Tuesday, June 16, 2015

The Duff Guide to Ska Spring/Summer 2015 NYC Ska Calendar #9

Friday, June 19, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

The Reggay Lords, The Rudie Crew, The Far East

The Grand Victory
245 Grand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$8 in advance, $10 day of show/21+

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Saturday, June 20, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Rude Boy George, Pidgin Droppings

Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center
4 Boland Drive
West Orange, NJ
Free!

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Sunday, June 21, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Mephiskapheles (Record Release Show!), Voodoo Glow Skulls, Slow Children

Rocks Off Booze Cruise
The Jewel
Board the boat at East 23rd Street and the FDR Drive, Manhattan
Tix: $25 in advance/$30 day of show
21+

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Friday, June 26, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

The Pietasters

Rocks Off Booze Cruise
The Jewel
Board the boat at East 23rd Street and the FDR Drive, Manhattan
Tix: $25 in advance/$30 day of show
21+

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Saturday, June 27, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

The Last Show at The Swamp w/The Reggay Lords, Top Shotta Band, The Ladrones, Skarroneros, plus Grace of Spades on the decks!

The Swamp
Johnson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Email us for specific address: revqc@eastrev.com
Please NO BYOB!
J/M to Lorimer or L to Montrose
$12-$15 (partial donation to EastRev project)

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Saturday, June 27, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Hub City Stompers, 45 Revolutions, 45 Adapters, Vinny Hooliganz

The Grand Victory
245 Grand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$10/21+

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Melbourne Ska Orchestra, The Pandemics

BB King Blues Club
237 West 42nd Street
Manhattan, NY
$15 in advance/$20 day of show
All ages

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Thursday, July 9, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Brown Rice Family

DROM
85 Avenue A
Manhattan, NY

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015 @ 6:30 pm

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Streetdogs, The Interrupters

Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street
Manhattan, NY$27.50/18+

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Sunday, July 26, 2015 @ 1:00 pm

Swing-A-Ling Backyard BBQ w/The Frightnrs

Pioneer Works
159 Pioneer Street
Brooklyn, NY

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Thursday, July 30, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Oreskaband

Gramercy Theater
127 East 23rd Street
Manhattan
$25
All ages

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Saturday, August 1, 2015 @ 6:00 pm
The Slackers

Rocks Off Booze Cruise
The Nautical Empress
Board the boat at 299 South Street, Manhattan
$30/21+

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Friday, August 21, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Rude Boy George

Toshi's Living Room and Penthouse
1141 Broadway (at 26th Street)
New York, NY
No cover!

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Sunday, September 6, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

The Expanders, Tribal Seeds, Arise Roots

Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$17-$20/21+

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Sunday, September 20, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Fishbone and special guests TBA

Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$17/21+

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Saturday, October 24, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Rude Boy George

Toshi's Living Room and Penthouse
1141 Broadway (at 26th Street)
New York, NY
No cover!

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Astro, and Mickey Virtue

Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street
Manhattan, NY
$35/18+

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Saturday, October 31, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Halloween Party w/Rude Boy George

Toshi's Living Room and Penthouse
1141 Broadway (at 26th Street)
New York, NY
No cover!

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Friday, June 5, 2015

The Duff Guide to Ska Spring/Summer 2015 NYC Ska Calendar #8

Friday, June 5, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Cumbia Reggae Party w/R-Tronika, The Far East, The Abruptors

The Swamp
Johnson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Email us for specific address: revqc@eastrev.com
Please NO BYOB!
J/M to Lorimer or L to Montrose
$8-$12 donation

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Saturday, June 6, 2015 @ 2:00 pm

Skarroneros, Joey Steel and the Attitude Adjusters, Soothsayer, Toys in Trouble

The Grand Victory
245 Grand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$9/21+

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Saturday, June 14, 2015 @ 4:00 pm

Last Shows at The Swamp w/Super Hi-Fi, Beat Brigade, Boomshot Riddim Collective, Rudie Crew, Outernational, Princelionsound, The Oneness, Subtropico Militia Heavy Sound

The Swamp
Johnson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Email us for specific address: revqc@eastrev.com
Please NO BYOB!
J/M to Lorimer or L to Montrose
$15

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Friday, June 19, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

The Reggay Lords

The Grand Victory
245 Grand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

$8 in advance, $10 day of show/21+

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Saturday, June 20, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Rude Boy George, Pidgin Droppings

Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center
4 Boland Drive
West Orange, NJ

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Sunday, June 21, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Mephiskapheles, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Slow Children

Rocks Off Booze Cruise
The Jewel
Board the boat at East 23rd Street and the FDR Drive, Manhattan
Tix: $25 in advance/$30 day of show
21+

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Friday, June 26, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

The Pietasters

Rocks Off Booze Cruise
The Jewel
Board the boat at East 23rd Street and the FDR Drive, Manhattan
Tix: $25 in advance/$30 day of show
21+

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Saturday, June 27, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

The Last Show at The Swamp w/The Reggay Lords, Top Shotta Band, The Ladrones, Skarroneros, plus Grace of Spades on the decks!

The Swamp
Johnson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Email us for specific address: revqc@eastrev.com
Please NO BYOB!
J/M to Lorimer or L to Montrose
$12-$15 (partial donation to EastRev project)

+ + + +

Saturday, June 27, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Hub City Stompers, 45 Revolutions, 45 Adapters, Vinny Hooliganz

The Grand Victory
245 Grand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$10/21+

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015 @ 6:30 pm

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Streetdogs, The Interrupters

Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street
Manhattan, NY
$27.50/18+

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Friday, August 21, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Rude Boy George

Toshi's Living Room and Penthouse
1141 Broadway (at 26th Street)
New York, NY
No cover!

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Sunday, September 6, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

The Expanders, Tribal Seeds, Arise Roots

Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$17-$20/21+

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Sunday, September 20, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Fishbone and special guests TBA

Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$17/21+

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Saturday, October 24, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Rude Boy George

Toshi's Living Room and Penthouse
1141 Broadway (at 26th Street)
New York, NY
No cover!

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Astro, and Mickey Virtue

Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street
Manhattan, NY
$35/18+

+ + + +

Saturday, October 31, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Halloween Party w/Rude Boy George

Toshi's Living Room and Penthouse
1141 Broadway (at 26th Street)
New York, NY
No cover!

+ + + +

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

The Frightnrs To Release Single on Daptone!

The Frightnrs, who play an amazing mix of rocksteady, reggae, and rub-a-dub and are one of my favorite bands on the NYC ska/reggae scene (they hail from Queens, like The Ramones!), are releasing a new single--a phenomenal cover of Etta James' "I'd Rather Go Blind" backed with a dub version by Victor "Ticklah" Axelrod--on Daptone Records on June 30, 2015. You can pre-order the single here (in addition to standard black vinyl, there's a limited edition of 100 copies on translucent orange wax for the collectors--I've ordered mine!).


For some background on The Frightnrs, check out The Duff Guide to Ska reviews of some of their previous releases: The Frightnrs six-track EP and the four-track 12/21/12 EP. Both are highly recommended.