Asian Man (Mike
Park's great Cali label run out of his parents' garage)
Bankshot (Recently
released comp: Ska, Punk & Disorderly)
Beatville (Great label and bands)
Bib Records
(Big Indie Beat Records, home of Bim Skala Bim)
Dill (Has the
Skankin' Pickle back catalog)
Fork In Hand
(Big D's label and home of Boston's best new bands)
Heartbeat
(Think Old School here, dub, reggae, rocksteady)
Hellcat (Has
Pietasters, Slackers, Gadjits, more)
Jump Start
(Great new label from Pennslyvania)
Jump Up
(Chuck Wren's continuing sharing the Mid West w/ all of us)
Moon Ska (That's
Ska Baby!)
Pork
Pie (Germany)
Radical
(NY Indie label home of I7, Agents)
7 Wonders of the World (Internet
based label)
Slimstyle Records Spit Shine Records - right out of boston!
Steady Beat
(Cool California old skool roots ska)
Stomp (Canada's
biggest and best ska label w/ Planet Smashers)
Stubborn
(NYC Home to discovering the true roots of the music)
Tomato Head (Bay Area
label)
Too Hep (Leading
the fight in third wave ska)
Trojan (Englands premier
label)
Boston Area
Zines & Music Press (General Music) Most of these magazines are
available for free at Boston area record and music stores unless noted
Instant (Great
magazine, intersting facts, and ska column Checkerboard Chatter)
Lollipop (Great
quarterly magazine, focusing on music, movies)
The Noise
(A Boston music establishment, been around for years)
Cheeseball (not sure if it is still published)
NE Performer
(Great musician reference)
Boston Soundcheck
(Pretty cool local coverage, good reviews)
Metronome (Usually focused on heavier music, but will review demos)
Boston Phoenix
(THE SOURCE, Boston's only weekly music newspaper, great club listings)
Improper Bostonian
(Not much music, but tries to portray the "Hip Boston" thing)
The Tab (Local weekly newspaper, pretty good music coverage)
Boston Area
Radio (Eastern Time Zone unless noted)
WBTY (Bentley College
Radio)
WBCN ("The Rock of
Boston")
WFNX ("Boston's Real
Alternative")
WMBR (MIT Station,
check out The Ska
Bovine Show, Tuesdays at Midnight)
WERS (Emerson Station,
Has Rockers weekdays 5 to 8pm)
WBRS (Brandeis College,
Waltham, has live bands in studio every Thursday)
WTBU (Boston University,
Ska show Sundays 2-4pm)
WZBC (Boston College,
One Step
Beyond show every Friday 6-7pm)
Internet
Radio Links (Broadcasting online)
Ska Express
(Dundalk FM 100 from Ireland) -
Everything from Jamaican ska 2-tone and 3 wave, and fresh new music
every Sat. night 8- 9:00pm Ireland time (EST at 3pm)
Ska Parade
Radio Show (Southern Californian institution, Saturday at noon Pacific)
One Step Beyond
(Long Island's Commercial station Ska show Sunday )
The Pressure
Drop Radio Show (Danbury, CT Wed Nights 9 - 12
The
Ska Is The Limit (St Louis, every Friday 9pm Eastern)
In the Mood
For Ska (Saturdays 8-10 PM, Middlebury, VT)
Shantytown Sounds
(Saturday morning 2-5am EST, UConn)
Planet Ska
(Thursday Evenings, 8-10pm EST, WEBK, Killington, VT)
Skamasutra
(Tuesday Evenings, 8-10pm EST, WRBC, Bates College, Lewiston, ME)
Skank It UP
(Emerson College, Monday 10pm-Midnight, WECB
Avalon
(Big club on Lansdowne Street, Boston, occasional all ages show)
Axis
(another Lansdowne Club, really nice recent renovation)
Bill's
Bar (Great club on Lansdowne, be sure to ask Nina for a "Red Snapper")
El N Gee Club
(New London, CT) - always all ages ska shows Karma Club
(Adjacent to Bill's, sometimes do day all ages shows)
Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
(Providence, RI) - always all ages ska shows Middle East
(Best Club in Boston Area!)
Met Cafe (Providence,
adjacent to Lupo's) - always all ages ska shows Pearl
Street (Northampton, MA) - always all ages ska shows The
Roxy (In the Theater District, big room, never all ages)
TT The Bears (Cambridge)
Tweeter Center
(Formerly Great Woods)
