“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 ...

This edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ takes a look at some of the most essential classic albums in ska-punk, a genre which — yes, really — is having a comeback. Tomas Kalnoky (left) with ...

DURANGO, CO— Oktoberfest season begins this Fresh Beer Friday at Ska Brewing’s World Headquarters when... The post ...

The ska genre, which often focuses on fast-paced horn-driven music, began in Jamaica in the mid-20th century. Today, music historians break the genre into three significant periods. Its origins are in ...

Read the introduction to Hell of a Hat: The Rise of '90s Ska & Swing by Kenneth Partridge. By Kenneth Partridge The following is an excerpt from Hell of a Hat: The Rise of ’90s Ska and Swing, written ...

A case could be made that the ska music scene in Southern California was born in part because the longhaired dude behind the soundboard at the Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip was playing too much ...

Ska is one of the longest-running styles of popular music, and it has a rich history, one that spans over half a century, six continents, and countless examples of cultural exchange. It was born in ...

A remake of a classic and fun to boot! Amaika Rude's album, The Ska and the Abstract Truth, evokes happy head nodding to the tunes found on Oliver Nelson's masterpiece Blues and the Abstract Truth ...

Greg Lee, co-lead singer of stalwart L.A. ska group Hepcat, died March 19. He was 53. Lee suffered a brain aneurysm followed by cardiac arrest on March 17 at his home in Paramount; he died in a ...