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The Weekly Skank Ska is Coming So, there has been a lot going on in the world of ska over the past few months and for those of you thinking, "Ska, I haven't heard any ska since 1998," well, this column's for you.
For all those of you on the west coast who lucked out last year and got to see one of the best ska shows of all time, "Ska Summit," have lucked out again and will get the main event of the "Summer of Ska Tour," not to mention a handful of awesome ska shows as usual from bands like Let's Go Bowling and Chris Murray. Speaking of the "Summer of Ska Tour," watch out for that this summer, even more ska coming your way. A ska tour that reaches further into the U.S. underground ska scene, the "Ska's Up Hoe's Down Tour," starts this As for me, I got to witness Ska is Dead in its fullest hanging out with bands afterwards. I will get the "Ska's Up Hoe's Down Tour" playing in my backyard. The one thing that truly saddens me is that I missed "Ska Summit" last year and I will miss the main event of SOS this year as well. With all this ska going on nowadays, it's hard to understand how ska is still looked at as a sub-genre of music and the average person has a hard time believing that it is even still a word. Well, hopefully, after all this, us ska kids will finally have something to brag about...not that I or anyone truly concerned about the state of ska wants to bring back the craziness we witnessed in the late 90's with RBF, No Doubt, and the Bosstones ruling the mainstream...but maybe for once, since then, we will have a genre of our own. Andrew Rossiter
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Anyone into underground music, any scene, probably heard about the "Ska Is Dead...and You're Next Tour" this year. Mustard Plug, Catch 22, the Planet Smashers, and Big D and the Kid's Table, four of today's biggest ska acts, got together and toured like crazy all over the east coast, the midwest, and up in Canada. So, the ska has made its way through those territories.
summer also. This tour features bands such as Suburband Legends, Bum Ruckus, and the High School Football Hero's and is sure to reinforce the same message that Ska is Dead brought up, that ska kids are still around and our music still kicks ass. There are also a handful of tours primarily featuring ska bands that will do the same such as the Reel Big Fish/ RX Bandits tour that's going on now.