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Ska

  • Music

    April 5, 2012

    Mustard Plug

    7 p.m. Wednesday, April 11. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Listen to Dan Potthast of Mu330's New Band: Dan P and The Bricks

    Image via​​Local third-wave ska legend Mu330 is getting more attention than usual. First, there is the upcoming reunion show with its original 1994 Press-era lineup. Now, the band's singer Dan Potthast has revealed a new group, Dan P and The Bricks. The ten-piece outfit also features four me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    The Toasters is Coming to the Firebird

    ​Ska pioneer and mainstay the Toasters is coming to the Firebird on February 13. Tickets are $12 to $14 and on sale now. The Toasters hasn't released any new material since 2007's One More Bullet, but the third-wave ska band has a back catalogue nine albums deep. This show will be almost exa ... More >>

  • Music

    February 17, 2011

    The Toasters

    7:30 p.m. Friday, February 18. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Eight Songs Less Than Jake Should Cover

    ​Less Than Jake's upcoming February 11 show at Pop's has inspired A to Z to reminisce over the lost art of the ska/punk cover. The beauty is in its simplicity: It's the same song you know and love, just played faster and louder and splattered with horn lines. Less Than Jake has mastered the co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2010

    Show Review: English Beat Brings Sweaty Ska Revival to the Duck Room

    Annie ZaleskiDave Wakeling of the English Beat at the VooDoo Lounge, July 2008​For the third year in a row, Dave Wakeling brought his reconstituted English Beat line-up to St. Louis for a summer ska dance party. But unlike the shows in 2008 (with the Alarm and the Fixx) and 2009 (co-headlining ... More >>

  • Music

    May 19, 2010

    The English Beat

    9 p.m. Saturday, May 22. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Just Can't Stop It! The English Beat Returning to St. Louis in May

    Ska legends The English Beat are returning to St. Louis to play an intimate show at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room on Saturday, May 22. Tickets are $25 and are on sale tomorrow at 5 p.m. The band played in town last summer with Reel Big Fish.

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Review: The Aquabats, Mustard Plug and Samuriot at the Firebird, Sunday, March 21

    MC Bat Commander's ill-fitting uniform barely contained his pot belly as he announced, "It's been seven years since we've played here, but we've been working out the entire time." Later in the set, he pulled three children from the front row on stage and chucked them one Ryan WasobaA tattoo spotted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Homespun: Steve Ewing, Zodiac

    In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer reviews Steve Ewing's album, Zodiac. He had this to say: Like duct tape or Bisquick, the covers album can have many uses. They can serve as a tribute to musical heroes, a calling card of stylistic influences or a fun, lightweight celebration of treasured s ... More >>

  • Music

    January 6, 2010

    Homespun: Steve Ewing

    Zodiac
    (self-released)

  • Music

    November 25, 2009

    Big D and the Kids Table

    7:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 2. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

  • Music

    November 12, 2009

    Bomb the Music Industry!

    7:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 2. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

  • Music

    November 4, 2009

    Ska Is Dead 4 Tour

    7 p.m. Sunday, November 8. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Interview Outtakes: The English Beat's Dave Wakeling

    In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer chatted with Dave Wakeling of the English Beat. The band will be co-headlining the Pageant tonight with Reel Big Fish. We'll have photos tomorrow. In the meantime, read Schaeffer's feature and enjoy some interview outtakes -- along with some video I shot at ... More >>

  • Music

    August 12, 2009

    We Got the Beat: The English Beat's Dave Wakeling, on pop, politics and his band's future

    In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer chatted with Dave Wakeling of the English Beat. The band will be co-headlining the Pageant tonight with Reel Big Fish. We'll have photos tomorrow. In the meantime, read Schaeffer's feature and enjoy some interview outtakes -- along with some video I shot at ... More >>

  • Music

    July 29, 2009

    Happy Birthday, Punk: The Vans Warped Tour turns fifteen years young

    In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer chatted with Dave Wakeling of the English Beat. The band will be co-headlining the Pageant tonight with Reel Big Fish. We'll have photos tomorrow. In the meantime, read Schaeffer's feature and enjoy some interview outtakes -- along with some video I shot at ... More >>

  • Music

    November 26, 2008

    The Toasters/Pietasters

    8 p.m. Friday, November 28. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    Show Review: The English Beat, The Alarm and the Fixx at the VooDoo Lounge, Harrah's Casino, Thursday, July 17

    8 p.m. Friday, November 28. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

  • Music

    July 16, 2008

    The English Beat/The Fixx/The Alarm

    8 p.m. Thursday, July 17. VooDoo Lounge at Harrah's Casino, 777 Casino Center Drive, Maryland Heights

  • Music

    July 2, 2008

    Less Than Jake/Goldfinger

    7 p.m. Monday, July 7. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

  • Music

    May 7, 2008

    MU330

    3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue

  • Music

    February 20, 2008

    The Toasters

    7 p.m. Saturday, February 23. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

  • Music

    November 28, 2007

    Big D and the Kids Table

    7 p.m. Friday, November 30. 2 Cents Plain, 1114 Olive Street.

  • Music

    September 5, 2007

    Go Ask Alice

    White Rabbits chases the indie-rock carrot.

  • Music

    August 15, 2007

    Voodoo Glow Skulls

    8 p.m. Monday, August 20. Creepy Crawl, 3524 Washington Boulevard

  • Music

    May 9, 2007

    Meet the New Doors, Not the Same As the Old Doors

    B-Sides peeks in on a rehearsal for Riders on the Storm and finds out that the (English) Beat goes on for vocalist Dave Wakeling.

  • Music

    December 27, 2006

    St. Louis Ska Revival

    2:30 p.m. Friday, December 29. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).

  • Music

    August 16, 2006

    Ska Fest V

    4 p.m. Saturday, August 19. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).

  • Music

    February 1, 2006

    The Toasters

    Tuesday, February 7; the Creepy Crawl (412 North Tucker Boulevard)

  • Music

    August 10, 2005

    St. Louis Ska Fest III

    Saturday, August 13; Creepy Crawl (412 North Tucker Boulevard)

  • Music

    August 10, 2005

    The Aquabats

    Friday, August 12; Pop's (1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois)

  • Music

    August 3, 2005

    Reel Big Fish

    Tuesday, August 9; the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard)

  • News

    June 15, 2005

    Buffet of Champions

    You came, you saw, you voted: the winners of the 2005 Riverfront Times Music Awards

  • Music

    April 20, 2005

    Fishbone with Slightly Stoopid

    Tuesday, April 26; Pop's (1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois)

  • Music

    January 12, 2005

    Mustard Plug

    Saturday, January 15 (early show); Creepy Crawl

  • Music

    January 5, 2005

    Ska Fest II

    Saturday, January 8; Creepy Crawl

  • Music

    September 15, 2004

    The Toasters

    Friday, September 17; Creepy Crawl

  • Music

    July 7, 2004

    Cougars / The Catheters

    Wednesday, July 14; Rocket Bar / Wednesday, July 14; Creepy Crawl.

  • Music

    February 4, 2004

    The Toasters

    Saturday, February 7; Creepy Crawl

  • Music

    January 8, 2003

    MU330

    Friday, January 10; Creepy Crawl

  • Music

    December 11, 2002

    Brave Combo

    Saturday, December 14; Blueberry Hill's Duck Room

  • Music

    June 7, 2000

    The Skatalites with the Murder City Players and Orange Tree

    Sunday, June 11; Mississippi Nights

  • Music

    February 9, 2000

    The Specials

    Saturday, Feb. 12; Galaxy

  • Music

    December 29, 1999

    DEAR PEOPLE OF THE FUTURE

    Saturday, Feb. 12; Galaxy

  • Music

    September 1, 1999

    Anniver-ska-ry Party

    The Ska-O-Rama celebrates its fifth year with a multiband bash at the Casa Loma

  • Music

    July 7, 1999

    Listening Post

    The Ska-O-Rama celebrates its fifth year with a multiband bash at the Casa Loma

  • News

    June 23, 1999

    Hit Parade

    The Ska-O-Rama celebrates its fifth year with a multiband bash at the Casa Loma

  • News

    June 16, 1999

    Guitars on Mars

    Gary Lucas has performed with Captain Beefheart, Jeff Buckley, John Zorn and Allen Ginsberg. Now he's visiting St. Louis to perform alongside the silent film The Golem.

  • News

    December 16, 1998

    Roland Alphonso: 1931-1998

    Gary Lucas has performed with Captain Beefheart, Jeff Buckley, John Zorn and Allen Ginsberg. Now he's visiting St. Louis to perform alongside the silent film The Golem.

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