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Photo Gallery: Ska Parade 30th Anniversary Tour

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Arizona, Bowcat, Hans Gruber and the Die Hards, Jokers Republic, Los Kung Fu Monkeys, Monkey, Pub Rock Live, Scottsdale, Ska, Ska Parade, The Holophonics

January 25th was a night of many awesome and hard music decisions in Phoenix. However, my attention went to the collection of amazing and fun ska bands celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Ska Parade radio show. Bowcat were our sole locals that kicked off a night that just felt like a celebration of the genre. Joker’s Republic was the only band new to me and I was blown away. If you’ve never seen Hans Gruber and the Die Hards, then you owe it to yourself to when things resume.…

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The Ska Must Go On

July 22, 2018January 27, 2022 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Arizona, Los Kung Fu Monkeys, Mr Incommunicado, Phoenix, Ska, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Van Buren

Ska has a long lineage of excellent music predating and inspiring sounds that would influence the genres of Reggae and Rocksteady. Most describe it as coming in three waves, the original out of Jamaica in the late 1950’s, the 2 Tone sound out of the U.K. in the 1970’s, and the third wave ska out of the punk scene in the late 1980’s. One of the most iconic bands to put the third wave ska on the map is the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. They were one of the first to…

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Lucha, Beer And Punk Rock

May 21, 2018 Every Show JoeArizona, Lit, Los Kung Fu Monkeys, Pennywise, Punk, Rock 'n Roll, Sabroso Taco Festival, Ska, Ska Punk, The Vandals, Tucson, Unwritten Law

Cinco de Mayo is the celebration of the Mexican army defeating the French in the Battle of Puebla. It is a holiday that has taken on a celebration of Mexican culture and drinking here in the U.S. Over the years, the holiday has been more of day that my activities are more dictated by if there is a good show. This year presented a festival that has been hitting Tucson and a few stops around the country for a couple years now. It is the Sabroso Taco Festival with acts…

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The Overlapping Tastes

September 25, 2017October 17, 2017 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Arizona, Fishbone, Los Kung Fu Monkeys, marquee theatre, Psychobilly, Punk, Reggae, Reverend Horton Heat, Rockabilly, Ska, Strung Out, Tempe

If you told me there would be a tour with Reverend Horton Heat, Fishbone, and Strung Out on it, I would have given you an askew response. I think highly of all three bands, but together on one stage I wouldn’t imagine. However, it makes complete sense after a little thought. There are a bunch of crossover fans from the three genres of punk, ska, and rockabilly. With that, we got fantastic performances plus a great surprise in the opening Los Kung Fu Monkeys. Entering the show I had a…