Resurrected and controversial reggae-ska act Sublime with Rome is currently on tour. Here’s a video from their Montreal tour date playing the classic song “40 oz. To Freedom.” Sublime originally called it quits in 1996 in the wake of the death of frontman Bradley Nowell. In the past couple years, the remaining original members brought in a young new frontman and are touring North America as Sublime with Rome.
Boston, MA punk-ska rising stars Have Nots have posted the world premiere of their music video for “Used To Be” from their full-length Serf City USA. The premiere is courtesy of BlankTV. Enjoy!
UK Two Tone pioneers The Specials played last night on The Late Show with David Letterman. They are promoting their 30th Anniversary Tour CD and DVD. Check out the lads playing their hit “Nite Klub” and notice how the FCC edits the word “piss” from the lyrics.
Gainesville’s ska-punk vets Less Than Jake played a landmark gig on August 19, 2010…aboard a cruise ship! This marks the first time the long-standing band has ever played on a boat. The show was part of the Booze Cruise 2010 in NYC. Here is some video footage of the beginning of their set where the band plays “Anchor” and “Sugar In Your Gas Tank.”
Long-standing ska-core veterans the Mighty Mighty Bosstones are currently touring the country once again in support of their latest album Pin Points and Gin Joints. This video is from said tour during their set at the House of Blues in Hollywood, CA. The band is joined by an additional horn player, late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel! Kimmel dusted off his bass clarinet and joined in on the songs “The Impression That I Get” and “Devil’s Night Out.”
Wisconsin reggae-jam artists T.U.G.G. stopped by the MoBoogie loft to perform an acoustic set including their song “Bradley Was A DJ” from their latest album Come Sunrise.
MNSKA band The Dropsteppers are a band to keep an eye on. They have a great rocksteady and early reggae sound and are playing around the Twin Cities quite regularly. Do them a favor and follow them on Facebook while you watch this video of them playing their song “Bring It On Home To You.” I shot this video while I interviewed them in their rehearsal space in NE Minneapolis.
One thing that Indiana band Green Room Rockers have always done well is capturing the essence of soul music. Here’s a video of them performing a new soul song called “You and I” that should appear on their upcoming release. If you were at their last show in Minneapolis last April, they closed down the night with this amazing tune. Enjoy!
Another great video from the Minnesota date of the Vans Warped Tour 2010! This one is of great Chicago soul-reggae band Deal’s Gone Bad playing their song “Movin’ On” from the album The Ramblers. They even have Anthony from The Drastics playing keys for their tour dates! This video was shot by MNSKA’s own Patrick Larson.
Frontman for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and announcer for Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, Dicky Barrett is today’s guest on The Adam Carolla Show podcast. The Bosstones are getting ready for their US tour so he decided to drop by Carolla’s podcast studio to talk about his old bartending gig in Boston and a truly epic journey through Mexico and the history of ska and some of the better reggae songs.
