The Duff Guide to Ska: NYC Spring 2012 Ska Calendar Update #22

Thursday, May 17, 2012

NYC Spring 2012 Ska Calendar Update #22

Friday, May 18, 2012 @ 10:00 pm

Old Fields Restaurant

81 Broadway

Greenlawn, NY

Free!

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Friday, May 18, 2012 @ 8:00 pm

Dirty Reggae Party XVI w/Maddie Ruthless and The Forthrights (Double Record Release Show), Chronic Horns (members of Easy Star All-Stars), Changala, Capitata (plus guest selector Ticklah and Crazy Baldhead crew)

The Lake Underground

258 Johnson Avenue (between Bushwick Avenue and White Street)

Brooklyn, NY

$7

Take the L train to Montrose, walk down Bushwick and then make a left on Johnson--or take the J train to Flushing, walk towards Bushwick, make a left, walk until you hit Johnson, and make a right.

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

The Beat Brigade, Respect the Duck, plus DJCG

388 Van Duzer

Staten Island, NY

$10

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Saturday, May 19, 2012 @ 10:30 PM

Johnny Osbourne (Hosted by Clive Chin)

Ginny's Supper Club at Red Rooster
310 Malcolm X Boulevard
Harlem
$10

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Sunday, May 20, 2012 @ 7:00 pm

Fishbone, Across the Aisle

Fairfield Theatre Company
70 Sanford Street
Fairfield, CT

Buy tickets ($27-$32) here.

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

King Tony (of The Drastics) and The Pinstripes

Otto's Shrunken Head

538 East 14th Street

Manhattan, NY

Free

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Friday, June 1, 2012

King Tony (of The Drastics) and The Pinstripes

514 2nd Street

Park Slope, Brooklyn

Free

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Friday, June 15, 2012

20s Virginia Avenue

Atlantic City, NJ

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Friday, June 15, 2012 at 9:00 pm

Reggae in the Slope

Forte featuring Kevin Batchelor (Skatalites) & Rocksteady Freddie Reiter (New York Ska Jazz Ensemble) *DEBUT GIG!* 12am

Top Shotta Band featuring Mush 1 (ex-Slackers) 11pm

The Attractors featuring Rich Graiko (Westbound Train) 10pm

+ Crazy Baldhead & Deadly Dragon selecting the big tunes and reggae rarities all night!

B LOUNGE

837-839 Union Street (under 'Tea Lounge'), between 6th & 7th Avenues

Park Slope, Brooklyn

$10

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Saturday, June 16, 2012 @ 9:00 pm

Destroy Babylon

Wildwood, NJ

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Saturday, June 16, 2012

6 Crannell Street

Poughkeepsie, NY

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Thursday, July 12. 2012

The English Beat

149 7th Street

Brooklyn, NY

$25/21+

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Sunday, June 17, 2012

60 North Park Avenue

Rockville Centre, NY

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Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29, 2012

The Slackers (with selector 100dBs!)

Rocks Off Concert Cruise Aboard The Harbor Lights

Boards: 7:00 pm/Departs: 8:00pm

East 23rd Street and FDR Drive

New York, NY

$30 advance/$35 day of show (for each night)

21+

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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Rocks Off Concert Cruise Aboard The Jewel

Boards: 7:00 pm/Departs: 8:00pm

East 23rd Street and FDR Drive

New York, NY

Advance: $25/Day of Show: $30

21+

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