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The Suspects

Mostly of the ska-revival rings to emerge from Tx, the Houston-based octet the Suspects was formed in 1993. Made up of vocalist Thomas Escalante, guitarists Alan Hernandez and Expenses Grady, bassist Charlie Esparza, keyboardist Joe Cote, trombonist Hunter Close, saxophonist Chuy Terrazas and drummer Claudio DePujadas, the Suspects released their …

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Skali Baba & the Forty Ounce Horns

A product from the fertile Midwestern ska-punk picture, Skali Baba as well as the 40 Ounce Horns was shaped in Oct 1995 in the College or university of Illinois by lead vocalist Michael “The Don” Saladino and guitarist Gloria Cho. Quickly became a member of by fellow college students David …

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Tim Armstrong

Among the essential statistics of American punk rock and roll in the 1990s and onward, Tim Armstrong is most beneficial referred to as the vocalist and guitarist using the music group Rancid, though his réamounté starts years before that music group rose to prominence. Created in Oakland, CA, in nov …

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The Bennies

Originally formed in ’09 2009 beneath the name Madonna, Melbourne natives Anty Horgan (vocals, keyboards), Craig Selak (bass), David Beaumont (drums), and Julien Rozenbergs (guitar) opted to improve their name a couple of years afterwards in 2011 towards the Bennies. Currently a company fixture from the Australian punk underground and …

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The Slackers

Perhaps one of the most well known rings to emerge from the NEW YORK ska revival picture from the 1990s, the Slackers is made up of vocalist Marq Lyn, vocalist/keyboardist Vic Ruggerio, guitarist T.J. Scanlon, bassist Marcus Geard, saxophonist David Hillyard, trumpeter Jeremy Mushlin, trombonist Glen Pine, and drummer Luis …

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The Mopes

Starting out with regard to killing period while touring using the Queers, B-Face (bass) and Dan Vapid (guitar/vocals) never believed that writing several silly songs inside a van will be the inspiration for the eventual formation from the Mopes. Regrettably, the profession of Vapid’s amount of time in Screeching Weasel …

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The O.C. Supertones

Leaders of the surprisingly strong Christian ska-punk motion, the O.C. Supertones had been originally formed being a music group called Saved by vocalist Matt Morginsky, drummer Jason Carson, and bassist Tony Terusa. The group didn’t get signed therefore the primary trio produced the O.C. Supertones using the continuous addition of …

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New York Ska Jazz Ensemble

THE BRAND NEW York Ska-Jazz Outfit is strictly what its name suggests: several NY ska musicians focused on exploring the links between ska and jazz. The account is normally all culled from best NY ska acts, rendering it something of the supergroup: market leaders “Rocksteady” Freddie Reiter (saxophone, vocals) and …

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Easy Big Fella

The ska-revival music group Easy Big Fella was formed in later 1991 after vocalist/guitarist Rick Dybvad and bassist Steve Mandl placed an ad in the Seattle music weekly The Rocket; among those responding had been trombonist Colin Shroy, keyboardist Aaron Simms, drummer Rodrigo Cerqueira and trumpeter Liam Barksdale. With the …

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