Generic Eric - UK ska punk, mixing elements of bands such as Sublime, Operation Ivy, Leftover Crack, Citizen Fish and other ska punk legends. Hailing from Wolverhampton, the 5 piece have just released their 5 track 'Gaffer Tape' e.p, following up on the self titled e.p of 2009. get in touch with the band at: genericericmusic@gmail.com
www.myspace.com/genericericstoast
Rancid is punk rock band which formed in Berkeley, California, United States in 1991. The band consists of Tim "Lint" Armstrong (vocals, guitar), Lars Frederiksen (guitar), Matt Freeman (bass) and Brendan Stieneckert (drums). The band has released seven albums: "Rancid" (1993), "Let's Go" (1994), "...And Out Come the Wolves" (1995), "Life Won't Wait" (1998), "Rancid" (2000), "Indestructible" (2003) and "Let the Dominoes Fall" (2009). The band originally consisted of Armstrong, Freeman (both former members of Operation Ivy) and drummer Brett Reed, with Frederiksen joining in 1993.
We Are The Union band based out of the metro Detroit area. With blazing tempos and melodic vocals, WATU's energy level is unsurpassable, both on recordings and live shows. With a plethora of influences, WATU creates a sound all their own. Starting with the release of WATU's newest EP, The Gun Show Must Go On, WATU has been signed to Paper+Plastick records.
A energetic ska-band from the England's Midlands. Releasing a new album very shortly and often on tour around the country.
See grownathome.com for more information, tour dates and downloads.
$up were a 6 piece skacore band from Peterborough, UK. They have disbanded, but over the years they've toured with Streelight Manifesto, played with Reel Big Fish, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Capdown and many more.
So, the almighty HAVE NOTS have arisen like a phoenix from the ashes of two Boston punk mainstays, STRAY BULLETS and CHICAGO TYPEWRITER (ok, that may be a bit dramatic, but you get the idea)...featuring Jameson Hollis, Steve Patton, and Matt Pruitt from ChiTy, and Jon Cauztik from SB, HAVE NOTS play the "ill ragga punk" that makes the kids dance and occasionally get so excited that they puke on themselves (the kids, not the band...the band pukes on themselves for entirely different reasons...ask Pruitt why he doesn't wear a scarf when it's cold out anymore).
"Another" french ska-punk band. Punchy, more punk than ska sometimes. They Were @ Tanneries (Dijon, France) Sat, September 9 2006. See : http://guarapita.net/
Also see : http://malokadistro.com
Babyhead are one of the United Kingdom's fastest growing independent acts. Their appeal cannot be defined by one aspect alone; it’s not just the combination of the horn section with turntable decksterity that gets any crowd's attention, it’s not just the infectious nature of heavy dub bass and ska chops over a hip-hop backbeat that gets them moving, and it's not just the cutting edge lyricism delivered with unwavering tenacity that holds the attention until the encore.
'And Tempting Rosie did come down from the heavens and said "let there be ska!" and the sound of trumpets echoed through the valley'. Tempting Rosie are a sextet of young men of whom five decided one day during a music lesson, to form a band combining different sounds that arn't what you would exactly expect from 'ska'. With two not so recent additions, this currently energetic 7-piece is now complete and at its best!