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Mike_V posted:Sorry. Return to your discussion about SM/RBF/LTJ/Big D for 20 pages. While I do agree that the big shows are less fun then the smaller ones, there was no problem getting a pit going. There were 2-3 pits going during their set almost all the time. Now bear in mind this was an outdoor show at the baseball park so the "floor" area was huge and it fit maybe 1,500 people.
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Mike_V posted:Let's not get carried away in calling the Toasters real ska. I love them, but they firmly owe their influences to Two-Tone and were at the vanguard of the rising US ska movement in the late 80s. I was just naming bands that were third-wave but you know.. not pop-punk with horns (let's add The Scofflaws to that short list as well). FateoMcSkippy posted:Just got back from seeing the Bosstones. They were amazing. Played a ton of songs from their entire library. No "Hope I Never Lose My Wallet" though That was incredibly cheesy, I was in disbelief really. I hate when non-political bands do things like that; it's really awkward. They played "Dr. D" and that's all I ever really want (they didn't play it for 2 of the Throwdown shows I went to! shocking and disappointing). Everyone on the floor was a complete rear end in a top hat. DKM fans are such jerks, I don't enjoy being surrounded by idiot fratboys who start fights in crowds and think the pit is there for you to cause harm to others. People weren't even picking eachother up when they fell down! I did dance a lot during the Bosstones and so that was fun, the Throwdown was a lot more fun and I'm glad I got to see them then (smaller venue = more fun). I don't think I'll try and see DKM in Massachusetts/New England again, especially at such a big event. Maybe if they play in Kansas or something sometime and I happen to be in the area...
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. As they played the last note of their song the banner they had in the back dropped to reveal a banner of Obama with the word "Dream" under it. All pretty badass.
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Chipyy posted:Yeah, god forbid we have a discussion about ska on this thread, of all places, jesus. Everyone go back to talking about the same three bands, nothing to see here. There's nothing wrong with a discussion about ska. It's the people who are like "Man third wave is so much better than trad ska" or "Third wave loving sucks" that take away from the thread. Come on people, we should be above that!
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Thornes posted:There's nothing wrong with a discussion about ska. It's the people who are like "Man third wave is so much better than trad ska" or "Third wave loving sucks" that take away from the thread. No one was really saying that though  I was just discussing the influences of the Toasters because I misunderstood what Featherpants meant.Also, FP, the last show I went to was in STL at the Pageant and it was pretty awful (well, compared to the last time I had seen them at Mississippi Nights RIP). I much prefer to go to Street Dogs shows over DKM ones now because there are less douchebags and more people who are there to go crazy.
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Chipyy posted:Yeah, god forbid we have a discussion about ska on this thread, of all places, jesus. Everyone go back to talking about the same three bands, nothing to see here. lessthankyle posted:Why does [Band X] suck so much, they aren't ska!
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Did I really say ska was the BYOB of music? How did I get away with that? Anyways, anyone going to Less Than Jake in Poughkeepsie tomorrow? I'm still trying to rally some friends to go, it's a two hour hike from Brooklyn, but I think it's going to be worth it. And besides, BTMI is going to be there, that's like two for one.
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I don't know if anybody has mentioned them yet, but I'm going to reccomend Sonic Boom Six. They're from Manchester, UK and their music is a strange mix of ska/reggae/ragga/durm and bass/and hip hop. Give their stuff a listen almost every song of theirs is completely unlike any other song they've done before it, and though some of it does sound over-produced and a little pop-punkish at times overall they're a pretty slick group. Here's a post about a show they did with the Hub City Stompers, and the Flaming Tsunami's http://midwesternhousewives.blogspot.com/2008/03/flaming-tsunamis-hub-city-stompers.html Blocko fucked around with this message at 06:23 on Jul 12, 2008 |
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I do agree that the "bros" at the DKM shows are horrible. I've been elbowed enough times in the past two nights to last a life time. I managed to grab a setlist from the Bosstones though and a plaid scally cap, so all is good. Bosstones set for Friday: Noise Brigade Hope I Never Lose My Wallet The Rascal King Where'd You Go? Illegal Left Simmer Down He's Back Katie Someday I Suppose Dr. D Everybody's Better Rudie Can't Fail Old School Off The Bright Royal Oil Let Me Be Hell of a Hat I'll Drink To That 1-2-8 Desmond Dekker Cowboy Coffee Holy Smoke The Impression That I Get The Impossible Dream Dicky said they were gonna vary the set each night for the people coming to all 3 shows.  edit: And if the Bosstones set consisted of Hell of a Hat, Hope I Never Lose My Wallet, and Dr. D I would be forever happy. Fateo McMurray fucked around with this message at 07:52 on Jul 12, 2008 |
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FateoMcSkippy posted:While I do agree that the big shows are less fun then the smaller ones, there was no problem getting a pit going. There were 2-3 pits going during their set almost all the time. Now bear in mind this was an outdoor show at the baseball park so the "floor" area was huge and it fit maybe 1,500 people. Edit: gently caress the Dropkick Murphys. Dopo fucked around with this message at 18:50 on Jul 12, 2008 |
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Jul 12, 2008 18:36
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FeatherPants posted:That was incredibly cheesy, I was in disbelief really. I hate when non-political bands do things like that; it's really awkward. If you don't think the Bosstones are political, you're not listening to the lyrics.
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guppy posted:Just trying to follow the guidelines from the OP. I see your point, but no-one was really saying "gently caress them, they're not ska". I don't think a bit of discussion over what makes the sound really does any harm. I may have said those bands are more like punk with horns to me but I wasn't dissing them. They're great, used to be some of my favourite bands, and I'll happily still refer to them as ska bands, I'm not being a snob about it. But you must admit this thread has been a little one dimensional.
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Chipyy posted:I see your point, but no-one was really saying "gently caress them, they're not ska". I don't think a bit of discussion over what makes the sound really does any harm. I may have said those bands are more like punk with horns to me but I wasn't dissing them. They're great, used to be some of my favourite bands, and I'll happily still refer to them as ska bands, I'm not being a snob about it. But you must admit this thread has been a little one dimensional. Were you the guy who was in that throwback band? Your band was pretty good from what I remember.
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Yeah, that's me. I'm in a two-tone band and a 3rd wave band. Actually, the after 3/4 years of hard work and finally getting a deal with Do The Dog, The Lockup now seems to be in its death throes. Band members have moved to stupid parts of the country and started acting like divas, people aren't pulling their weight, and there were basically two or three of us doing all the work and driving and paying for stuff, so it was getting a little bit painful. We're going to go back to like 3 core members and take it from there. We're all pretty  about it.But if anyone fancies bumping us on the sixty one we're at http://www.thesixtyone.com/thelockup 
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Dopo posted:If you don't think the Bosstones are political, you're not listening to the lyrics. They don't present themselves as a political band so they should leave it to subtlety. Mike_V posted:Also, FP, the last show I went to was in STL at the Pageant and it was pretty awful (well, compared to the last time I had seen them at Mississippi Nights RIP). I much prefer to go to Street Dogs shows over DKM ones now because there are less douchebags and more people who are there to go crazy. Thanks for the extra info, Street Dogs have never let me down. I think I'll give up on DKM completely, their tickets are always overpriced anyway. FeatherPants fucked around with this message at 21:25 on Jul 12, 2008 |
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Dopo posted:If you don't think the Bosstones are political, you're not listening to the lyrics. Which songs would that be?
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TLG James posted:Which songs would that be? The big one that comes to mind is the recent "This List". After John McCain's comments about staying in Iraq for 100 years if necessary, its easy to see why they support Obama. Then there are a lot more that make more social than political comments, but they all fit into the same general critique of our culture in my opinion. Issues like gun violence, drug abuse, and alcoholism come to mind. The explicit show of support for a candidate is a new direction for them as far as I know however. Dopo fucked around with this message at 04:16 on Jul 13, 2008 |
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TLG James posted:Which songs would that be? Riot on Broad Street, The Skeleton Song, Desensitized - Well, these are just guesses anyway based on the lyrics. I guess we'll have to wait for Dopo's answer. edit nevermind
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Dopo posted:The big one that comes to mind is the recent "This List". After John McCain's comments about staying in Iraq for 100 years if necessary, its easy to see why they support Obama. So... one song? The rest seems like songs that a lot of non-political bands have talked about. The R.X. bandits, they are not.
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The Obama banner is no worse than bands with "gently caress bush" (seems like now-a-days every band has one) songs. And "Where'd You Go?" has been confirmed to be in Rock Band 2. gently caress yes they picked an awesome Bosstones song and not The Impression That I Get.
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So for the past week and a half the Starbucks by my work has had a little CD shelf for a "One Step Beyond" compilation CD, but I haven't seen a single drat CD in it. Anyone else noticed this? I haven't gotten a chance to so much look at the cover so I don't know if it's the same One Step Beyond comp CD I've seen on amazon. I assume it's probably this one. Also, I added some of the releases I could think of to the OP. I'm gonna start tidying it up a bit. If I missed one, let me know. (I'm very certain I did)
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I figure I should ask before I do it: Is it OK If I plug my band's tour in this thread?
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lessthankyle posted:So for the past week and a half the Starbucks by my work has had a little CD shelf for a "One Step Beyond" compilation CD, but I haven't seen a single drat CD in it. Anyone else noticed this? I haven't gotten a chance to so much look at the cover so I don't know if it's the same One Step Beyond comp CD I've seen on amazon. I assume it's probably this one. They've had it in the Starbucks here for a while and I almost bought it. It's a lot of Specials/Madness stuff with some older Desmond Dekker era stuff thrown in.
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Hawkstein posted:I figure I should ask before I do it: Is it OK If I plug my band's tour in this thread? Yeah sure go right ahead. Gimmie some ska to listen to.
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So the Pentimento music site is launching later today. It's not public, but it looks like there is indeed some stuff going on with it if you simply go to the index.php http://www.pentimentomusic.com/index.php Dan Potthast, BOTAR, The Stitch Up look like they will all be represented by Pentimento, and maybe SLM once they get a third album out (Keasbey Nights didn't count against their contract, from what I understand)
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Ok, well, my band The Risk (https://www.myspace.com/theriskska) is going on tour from July 20th-August 3rd. If you're in the area during one of our shows, we would all really appreciate it if you came to check us out. Hell, I would appreciate it if you even took the time to listen to our myspace. As a side note, the recordings on our myspace are 1-2 years old, before I was in the band. So some things are different. We just recorded a CD so we should have new songs on the myspace relatively soon. Or maybe not. ANYWAY, tour dates: Jul 20 2008 7:00P DDC Space (Dayton, Ohio) Jul 21 2008 6:00P The Longbranch Saloon (Knoxville, Tennessee) Jul 22 2008 6:00P Crack Soup (Charlotte, North Carolina) Jul 23 2008 8:00P The Sidebar Tavern (Baltimore, Maryland) Jul 25 2008 8:00P Bil-Doe’s (not sure., New Jersey) Jul 26 2008 11:00A Dickenson Park Skate Jam (Newtown, Connecticut) Jul 27 2008 7:00P Thirsty John’s (Palmer, Massachusetts) Jul 29 2008 6:00P The American Legion Stephen Sikora Post 1322 (North Tonawanda, New York) Jul 30 2008 8:00P Garfield Artworks (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Jul 31 2008 8:00P B.E. Henry Building (Marshall, Michigan) Aug 1 2008 8:00P Berlin (Fort Wayne, Indiana) Aug 2 2008 7:00P Skelletones (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Aug 3 2008 6:00P Sonic Portrait Showcase (Morris, Illinois) Also, Here is the band we are touring with: https://www.myspace.com/thenewurbansprawl Thanks for checking us out!
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What's the deal for this date? It's the one I could possibly go to.
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lessthankyle posted:What's the deal for this date? It's the one I could possibly go to. Just looked it up, apparently it's in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey. 7 rivercrest drive. Also, it's free and it's at 5, not 8. If you can come, that would be great.
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amateur economist posted:So the Pentimento music site is launching later today. It's not public, but it looks like there is indeed some stuff going on with it if you simply go to the index.php That's pretty cool. And I checked the store, as I hadn't in a while. Holy poo poo, new screen printed posters. I've already got the brunette print framed and hanging in my living room and it looks fantastic. I just picked up the 3 smaller prints, which are each only $8! But they do kind of rape you on shipping. I also wanted to pop in to share my excitement on the Bosstones being in Rock Band 2.
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Was at the Bosstones / Dropkick show at Starland (holy shnikies was that bus situation retarded). Anyway, if anyone else was there, did you happen to write down a set list? I know it's a dumb request, but I'd like to put it together for a friend that couldn't make it to the show and I forgot to write it down at the show.
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I gotta ask, was anyone else disappointed by the Bosstones when they came around? I saw them in LA back in March, and I just wasn't really impressed. I'm just as big a Bosstones fan as the next guy, and I'm not one to stand back and watch the band, so I was giving it my all dancing-wise, but for some reason I just couldn't get into it. Maybe it's the fact that my favorite album by theirs is Question The Answers, so I was expecting somewhat of a more crazy punk-over-ska situation that never really materialized. They just felt too...produced for me. I was never lucky enough to see them before they went on the indefinite hiatus, so maybe they've always been like this? Another thing, I was easily in the top 1% age-wise. I'm only 20 freaking years old, I'm not supposed to be stared at like the creepy old guy. Granted I have a beard, but still. What the hell? Am I just too old for ska shows now? I just wanted to dance...
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gerfatty posted:Another thing, I was easily in the top 1% age-wise. I'm only 20 freaking years old, I'm not supposed to be stared at like the creepy old guy. Granted I have a beard, but still. What the hell? Am I just too old for ska shows now? I just wanted to dance... You need to blend in with the youngins! Shave your beard and dress the age of your average high schooler.
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gerfatty posted:I gotta ask, was anyone else disappointed by the Bosstones when they came around? I saw them in LA back in March, and I just wasn't really impressed. I'm just as big a Bosstones fan as the next guy, and I'm not one to stand back and watch the band, so I was giving it my all dancing-wise, but for some reason I just couldn't get into it. Maybe it's the fact that my favorite album by theirs is Question The Answers, so I was expecting somewhat of a more crazy punk-over-ska situation that never really materialized. They just felt too...produced for me. I was never lucky enough to see them before they went on the indefinite hiatus, so maybe they've always been like this? They are amazing out in the New England area. Seen people of all ages at the new shows. I'd just say you were unlucky. They played a fair number of songs off Question The Answers last time I saw them. Kinder Words, Hell Of A Hat, Toxic Toast, and Dogs And Chaplains.
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gerfatty posted:Another thing, I was easily in the top 1% age-wise. I'm only 20 freaking years old, I'm not supposed to be stared at like the creepy old guy. Granted I have a beard, but still. What the hell? Am I just too old for ska shows now? I just wanted to dance... Who were they playing with? At the MMB/DKM show the average age had to be mid-late 20s for that crowd.
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guppy posted:Yeah, the Murphys made the crowd average older. Ska generally skews young, though. Ska yes, but the Bosstones? After not touring for so long you think there would be much more old fans coming to the shows than new younger fans.
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FateoMcSkippy posted:Ska yes, but the Bosstones? After not touring for so long you think there would be much more old fans coming to the shows than new younger fans. Yeah I don't really know what the deal was. That's what I was expecting as well, not so much the typical high school ska crowd. I'm just lamenting the fact that apparently I'm officially too old to be into ska.
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gerfatty posted:Yeah I don't really know what the deal was. That's what I was expecting as well, not so much the typical high school ska crowd. I'm just lamenting the fact that apparently I'm officially too old to be into ska. The age that Ben Carr is when he stops dancing on stage is the age that, when reached, you will be "too old for ska". Not a second before.
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gerfatty posted:Yeah I don't really know what the deal was. That's what I was expecting as well, not so much the typical high school ska crowd. I'm just lamenting the fact that apparently I'm officially too old to be into ska. It's okay, I started feeling too old when I was 18.
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FateoMcSkippy posted:The age that Ben Carr is when he stops dancing on stage is the age that, when reached, you will be "too old for ska". Not a second before. Well, then I'm not too old. I still dance like complete fool.
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