The Slackers (w/ Some Ska Band & The Jagaloons)

For 32 years, the NYC-based and critically acclaimed Slackers have been touring the world with their blend of Ska, Reggae, and Soul. Since 1991, the Slackers have released fifteen albums and countless singles, while their 1000s of live performances feed their fans with energetic sets of ecstatic music. The Slackers have been called ‘the Sound of New York’ by the New York Times. They were described by Brooklyn Vegan as a “clean mix of Ska, Reggae, and Soul that gets dirtied up by Vic Ruggiero’s tough New York accent.”

In April 2022, The Slackers released a new album, “Don’t Let The Sunlight Fool Ya” (Pirates Press) which quickly shot to the top of the US Billboard charts. The first time that a Slackers’ album has charted! Ironically after 30 years as a band, they qualified as a Billboard ‘new artist!’ The Washington Post noted that the Slackers “remain at the top of their game.”

Official Website: www.theslackers.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/theslackers Twitter: @theslackersbandInstagram: @theslackersbandListen to the Slackers on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/02YdqekgXBbl7t 1N59tVh3

In October, 2011, five scrappy musicians formed a band with one simple dream: to pull off the biggest diamond heist the world had ever seen. In the process they discovered a shared love of ska. They started covering early ‘60s classics as well as 2Tone and Third Wave tunes before writing their own original songs in a contemporary ska style. Soon Some Ska Band was playing gigs across the region and opening for bands like The Pietasters, Pilfers and Bim Skala Bim. In 2018 the band released a self-titled, 9-track CD and in 2021, played the Supernova International Ska Festival.
Over the years new musicians joined and others moved on, but the band has remained true to its upbeat ska roots. In 2020, Tricia Lynn Gonzalez, cat burglar and lead singer with the legendary 90s band The Miggedys, joined the crew. Today Some Ska Band is a tight, 9-piece outfit, and while they have yet to pull off that heist, they’re keeping busy packing dance floors and recording your new favorite songs.

Some Ska Band is Tricia Lynn Gonzalez – lead vocals MC Lopez – keys and vocals Jesse Bertholf – bass David Keller – lead guitar Darrin Costantini – rhythm guitar Steve LaPlaca – drums Lucas Saladin – trombone Justice Freeman – trumpet Charles Benoit – sax

Hailing from Albany NY, The Jagaloons play guitar-driven, reverb-drenched, all-instrumental rock and roll. This trio takes the surf music of the 1960s and adds modern and eclectic influences, creating their own unique sound. The Jagaloons have performed all over the Northeast since 2015 with some big names in the surf scene like Messer Chups, Surfer Joe, Los Tiki Phantoms, The Surfrajettes and more. They have released a couple of full length albums on UK-based Sharawaji Records and a 7” with Otitis Media. In 2024, they will release a brand new LP on Missing Fink records.

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