The Duff Guide to Ska NYC Summer/Fall 2016 Ska Calendar #36

The Frightnrs

Friday, September 2, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

The Frightnrs Record Release Party for "Nothing More to Say" w/selections by Grace of Spades, Rata, E's E and special guests (NOTE: The Frightnrs are NOT performing)

Our Wicked Lady
153 Morgan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

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Monday, September 4, 2016 @ 2:00 pm

"The Battle of Los Angeles (Rage Against the Machine Tribute)" w/The Ladrones, Punto Ge, Jobo, Axel Y La Concertina, Deraiz, Morning Fame, Larrosa

The Paper Box
17 Meadow Street
Brooklyn, NY
$10/21+
(Happy hour: $2 beer from 2-3 pm)

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Friday, September 9, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

The Specials, The Far East

Terminal 5
610 West 56th Street
Manhattan, NY
$45.00 (plus service fees)

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Saturday, September 10, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Bim Skala Bim, King Django, Skarroñeros

Don Pedro
90 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$15/21+

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Saturday, September 10, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

The Skatalites, The Pandemics

American Beauty NYC
251 West 30th Street
New York, NY
$17/21+

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Sunday, September 18, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Big D and the Kids Table, Rude Boy George, The Ladrones

Rocks Off Concert Cruise
The Jewel
Boards at East 23rd Street and the FDR Drive
Manhattan, NY
$20/21+

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Saturday, September 24, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

The Toasters, The Pomps, Skarroñeros

The Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$15 in advance/$17 at the door
21+

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Thursday, October 6, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

The Selecter, Hub City Stompers, High School Football Heroes

The Gramercy Theatre
127 East 23rd Street
New York, NY
$41.50/16+

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Saturday, October 22, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

DJ Gorilla Fest w/Beat Brigade, Raise the Kicks, Ras Majesty and the New Vibration Band, Escasos Recursos, Blaire Alise and The Bombshells, Bodega Satellite, PrinceLionSound, plus DJ Ryan Midnight

Don Pedro
90 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$10/21+

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Sunday, October 30, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

5th Annual Devil's Night Danse w/Mephiskapheles, The Pietasters, The Brooklyn Attractors, and Murphy's Law!

Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Ave
Brooklyn, NY
$15/21+

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Plus, there will be a Duff Guide to Ska sponsored show at Otto's Shrunken Head on Thursday, November 10. Bands to be announced soon.

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Next Electric Avenue Show with Chris Murray, The Ladrones, Rude Boy George (11/16/13)!

Here's my shameless plug for the next Electric Avenue show with Chris Murray, The Ladrones, and Rude Boy George on Saturday, November 16, 2013!

Rude Boy George--the band I'm privileged to be part of--does ska and reggae covers of New Wave classics and we're continuing our fall residency at Electric Avenue and should have some totally awesome new covers in our set (the crowd at our last show went crazy for our just unleashed versions of Berlin's "Metro" and Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer"!). To paraphrase Johnny Slash, "Ska-punk? No way. We're new wave ska. Totally different head. Totally!" (the relevant video clip you want is around the three minute mark here). We're fun. Come see us.

The Ladrones ("thieves" in Spanish) are a super-tight, horn-heavy NYC band with a brand new digital album full of anthemic, sing-along ska-punk tunes called Bestias del Chaos (available through their Bandcamp page). We've heard nothing but great things about their electric live show. Bring your ear plugs and be ready to dance.

I had the honor to work with Chris Murray back in the 1990s, both when he was a member of the incredible King Apparatus (their 1991 debut album is an early 3rd Wave ska classic--read my appreciation of it here--it should be in everyone's collection) and then when he struck out on his own as a one man ska band (his 1996 debut, lo-fi solo album, The 4-Track Adventures, highlights Murray's prodigious songwriting skills, which are presented in all their stripped-down-to-the-bone glory; it took a lot of lobbying Bucket to put this one out, but I'm so glad he did). Chris has released a slew of solo records since then (4-Trackaganza!, Raw, Slackness, Yard Sale), plus one with The Chris Murray Combo (Why So Rude). This is a very rare New York City appearance for Chris Murray, so definitely make sure to come out and see his fantastic acoustic set (which, by the way, will be the second ska acoustic Electric Avenue has presented, following Roddy Radiation's and Lynval Golding's performance over the summer).

Hope to see you there!

NYC Fall/Winter 2013 Ska Calendar #81

Saturday, November 2, 2013 @ 9:30 pm

Come Carry a Big Spliff Sound Clash w/Princelionsound, The Frightnrs, Shottie and TeV95, Live Wiers featuring H-Diggy and Jah Fingers aka Top Cat

Danny Screams Studios
220 Leonard Street
Brooklyn, NY
$5

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Saturday, November 2, 2013 @ 8:00 pm

The Pandemics, The Swaggering Growlers, Brook Pridedmore, Foreverinmotion

The Paper Box Theater
17 Meadow Street
Brooklyn, NY
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Sunday, November 3, 2013 @ 8:30 pm

Lawn Chair Bombers, Mrs. Skanatto, Across the Aisle, Scarboro

Matchless
557 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$8/21+

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Friday, November 8, 2013 @ 7:30 pm

Reggae Meets Ska w/PidginDroppings and Rude Boy George

Hat City Kitchen
459 Valley Street
Orange, NJ
$10

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Friday, November 8, 2013 @ 9:00 pm

Reggay Lords, The Far East, Roots of Natural Sound

Danny Screams Studios
220 Leonard Street
Brooklyn, NY
$5

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Thursday, November 14, 2013 @ 8:30 pm

Version City Party w/King Django, Garden State Line, Milan and the Sour Goat, Dubistry, Miserable Man with the Uplifters

Crossroads
78 North Avenue
Garwood, NJ

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Friday, November 15, 2013 @ 8:00 pm

Dirty Reggae Party #25 w/Obrint Pas, Beat Brigade, Super Hi-Fi, Sweet Lucy--plus Crazy Baldhead crew on the decks

The Swamp @ Don Pedro
90 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$8/21

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Saturday, November 16, 2013 @ 9:00 pm

Electric Avenue with Chris Murray, Ladrones, Rude Boy George

Characters NYC
243 West 54th Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue)
New York, NY
$10/18+

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Monday, November 25, 2013 @ 5:30 pm

New York Loves Brandt Abner Benefit Show (all proceeds to benefit his family) w/Beat Brigade, Bigger Thomas, Cannabis Cup Band, Cibo Matto, Dub is a Weapon, Funkface, King Django, Mephiskapheles, Pilfers, Rudie Crew, Skadanks (featuring Rocker T and Jamalski), Abner's Oeuvre (featuring Malcolm Gold, James Yarish, Jon McCain, and Canvass), Netherlands (featuring Timo Ellis), Jeremy Manasia--Plus selectors: Greg Caz (Brazilian Beats Brooklyn), I, Storm (Urban Lounge Kings), and Agent Jay (Crazy Baldhead, Slackers)

B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill
237 West 42nd Street
Manhattan, NY
$15 adults/$10 kids 16 and under

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Saturday, December 7, 2013

Electric Avenue Holiday Party! Bands to be announced soon!

Characters NYC
243 West 54th Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue)
New York, NY
$8/18+

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Friday, December 13, 2013 @ 7:00 pm

Westbound Train

The Studio at Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street
New York, NY

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Saturday, December 14, 2013 @ 9:00 pm

Keith and Tex (backed by Crazy Baldhead), Guest DJ Deadly Dragon Sound System, Dig Deeper Residents Mr. Robinson and DJ Honky

Littlefield
622 Degraw Street
Brooklyn, NY
Tickets: $20-$25
21+

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Friday, December 20, 2013

The Slackers' Holiday Show w/Uzimon, Shivering Brigade, DJ Grace of Spades, DJ 100 Decibels

The Bell House
149 7th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
$18 adv/$22 day of show
21+

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NYC Fall/Winter Ska Calendar #85

Saturday, October 19, 2013 @ 9:00 pm

Electric Avenue returns with The Scofflaws, Across the Aisle, and Rude Boy George!

Characters NYC
243 West 54th Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue)
New York, NY
$8/18+

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Friday, October 25, 2013 @ 7:30 pm

Mephiskapheles, Inspecter 7, Ladrones

The Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$18/All ages

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Friday, October 25, 2013 at 8:00 pm

The English Beat, The Bluebeats, The Pandemics

The Paramount Theater
370 New York Avenue
Huntington, NY
$33

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Saturday, October 26, 2013 @ 3:00 pm

The Pandemics and others!

The Place Bar and Lounge
269 Norman Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$8

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Saturday, October 26, 2013 @ 9:00 pm

Tea Factory Sound Presents Witch Dance w/The Frightnrs, The Far East, Jim Nastic (Studio 1 DJ)

The Tea Factory
175 Stockholm
Brooklyn, nY
Free before 10 PM/$5 after
No BYOB

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Sunday, October 27, 2013 @ 6:30 pm

Big D and the Kids Table, Red City Radio, Survay Says, The Pandemics, Short Handed Goal

The Studio at Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street
New York, NY
$13/19+

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Saturday, November 2, 2013 @ 9:30 pm

Come Carry a Big Spliff Sound Clash w/princelionsound, The Frightnrs, Shottie and TeV95, Live Wiers featuring H-Diggy and Jah Fingers aka Top Cat

Danny Screams Studios
220 Leonard Street
Brooklyn, NY
$5

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Saturday, November 2, 2013 @ 8:00 pm

The Pandemics, The Swaggering Growlers, Brook Pridedmore, Foreverinmotion

The Paper Box Theater
17 Meadow Street
Brooklyn, NY
21+

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Friday, November 8, 2013 @ 7:30 pm

Reggae Meets Ska w/PidginDroppings and Rude Boy George

Hat City Kitchen
459 Valley Street
Orange, NJ
$10

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Friday, November 8, 2013 @ 9:00 pm

Reggay Lords, The Far East, Roots of Natural Sound

Danny Screams Studios
220 Leonard Street
Brooklyn, NY
$5

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Thursday, November 14, 2013 @ 8:30 pm

Version City Party w/King Django, Garden State Line, Milan and the Sour Goat, Dubistry, Miserable Man with the Uplifters

Crossroads
78 North Avenue
Garwood, NJ

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Saturday, November 16, 2013 @ 9:00 pm

Electric Avenue with Chris Murray, Ladrones, Rude Boy George

Characters NYC
243 West 54th Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue)
New York, NY
$10/18+

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Saturday, December 7, 2013

Electric Avenue Holiday Party! Bands to be announced soon!

Characters NYC
243 West 54th Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue)
New York, NY
$8/18+

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Friday, December 13, 2013 @ 7:00 pm

Westbound Train

The Studio at Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street
New York, NY

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Saturday, December 14, 2013 @ 9:00 pm

Keith and Tex (backed by Crazy Baldhead), Guest DJ Deadly Dragon Sound System, Dig Deeper Residents Mr. Robinson and DJ Honky

Littlefield
622 Degraw Street
Brooklyn, NY
Tickets: $20-$25
21+

NYC Fall/Winter Ska Calendar #999

Thursday, October 3, 2013 @ 6:30 pm

Rocky and The Pressers, The Far East

Mercury Lounge
217 East Houston Street
New York, NY

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Saturday, October 5, 2013 @ 7:00 pm

The Toasters, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Left Alone

The Stone Pony
913 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ
$16 in advance/$20 day of show
All ages

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Sunday, October 6, 2013 @ 7:00 pm

Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Toasters, Left Alone

The Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$16 in advance/$18 day of show

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Saturday, October 12, 2013 @ 9:30 pm (two sets)

King Django Quintet

Two Boots Brooklyn
514 2nd Street
Brooklyn, NY
Free

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Saturday, October 19, 2013 @ 9:00 pm

Electric Avenue returns with The Scofflaws and Rude Boy George!

Characters NYC
243 West 54th Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue)
New York, NY
$8/18+

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Friday, October 25, 2013 @ 7:30 pm

Mephiskapheles, Inspecter 7, Ladrones

The Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$18/All ages

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Friday, October 25, 2013 at 8:00 pm

The English Beat and The Bluebeats

The Paramount Theater
370 New York Avenue
Huntington, NY
$33

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Sunday, October 27, 2013 @ 6:30 pm

Big D and the Kids Table, Red City Radio, Survay Says, The Pandemics, Short Handed Goal

The Studio at Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street
New York, NY
$13/19+

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Saturday, November 16, 2013 @ 9:00 pm

Electric Avenue with Chris Murray, Ladrones, Rude Boy George

Characters NYC
243 West 54th Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue)
New York, NY
$10/18+

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Saturday, December 7, 2013

Electric Avenue Holiday Party! Bands to be announced soon!

Characters NYC
243 West 54th Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue)
New York, NY
$8/18+

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Friday, December 13, 2013 @ 7:00 pm

Westbound Train

The Studio at Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street
New York, NY

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Saturday, December 14, 2013 @ 9:00 pm

Keith and Tex (backed by Crazy Baldhead), Guest DJ Deadly Dragon Sound System, Dig Deeper Residents Mr. Robinson and DJ Honky

Littlefield
622 Degraw Street
Brooklyn, NY
Tickets: $20-$25
21+