“We’re the Interrupters! We’re from Los Angeles, California!” the young guitarist announces over a fanfare, as the camera pulls back and reveals a four-piece band, plus a singer, and a crush of ...

Being at a ska-punk show in the early 1990s had its perks. For one, even the whitest of white kids could look like dance masters. Flailing arms and legs to the beat while skankin’ might have looked ...

Confronted with an abundance of free time after graduating from college, Greg Rodrigue, bassist for local ska band Fatter Than Albert , decided to stage a music festival. As any first-time festival ...

A new generation of ska-punk bands has a message for you, Rudy, and it’s all about unity. Embracing the 80s British ska scene’s politically charged idealism while taking musical inspiration from 90s ...

Salem is getting its own punk and ska music festival. MIG Fest, happening July 17, will bring four bands from around Oregon to the Minto Island Growers farm in south Salem for an evening of fresh food ...

When we did our 2020 ska recap, I said that 2021 seemed poised to be an even bigger year for ska than 2020 was, and wow did that turn out to be an understatement. This year gave us three great new ...

Houston Matters producer Mincho Jacob talks with front man Felipe Galvan ahead of a concert Friday night at the Heights Theater. Los Skarnales have been rocking crowds in Houston and around the world ...

Since launching during the pandemic, the Mile High Ska collective has been a source of community and friendship for local fans. Credit: Justine Bean Photography Picture in your mind’s eye the average ...

Ska and punk are tangled together like grapevines. While both genres originated elsewhere—punk in the U.S. and ska in Jamaica—they became thoroughly enmeshed in the U.K.’s music scene in the late ’70s ...