KING DJANGO
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Description:
The Skank Festival is a celebration of skanky ska and reggae music, a collaboration of North Carolina bands from across the state and special guest artists who represent various styles and sounds. Skank Festival began in 2011 with shows in Durham, Greensboro, and Asheville and is on the move again, bringing good vibes and t
unes to your town! The Toasters
The Toasters, are "Ska Pioneers" (Billboard magazine) and boldly go where no ska band has gone before. Having been compared to the Ramones, due to their longevity and adherence to core principles, the Toasters are held to be one of most influential ska bands out there. Their lean, mean ska machine has galvanized audiences and musicians alike with their embrace of the Jamaica-born pop music style that overwhelmed England in the 1970's, migrated to America in the early 1980s, and went global in the 1990s. Formed in New York City by British guitarist/frontman Rob "Bucket" Hingley in 1981, the Toasters exploded onto the Lower East Side scene. Cutting their teeth with a residency at legendary clubs like CBGB and Danceteria, the band has defied gravity and industry skeptics alike by staying true to their original 2-Tone ska roots, whilst logging over 4000 globe-trotting live appearances. Regatta 69
Regatta 69 is a group of musicians from all over the US and parts of Europe, anchored by singer/songwriter Brian Hill of Chapel Hill, NC. Their sound is a swift twist of off-beat rock, fast reggae rhythms and punchy horn riffs. These guys have extensively toured America, Europe and South Africa, perfecting their craft of delivering an all-out energetic concert of their original pop/ska music. Skannotto
Since their inception in 1998, Mrs. Skannotto's sound has evolved with the times. Continuing to push their limits in 2013, the boys in Skannotto have transformed from a poppy, 3rd Wave, college ska band to scene changing, 4th Wave architects! Skannotto is a ska band based out of Rochester, NY. The band draws influences from many generes including traditional and punk-ska, rock, reggae, dub, etc. The band has shared the stage with such notable acts as Less Than Jake, Big D and the Kids Table, Reel Big Fish, Mad Caddies, The Toasters, The Pietasters, The Slackers, Mustard Plug, Sonic Boom Six, The Aggrolites, Bim Skala Bim, The Know How, Phenomenauts, Flatfoot 56, A Wilhelm Scream, The Allstonians, The Tossers, RX Bandits. The Archbishops of Blount Street
Blount (pronounced, 'blunt') Street is a downtown thoroughfare running north and south through Raleigh, North Carolina in the US of A. Some Archbishops are former members of The Jumpstarts, T-Rox & The Skankosaurs, 40 Ozs. and Dread34, all of Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill's finest gone-but-not-forgotten purveyors of skank. Archbishops of Blount Street play ska music covering all its major movements including first wave, two-tone and third wave and will soon premiere original music, too. We've have shared the bill with national touring acts like The Pietasters, The Toasters and international stars Bad Manners. The Madd Hatters
Cape Fear Ska from Wilmington, NC, The Madd Hatters began in 1998 and continue a tradition of Two tone Ska, Third wave. There are 7 of us, so our interests vary into a wide assortment of things, but as a band it's all about the live show and the crowd, improving our sound, keeping it tight in the Ska/Punk genre, keeping our integrity as a band, and sometimes making fun of ourselves and others. King Django
A formidable presence in the American ska and reggae scene, King Django has made his name internationally over a nearly three decade career as an influential bandleader, singer, songwriter, arranger, instrumentalist, Jamaican-style Ragamuffin MC and producer/engineer. From his beginnings as a pioneer of the 1980’s New York City ska scene, through the genre’s big boom in the 1990’s, and continuing to this day, Django has established himself as a musical force to be reckoned with.
