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The Slackers, Deal’s Gone Bad and Matt Wixson’s Flying Circus @ The Blind Pig 10/20/11 (Review)
It was another Ska-charged night at The Blind Pig this past Thursday. The Slackers always draw a crowd when headlining—especially with the line up they had that night. Matt Wixson’s Flying Circus Deal’s Gone Bad The Slackers Matt Wixson’s Flying Circus played a tight, ten song set which included their recently released EP, “Jeffy” (download it for free from Community Records or Open Hand Records). Their music evokes a kind of no apologies-in your face-we will take whatever life throws at us head on feeling and is loud. They play catchy melodies, punk-like folky riffs with lyrics that easily get stuck in your head through songs like “Drinking Hymn of…
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Mustard Plug, Obi Fernandez, Green Room Rockers, The Pinstripes, Gunday Monday, and Something to Do @ Blind Pig 10/15/11 (Photos and Review)
Review by Mitch Photos by Alexis If you weren’t at The Blind Pig this past Saturday, the 15th, you missed out. It was a show filled with Ska, Soul, Reggae and Punk music seamlessly transitioning through out the night. Headlining was Mustard Plug, celebrating their 20th year together. Something to Do Gunday Monday The Pinstripes Green Room Rockers Obi Fernandez Mustard Plug It was a first for me (and many others) seeing Wisconsin’s Something to Do, and I for one was impressed by them. Their arrangement of music made me think of fast quirky waltzes and had a Mighty Mighty Bosstones feel with their announcing horns and strong bass—but without the…
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A Night of Ska Punk @ the Magic Stick! CBJ, We Are The Union, Have Nots, and Big D and the Kids Table 9/23/11 (Review)
CBJ (Saint Clair Shores, MI) was the ideal opening Ska punk band for We Are The Union, Have Nots and Big D and the Kids Table at Magic Stick in Detroit on Friday the 23rd. They set the tone for the show: a whirlwind of energy with slamming bodies, pumping fists and some good old skanking. They played a tight set with piercing horns and sax (Adam Gill on trumpet, Bud Koltys on trombone and Mark Van Baak on tenor sax), a steady bass (Josh Young), drums like a machine (Mike Land) and a spirited guitar (Tom Skill). They actually sounded a little like Big D themselves. CBJ played their…