Here’s a good review of the recent Specials concerts in Toronto, taken from the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail. Enjoy!
The Specials
At The Sound Academy in Toronto on Saturday
“Are you ready to start dancing?” a dapper Lynval Golding asked the roiling crowd wedged up against the stage at Toronto’s Sound Academy [...]
Roy Ellis aka Mr Symarip will finally be making a Westcoast appearance in October. He will be backed by The Sand Dollar Sound with support for the show coming in the form of the superb The Impalers and Boss 501. Be here or wonder why you didn’t for years to come.
Tickets [...]
Everyone knows who my favorite band is. There is no question about it. Madness are the only band that matters (if you don’t count the Specials, The Skatalites and plenty of others of course but you get the idea). Any opportunity to gather new info, read some possibly new tidbits that I didn’t [...]
The New Walk Museum and Art Gallery in Leicester, England will be presenting an exhibition on the life and times of the great Laurel Aitken, “Ska with Laurel,” from October 2, 2010 through May 8, 2011.
READ MORE HERE:
The Duff Guide to Ska: Leicester Museum To Present Laurel Aitken Exhibition.
Hepcat is beyond amazing. As the greatest modern ska band playing with such soul and confidence it’s a shame they can’t get out and play as much as we would like. They recently did a little jaunt across the pond though which is real nice to hear.
Check out this sweet clip / live [...]
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