A Perfect Mess

01/07/2024

A reminder to all promoters this festival and summer show season that not all music fans are the same...

The Crucial Importance of Accessibility and Inclusivity in Live Music Posted on July 24, 2023 by admin You don’t stop loving live music just because you become disabled. This is something I learned from experience, and it was not always a happy experience. In 2021, I was diagnosed with multiple sc...

21/06/2024

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20/06/2024

I will genuinely miss this band because they were a part of that weird journey I took when I fell into this scene. Some of the nicest people as well that I always felt bad about annoying backstage at a festival...but thats journalism I guess. Hoping to catch them one last time in Montclair. If anyone has the hook up, let me know! Worried this one will sell out faster than I can secure tickets for my wobbly butt in those handicapped spots!

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20/05/2024

I mean...were any of them listing all these years?!

Yeah...songs like International War Criminal were not political at all...

Our record label, Pirates Press, noticed that we are periodically trolled by people who claim surprise and horror that the Slackers got political. They were inspired to make a playlist of some of our overtly and covertly political songs going back to 1996. Nice to know that Pirates Press Records is supporting us and gets that we try to write songs about situations we see around us and see in our own lives.

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Last week, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist was told by a fan, "It’s disappointing to see you getting this political."

So when DID Vic and The Slackers start "getting" political? Vic provided a handy guide to songs from each of the band's LPs (and then some) that address socio-political issues, dating back to the band's earliest work.

At the suggestion of longtime Pirates Family of , we took the time to compile Vic's suggestions into a Spotify playlist, to help educate any listeners about what these NYC ska-reggae legends truly stand for...and always have!

Save the playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4FvG1ezAMar51DA0RgfH4q

10/05/2024

WHAT?!

Get your 2024 Supernova International Ska Festival Tickets at Fort Monroe in Fort Monroe by Supernova International Ska Festival from Tixr.

17/04/2024

12/04/2024

From Pirates Press Records …… Since early 2024, we’ve made it a tradition to sell some rare Test Pressings as charity fundraisers on Bandcamp Friday!

Thanks to YOUR generosity, we have raised over $2000 for dog rescues, including Rocket Dog Rescue and One Dane at a Time!

Once again, we will be selling Test Pressings of numerous releases exclusively through the PPR Bandcamp page for ONE DAY ONLY! This time around, the proceeds will be donated to the Memorial Fund of our recently departed friend, the great Greg Lee of Hepcat.

12/04/2024

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11/04/2024

YES!!! Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest in Sussex County NJ is headed back to our home county!

As per the email I just received:

Michael Arnone's 32nd Annual Crawfish Fest is set to return to Sussex County Fairgrounds May 30 to June 1, 2025, reigniting the unique bond of great Louisiana and New Orleans music and food that we all love.

Three generations of families continue the tradition of coming together to enjoy Michael's Crawfish Fest.

Tickets and RV Hookups will go on sale via Eventbrite starting October 1st, 2024. Eventbrite fee's are included in stated price.s

Visit our newly brand new website Crawfish Fest, for more information.

02/04/2024

🌟🌟🌟Spring Tour Announcement🌟🌟🌟

We’re excited to announce the first round of Spring and Summer dates. We will be headlining Brooklyn Bowl on 5.2 and playing a 3-night run at Nectar’s supporting RAQ on May 3,4, and 5. And more! See you soon and we can’t wait to get down with you!!

4.4 Syracuse, NY, Funk 'n Waffles Syracuse
5.2 Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Bowl
5.3 Burlington, VT, Nectar's*
5.4 Burlington, VT, Nectar’s*
5.5 Burlington, VT, Nectar’s*
5.31 Hartford, CT, Arch Street Tavern ^
8.2 Greenfield, MA, The Homie Collective Campout
8.16 Bethel, NY, Yasgur Road Productions Reunion
8.24 Oxford, CT, Black Hog Brewing10-Year Anniversary

*supporting RAQ
^ supporting Mystic Dead

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26/03/2024

The funds collected will assist in paying any of his outstanding bills, the hospital bills, hi… AMANDA BECKER needs your support for Gregory Lee Memorial Fund

20/03/2024

Positively heartbroken by this news. One of the very best and nicest in the scene. Someone who showed us all how it’s done. I’m in disbelief… and so incredibly sad. Thank you for all the dancing…

The veteran ska singer suffered a massive brain aneurysm followed by cardiac arrest over the weekend

14/03/2024

March Tour Dates! 📍

3.14 | Shanghai Jazz Restaurant & Bar | Madison, NJ | 7pm & 9pm
3.15 | Rockwood Music Hall | NYC | 8pm
3.21 | The Lemon Squeeze New Paltz | New Paltz, NY | 9pm

Where else should we play this year? Let us know! 👇

08/03/2024

We are so honored to be headlining one of our favorite venues in our hometown of Brooklyn, NY! Thrilled to be playing with our good friends Ryan Liatsis and PX3! We’ll see you on Thursday May, 2nd! If you’re in the Baltimore area come to tonight!!!

15/02/2024

How has it been five years?! The Prizefighters!

Happy Anniversary to “Firewalk” from The Prizefighters! Five Years of Steady Groove… Posted on February 15, 2024 by admin Fiver years ago last week, I posted a blog on one of my favorite ska records to come out in the last decade…Firewalk from The Prizefighters. In honor of that record, here...

31/01/2024

Yay!!!!!!!!! Now play NJ!!!

KUNG FU RIDES AGAIN.
Psyched to announce our first North East Run since 2019. Please join us at these amazing venues for some Lethal Funk. Details will be popping up later today. HI-YAH!

29/01/2024

23/01/2024

Something new to groove on from Johnny Young!

Grooving Until the Dawn with “Up All Night” from Johnny Young Posted on January 23, 2024 by admin If you have been following the Brooklyn jam scene over the last few years, you might be familiar with the band PEAK. If you follow this blog, you surely are. The force to be reckoned with holding do...

19/01/2024

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