Madness Shines at LA’s YouTube Theatre: A Night of Ska Bravado and Timeless Hits
LOS ANGELES, CA- With Madness’ career spanning five decades, North London’s ska invaders are still kicking hard. Their 13th album, “Theatre of the Absurd presents Cest La Vie,” released in November 2023, was their first studio album to hit the UK No. 1 spot, even ousting…
El León del Ritmo Tour: Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Rock the Hollywood Bowl
HOLLYWOOD, CA- Los Fabulosos Cadillacs boast an illustrious career that has spanned nearly four decades, and throughout this time, they’ve demonstrated an extraordinary ability to evolve, seamlessly incorporating diverse musical elements, including ska, rock, reggae, salsa, and cumbia. Now, they’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of…
Local Ska Band Backyard Superheroes Warm Up Crowd At Starland Ballroom
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article LOS ANGELES, CA- “… First up were The Backyard Superheroes, a local ska band with a great following. Known for their high energy shows, the Superheroes are Josh on guitar and vocals, Bex on baritone sax…
The English Beat Turns Sea.Hear.Now Into A Veritable Skank Fest
HOME PAGE | SATURDAY | SUNDAY ASBURY PARK, NJ- “… The English Beat turned the sandy, Jersey beach into a skank-fest / dance party, with the ska beats so infectious few could resist letting go. The English Beat date back to 1978 and are considered pioneers of the ska…
Pepper Brings The “Never Ending Summer” To The Stone Pony
ASBURY PARK, NJ– It’s summer in Asbury Park, New Jersey, families are enjoying the beach, the bars are packed and finding a parking space is next to impossible. The backdrop for this show was the iconic Stone Pony, which some would consider the music and…
Pepper Injects A Little Adrenaline Into One Love Cali Fest
CLICK HERE FOR MORE ONE LOVE CALI REGGAE FEST 2018 COVERAGE! LONG BEACH, CA- Both Southern California and Hawaii were well represented at One Love Cali Reggae Fest, and one of the bands happened to rep both: Pepper. Originally form Hawaii but now based out…
Mike Pinto’s One Love Cali Reggae Fest Revealed His Unique Musicality
CLICK HERE FOR MORE ONE LOVE CALI REGGAE FEST 2018 COVERAGE! LONG BEACH, CA- Mike Pinto’s One Love Cali Reggae performance really put me in a mellow, introspective state of mind. Plainspoken with a truly humble demeanor, his music floated across different genres, lightly tapping…
Wild Belle’s “Twilight Concerts” Performance Showed Growth [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Santa Monica, CA- Elliot and Natalie Bergman are Wild Belle and on August 17th, 2017, they opened up the Santa Monica Pier’s “Twilight Concerts” musical offerings. Formed in 2013, and releasing their first album “Isles”, the band…
The Specials Skank Their Way Into Music Tastes Good’s Heart and Feet
CLICK HERE to check out the rest of our coverage of Music Tastes Good 2016 RECAP: I won’t lie, I missed most of The Specials’ performance. I got caught up in Iron & Wine’s set, and having lost track of time, missing my time in…
Santa Monica Pier’s Twilight Concert Feelin’ Irie With Raging Fyah
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR COVERAGE OF SANTA MONICA PIER’S TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES Kicking off the Santa Monica Pier’s reggae themed Twilight Concert, Kingston, Jamaica’s Raging Fyah took the stage to bestow upon the crowd…
