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Bringin' you ska from your pork pie hat to your checkered socks! Calendar of skawesome things to come! This is just a quick little calendar of cool things coming up, we decided to start putting together. Check back every so often and we’ll keep it updated with new album releases, tours, or other fancy things we think you might enjoy! If you think you have something we should put in, let us know! I’m still working on some guidelines for submissions but as things go we’ll figure that out.

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The Duff Guide to Ska: Duff Review: The Drastics' "MJ a Rocker 2"!

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013. Duff Review: The Drastics' "MJ a Rocker 2"! Review by Steve Shafer). Four years after The Drastics. One of Chicago's finest reggae outfits, released their extraordinary skinhead reggae mash-up of Michael Jackson classics- MJ a Rocker. See what we wrote about it back in 2009 here. And you can still download the album for free here. The Drastics' fantastic reggae popcorn version of the bubblegum pop hit "The Love You Save,". MJ a Rocker No. 2 by The Drastics. For those of you who ...

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The Duff Guide to Ska: Duff Review: Eastern Standard Time "The Dragon" b/w "Miles and Miles"

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Monday, July 20, 2015. Duff Review: Eastern Standard Time "The Dragon" b/w "Miles and Miles". Available through Jump Up Records. Review by Steve Shafer). Terrific new single "The Dragon" b/w "Miles and Miles" was released to co-incide with their recently completed 2015 summer European tour (Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, and more; it's criminal that they're bigger over there than they are in the USA)- as well as the band's 20th (! Let's take a stroll tonight. Baby, I'm in love with you.

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The Duff Guide to Ska: The Frightnrs To Release Single on Daptone!

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015. The Frightnrs To Release Single on Daptone! Who play an amazing mix of rocksteady, reggae, and rub-a-dub and are one of my favorite bands on the NYC ska/reggae scene (they hail from Queens, like The Ramones! Are releasing a new single- a phenomenal cover of Etta James' "I'd Rather Go Blind" backed with a dub version by Victor "Ticklah" Axelrod- on Daptone Records. On June 30, 2015. You can pre-order the single here. And the four-track 12/21/12 EP. Both are highly recommended.

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The Duff Guide to Ska: Duff Review: The Meow Meows "Somehow We Met"

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Thursday, April 24, 2014. Duff Review: The Meow Meows "Somehow We Met". Limited edition color vinyl LP on Jump Up Records. Review by Steve Shafer). The fantastic Prince Fatty. Produced second album from the Brighton, UK female-fronted The Meow Meows. Not many have done it quite like this. The Meow Meows' music is firmly rooted in 2 Tone and modern ska (as represented by The Toasters circa their Thrill Me Up. Is a ska record through and through (that the ska faithful will love! While there are some nods t...

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The Duff Guide to Ska: NYC Winter/Spring 2015 Ska Calendar #3

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015. NYC Winter/Spring 2015 Ska Calendar #3. Wednesday, February 25, 2015 @ 7:00 pm. The Scofflaws (opening for Drumming for Love Benefit featuring Eric Bolivar, George Porter, Jr., Ivan Neville, Brian Stoltz, and Adam Dietch). Marlin Room at Webster Hall. 125 East 11th Street. New York, NY. Friday, February 27, 2015 @ 9:00 pm. Reggae in the Slope w/NY Ska Jazz Ensemble, Deejay Spinach. Saturday, February 28, 2015 (2 Sets: 8:00 pm and 9:30 pm). Brown Rice Family Band. New York, NY.

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The Duff Guide to Ska: 2012: The Year in Ska - Amanda Hornick (A Perfect Mess Podcast and Blog)

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012. 2012: The Year in Ska - Amanda Hornick (A Perfect Mess Podcast and Blog). Editor's Note: As the end of the calendar year sneaks up on me- as it always does, since the fall is always so damn busy! Favorite ska things were in 2012. And thus the "2012: The Year in Ska" series was born! Thanks to everyone who is taking the time to participate- I really appreciate it! Amanda Hornick is the smarts behind the killer. You can listen to a new podcast here. Top 5 Favorite Ska Releases.

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The Duff Guide to Ska: Duff Guide to Ska NYC Summer/Fall 2015 Ska Calendar #11

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Friday, August 7, 2015. Duff Guide to Ska NYC Summer/Fall 2015 Ska Calendar #11. Sunday, August 16, 2015 @ 1:00 pm. Swing-A-Ling Backyard BBQ w/The Frightnrs. Wednesday, August 19, 2015 @ 7:00 pm. Vic Ruggiero, The Duppies, Reggay Lords, The Ladrones. Friday, August 21, 2015 @ 6:00 pm. Toshi's Living Room and Penthouse. 1141 Broadway (at 26th Street). New York, NY. Saturday, August 22, 2015 @ 1:00 pm (music from 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm). Ferry from South Street. Tix: Music only are $40; music and food are $60.