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 ...

“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 ...

Mustard Plug’s fourth album, Yellow #5, finds the six-piece Michigan ska-punk band sticking to their fun-loving ska goodness, but toning down parts of their sound with mixed results. Yellow #5 offers ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ska-punk is back, and so are DC ska-punks Kill Lincoln, who are gearing up for their first full-length album in seven years (and first release since 2015’s Good Riddance to Good Advice EP). It’s ...

“Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac, yeah/The boy’s a time bomb.” Can anyone forget the first time they heard Armstrong’s shopping list of rebel style shouting out of a radio or MTV?

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the East Coast F U tour. In 1999, hardcore band H20 from New York and punk band The Bouncing Souls from New Jersey embarked on this tour, which helped spread ...

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 ...