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Stephen Jackson (musician)
The Pietasters are an American eight-piece ska/soul band from Washington, D.C., with additional members from Maryland and Virginia. History In 1990, Stephen Jackson and Chris Watt met at Virginia Tech, through mutual friend Tal Bayer, who was attending nearby Radford University, and they formed a ska band called the Slugs with their former schoolmate Tom Goodin, and an architecture classmate, Ben Gauslin. They changed their name to the Dancecrashers for a few months, before taking the name the Pietasters. The newly formed band convinced the local college booking agency to bring the band Bad Manners from England to perform at the Virginia Tech auditorium, with themselves as the opening act. This was their first public performance, following shows they had staged in the living room of Jackson and Watt's rental house. The two bands later toured the U.S. and Europe together. In the early 1990s, a similar band from the DC area, the Skunks, asked the Pietasters to play a local ska n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pietasters (album)
''The Pietasters'', also commonly referred to as ''Piestomp'', is the first album by the ska/soul band the Pietasters. It was released in 1993 on Slugtone. Alternative recordings had earlier been released on cassette as ''All You Can Eat'' and ''The Ska-Rumptious 7 Inch''. The CD was reissued in 2000 and made available through the band's website. Track listing *All songs by The Pietasters unless noted. #"Intro" (1:09) #"Dollar Bill" (3:26) #"Perfect World" (2:56) #"Little Engine" (3:24) #"Night Owl"(2:43) (Tony Allen; cover of single version by Bad Habits) #"Model Citizen" (4:23) #"Factory Concerto" (" Powerhouse" by Raymond Scott, from Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American media franchise produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The franchise began as a series of animated short films that originally ran from 1930 to 1969, alongside its spin-off series ''Merrie Melodies'', during t ...) (2:51) #"Ace Miller" (2:19) #"Metro" (2:50) #"Five Days of the Week" (3:16) #"Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, Orange and Durham County, North Carolina, Durham counties, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 61,960 in the 2020 United States census, making Chapel Hill the List of municipalities in North Carolina, 17th-most populous municipality in the state. Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina, Durham make up the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 608,879 in 2023. When it is combined with Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh, the state capital, they make up the corners of the Research Triangle (officially the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, North Carolina, Cary, NC combined statistical area, Combined Statistical Area), which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023. The town was founded in 1793 and is centered on Franklin Street (Chapel Hill), Franklin Street, covering . It contains several districts and buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat's Cradle (venue)
Cat's Cradle is a music venue and nightclub located in Carrboro, North Carolina, less than a mile from the University of North Carolina campus. It has two rooms with a capacity of 750 and 200 people. In the early 1990s, it contributed to the Chapel Hill region being called the "Next Seattle" by the music press, given that the club hosted upcoming regional and national alternative and grunge acts such as Nirvana (who last performed there just 10 days after the release of ''Nevermind''), Pearl Jam, Sonic Youth, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Ween (who documented their December 9, 1992, performance with ''At the Cat's Cradle, 1992''). In later years, the venue also saw performances by John Mayer, Iggy Pop, Sonic Youth and Joan Baez. In August 2009, The Cosmopolitans played their reunion concert at Cat's Cradle following a 27-year hiatus. History The original Cat's Cradle was opened in 1969 by Marcia Wilson and two partners, Mike Cross and Larry Reynolds. Located in a basement a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strapped Live!
''Strapped Live!'' is a live album by the ska/soul band The Pietasters, recorded at two shows in 1995 and released in 1996 (see 1996 in music This is a list of notable events in music that occurred in 1996. Specific locations *1996 in British music *1996 in Norwegian music *1996 in South Korean music Specific genres *#Classical music, 1996 in classical music *1996 in country music * ...). Track listing #"Without You" – 3:02 #"Tell You Why" – 4:16 #"Something Better" – 3:57 #"Must Catch a Train" – 4:39 #"Fiesta" – 4:00 #"Girl Take It Easy" – 4:31 #"Pleasure Bribe" – 3:50 #"Little Engine" – 3:28 #"Biblical Sense" – 3:38 #"Night Owl" – 2:43 #"Perfect World" – 3:09 #"Dollar Bill" – 3:50 #"Freak Show" – 3:02 #"Movin' On Up" – 3:55 #"Drinkin' and Drivin'" – 2:48 #"Factory" – 3:26 Personnel *Stephen Jackson – vocals *Tom Goodin – guitar *Todd Eckhardt – bass guitar *Rob Steward – drums *Alan Makranczy – saxophone *Jeremy Roberts – tro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicky Barrett
Richard Michael Barrett (born June 22, 1964), better known as Dicky Barrett, is an American singer who was the frontman of ska punk band the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. He was the announcer for ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' from 2004 until 2022. Barrett is known for his distinctive, loud, gravelly voice. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones officially announced their breakup through their official website and social media feeds on January 27, 2022. Barrett revealed that the breakup occurred in part due to his views on the COVID-19 vaccine. Barrett went on to co-found and front the punk band the Defiant. Early life Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Barrett attended Norwood Junior High School and Xaverian Brothers High School in Massachusetts. He left Xaverian Brothers High School and went on to Norwood Senior High in Norwood, Massachusetts, and later Bunker Hill Community College where he met future Bosstones drummer Joe Sirois. Career Music Prior to his association with the Bosstones, Barrett p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oolooloo
''Oolooloo'' is the second album by the ska/soul band the Pietasters, released in 1995. It was reissued on vinyl in 2012. Critical reception ''The Province'' called the band "lighter of touch and breezier than most of their contemporaries." In 1997, the ''Albuquerque Journal'' included ''Oolooloo'' at No. 2 on its list of 10 essential ska albums. Track listing # "Something Better" (Raecke/Goodin) – 3:31 # "Freak Show" (Eckhardt/Goodin/Jackson) – 3:00 # "Tell You Why" (Goodin/Jackson/Roberts/Watt) – 4:05 # "Maggie Mae" (Goodin/Raecke/Eckhardt) – 3:01 # "It's the Same Old Song" (Holland/Dozier/Holland) – 3:02 # "Pleasure Bribe" (Eckhardt/Jackson/Goodin) – 3:52 # "Girl Take It Easy" (Goodin/Linares) – 5:03 # "Can I Change My Mind" (Tyrone Davis Tyrone Davis (born Tyrone D. Fettson or Tyrone D. Branch, October 3, 1937 – February 9, 2005) (although many sources have his date of birth as May 4, 1938), was an American blues and soul singer with a long list of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Rice
Victor Rice (born April 17, 1967) is an American bassist, composer and producer from Long Island, NY. Rice moved to New York City in 1985 to attend Manhattan School of Music, where he received his Bachelor of Music, BM and MM degrees in orchestral performance under Homer Mensch and Linda McKnight, respectively. Rice started his career producing records for the record label Moon Ska Records the following year. In 1996, he moved to Stubborn Records and began engineering his own productions. He moved to São Paulo, Brazil in 2002 and built his own studio, Studio Copan where he is the sole engineer. Rice has won two Latin Grammys , one in 2015 for his work as mix engineer on Tulipa Ruiz' “Dancê” and one in 2016 for his work as mix engineer on Elza Soares' “A Mulher do Fim do Mundo.” He has released 4 solo albums of instrumental, retro-reggae and dub music as well as one album under the pseudonym ''Strikkly Vikkly''. He continues to perform with a live band ''The Victor Rice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hepcat (band)
Hepcat is a ska and reggae band formed in southern California in 1989. Their soulful harmonies and mellow rhythms were unlike those of contemporaries and more akin to musicians from the heyday of 1960s Jamaican ska (also referred to as the first wave) with elements of soul, jazz and R&B.Ricky Vigil"Hepcat: Right On Time" SLUG Magazine Career Hepcat's debut album, ''Out of Nowhere'' was released in 1993 on the New York-based ska label Moon Records. Two years later, they followed it up with ''Scientific'' on BYO Records. In 1998, after signing with Epitaph Records subsidiary HellCat Records, they released ''Right on Time'', scoring a modest hit with the swinging "No Worries" and scored a spot on the Vans Warped Tour. 2000 saw the release of ''Push n' Shove'', their first album without founding members Raul Talavera and Alex Désert, although the latter appears as a guest vocalist on two tracks. He rejoined the band in 2003. By the early 2000s, the ska scene became oversaturate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Hall Crashers
Dance Hall Crashers (often abbreviated to DHC) is an American ska punk band formed in 1989 in Berkeley, California. Initially founded by former Operation Ivy members Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, the band has had a fluid lineup over its career, with the most recent lineup including Elyse Rogers and Karina Deniké on vocals, brothers Jason Hammon and Gavin Hammon on guitar and drums respectively, and Mikey Weiss on bass as of 2025. They have released four studio albums, highlighted by the 1995 release '' Lockjaw'' which featured the minor hit song "Enough", produced by Rob Cavallo and featured in the film ''Angus''. Biography Early years The original incarnation of the Dance Hall Crashers (named after the Alton Ellis song "Dance Crasher") was formed in 1989 by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong, formerly of the seminal Bay Area ska-punk band Operation Ivy, after both musicians expressed an interest in starting a band rooted in more traditional ska and rocksteady than what they ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Doubt
No Doubt is an American rock band formed in Anaheim, California in 1986. For most of its career, the band has consisted of vocalist and founding member Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal and drummer Adrian Young. Keyboardist Eric Stefani, Gwen's brother, was also a member when the band started to release albums in 1992. Since the mid-1990s, trombonist Gabrial McNair and trumpeter Stephen Bradley have performed with the band as session and touring musicians. Though its 1992 eponymous debut album failed to make an impact, its ska punk-inspired follow-up '' The Beacon Street Collection'' sold over 100,000 copies in 1995, more than triple the sales of its predecessor. The band's third album '' Tragic Kingdom'' was released later the same year and benefited from the 1990s resurgence of third-wave ska, going on to achieve diamond certification. " Don't Speak", the third single from the album, set a record when it spent 16 weeks at the number one spot on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scofflaws
The Scofflaws are a Huntington, Long Island, New York-based third wave ska band that debuted in 1988. Known for their rambunctious live shows, technically proficient horn solos and tight arrangements, the Scofflaws were one of the top third wave ska acts of the 1990s and one of the most beloved bands on the now-defunct Moon Ska label, as well as the center and focal point of the once-thriving Long Island ska scene. History The band originally performed as the New Bohemians, initially with a stronger emphasis on novelty '60s, R&B and TV-show theme cover songs, bolstered by original ska-oriented anthems such as "Rudy's Back" and "Paul Getty". In 1988, they sold the New Bohemians name to Geffen Records (who had just signed Edie Brickell & New Bohemians), and regrouped as the Scofflaws. The Scofflaws early sound was characterized by strong R&B and jazz influences as well as eclectic covers of such songs as Henry Mancini's "A Shot in the Dark", Danny Elfman's theme for '' Pee- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
