The Duff Guide to Ska NYC Winter/Spring 2017 Ska Calendar #45

Jackie Mittoo, The Keyboard King

Friday, March 17, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

St. Patrick's Day with The Pietasters

The Marlin Room @ Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street
New York, NY
$16/16+

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Saturday, March 18, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dave Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7 Plays the Tommy McCook Song Book

Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic)
Brooklyn, NY
$8

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Saturday, March 18, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Roots Jamboree w/The Far East, Top Shotta Band featuring Screechy Dan, Special Guest Willow Wilson, plus selections by JonnyGO Figure, Dub Star, and more!

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

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Sunday, March 19, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

NYC Ska Orchestra, Brooklyn Attractors, Selector Agent Jay

Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$10/21+

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Friday, March 24, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Voodoo Glow Skulls, Hub City Stompers

Knitting Factory Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$13 in advance/$15 day of show
All ages

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Friday, March 24, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Fishbone

The Gramercy Theatre
127 East 23rd Street
New York, NY
$25/16+

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Horace Andy w/the R.P.M. Band w/JonnyGO Figure and Autarchii Howklear plus music by King Lion, Black Roots, King Adies, Supa Sound

Milk River Restaurant
960 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$10 before 8pm, $15 after/21+

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Friday, March 31, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

The Theatre at Madison Square Garden
4 Penn Plaza
New York, NY
Tickets: $35-$95

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Saturday, April 15, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

New Kingston, Rude Boy George

Highline Ballroom
431 West 16th Street
New York, NY
$15

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Friday, April 21, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

DJ Gorilla presents The Last Ska Dance w/Beat Brigade, The Shipwrecks, Boomshot, The Damn Long Hairs, Changala Changala, plus DJ Miss Hap!

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

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Saturday, April 29, 2017 @ 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm

ReadJunk 20th Anniversary Party w/Rude Boy George (two sets) and DJ Duff

Otto's Shrunken Head
538 East 14th Street (between Aves A and B)
New York, NY
No cover

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Saturday, April 29, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

The Ladrones Record Release Party

Tobacco Road
355 West 41st Street
New York, NY

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Friday, May 12, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

Mephiskapheles, NYC Ska Orchestra

The Bell House
149 7th Street
Brooklyn, NY
$15/21+

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Friday, May 19, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Askultura and The Ladrones

Tobacco Road
354 West 41st Street
New York, NY

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Thursday, May 25, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Monty Neysmith Montgomery of Symarip, The Bishops

Cape House
2 Knickerbocker Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$15/21+

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Friday, June 9, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

The Specials, The Far East

Brooklyn Steel
319 Frost Street
Brooklyn, NY
$50/16+

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Friday, June 23, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

The Slackers

Rocks Off Concert Cruise
The Liberty Belle
299 South Street
New York, NY
$30/21+

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The Duff Guide to Ska NYC Winter/Spring 2017 Ska Calendar #43

Patch by CHema Skandal!

Friday, January 27, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dave Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7 Play the Roland Alphonso Songbook
(plus DJ 100dbs)

Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$8

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Friday, January 27, 2017 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

DJ Ryan Midnight spins classic and rare ska tracks from the 60s, 2 Tone era, 90s 3rd Wave, through today's current roster of bands!

Otto's Shrunken Head
538 East 14th Street (between Aves A and B)
New York, NY
No cover

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Friday, February 3, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Rude Boy George, High Disciples, The Twilights, Penniless Loafers, plus DJ James Kelly

Crossroads
78 North Avenue
Garwood, NJ
$10

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Friday, February 24, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

The Skatalites, Organically Good Trio

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

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Saturday, February 25, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Big D and the Kids Table, Stray Bullets, Crazy and the Brains

Knitting Factory Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$13

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Saturday, March 4, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Save Ferris, Baby Baby, Rude Boy George

The Gramercy Theatre
127 East 23rd Street
New York, NY
$20/16+

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Friday, March 17, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

The Pietasters

The Marlin Room @ Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street
New York, NY
$16/16+

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Friday, March 24, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Voodoo Glow Skulls, Hub City Stompers

Knitting Factory Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$13 in advance/$15 day of show
All ages

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Friday, March 31, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

The Theatre at Madison Square Garden
4 Penn Plaza
New York, NY
Tickets: $35-$95

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Saturday, April 29, 2017 @ 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm

ReadJunk 20th Anniversary Party w/Rude Boy George (two sets) and DJ Duff

Otto's Shrunken Head
538 East 14th Street (between Aves A and B)
New York, NY
No cover

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Friday, June 9, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

The Specials

Brooklyn Steel
319 Frost Street
Brooklyn, NY
$50/16+

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Upcoming NYC Ska/Reggae Shows

The oppressive heat and humidity that we New Yorkers often have to bear with during the summer (which makes for one stinky city...let's just say we produce a lot of garbage that ferments while waiting for the sanitation trucks--very few kitchens are outfitted with garbage disposals in their sinks--and clearly, we don't have enough public toilets) is offset by the wealth of terrific live music that descends upon us, some of it's even free! Mark your electronic calendars, kids!

Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16 at 10:00 pm: Dave Wakeling's version of The English Beat at Maxwell’s (in Hoboken, a quick PATH train ride away), $25.

Saturday, May 23 at 6:00 pm: Bigger Thomas, Kofi, The Rudie Crew, Across The Aisle, and Animus at Sullivan Hall, $10.

Friday, May 29 at 5:30 pm: 3 Floors of Ska with Mustard Plug, Eastern Standard Time, Void Union, Royal City Riot, the Hub City Stompers, King Django, Brunt of It, The Heavy Beat, Steady Sound System--all at The Knitting Factory (still in Manhattan), advance tickets are $17.

Saturday, June 13 at 10:00 pm: The Bluebeats at Shrine (Harlem).

Saturday, July 11 at 3:00 pm: Los Fabulosos Cadillacs at Central Park Summerstage (enter Central Park at 72nd and Fifth Avenue), free.

Sunday, July 19 at 3:00 pm: Alpha Blondy & The Solar System, Lee “Scratch” Perry & Dubblestandart, and Subatomic Sound System at Central Park Summerstage, free.

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A pearl of wisdom from Perry's MySpace page: "Piss is a must. Poop is a must."

Ain't it the truth, Scratch, ain't it the truth.