had something to do with it. After helping bands like No Doubt and Sublime find their place on the musical map for more than 20 years, Phyllipz, an Irvine resident, is hoping to...

Arch Street Tavern in Hartford Putting on A Very Special Halloween Party

2012-10-21 08:00:00

Yes, Halloween's supposed to be for kids, but some of us never grow up. Go get your boo on at Hartford's Arch Street Tavern on Wednesday, where NYC's Toasters (pictured) just might skank-rock your ass until you've shed those extra mini-Three Musketeers-...

Discovery Music Series to present Fishbone, Steve Forbert, Paul Thorn

2012-09-27 10:32:00

Norfolk's Discovery Music Series has announced a new set of shows starting Oct. 18 and stretching into the spring of 2013. Shying away from indie rock, the series has steered toward acoustic, folk and bluegrass. An exception is the legendary punk-ska-...

Surround Sound gets it on

2012-09-12 14:17:00

It's dangerous to drive while listening to HB Surround Sound's latest release, "Get Your Dance On," because that's exactly what listeners will want to do. The album, which was released Sept. 4, features 10 original songs. Genres range from ska to pop-...

"Not chasing them! Adoring them from a distance." How ska and reggae came to a white, soccer-loving U.K. teenager involves a history lesson, which the loquacious Wakeling cheerfully provides in a 40-minute interview by phone from a Nashville, Tenn. tour stop.

2012-04-05 09:06:00