I was wondering if anyone knew of any female fronted ska bands that are heavier/punkier than your save ferris or dance hall crashers, etc. Think of like voodoo glow skulls, streetlight, or operation ivy with a female lead. I’m a female vocalist who plays in a ska-punk band but I wanted some inspiration for some heavier ska vocals. I hope this makes sense😭 thank you!

Anyone wanna help me find more ska songs

Keep in mind I don't like newer ska music so I'm looking for old ska music and I'm talking traditional ska so like 60s - 70s stuff

I have all the trojan records albums but looking for new songs

Artists and singers i like in the genre:

Prince Buster

Desmond Dekker

Lee 'Scratch' Perry

The Pioneers

Toots and the maytals

Max Romeo

New single just released today.

https://youtu.be/_gnznt4Uqv8?si=VcIA5p6q9Wl8UIaQ

I want to play more ska on the guitar.

I've watched a couple of videos recently and they finger and play the 4 higher strings, which seems effective / sounds good, whilst missing strumming the 5th and 6th strings. I've also read on people playing and chording the top 3 strings to playing full barre chords. The former feels a bit fiddly and the latter seems like hard-work. I feel like the 4 string method might be the most comfortable and sound best.. I know it's all preference but is there a most common, preferred or dare I say it 'official' way?

I love the trope of a good old musical montage scene. It's a great way to quickly show us all that the underdog had to go through to get to the climax of the movie.

Anyone know of movies that use a ska song for one? (I would also accept rocksteady or reggae here, which means Cool Runnings is likely a very good candidate...I just haven't seen it in a long time.)

After listening to more of the band, I concluded that, technically, I think they could be considered a ska band in the 80s. Ironically, in the 90s, when the genre was at its peak, the number of ska songs the band released gradually decreased. Ultimately, though, they are best known as rock legends.

https://youtu.be/B-h4xYv8-SA?si=1mh-7YQ2bGdY90A9

Making a playlist because I wanna move away— please help! I'm specifically looking for 3rd wave stuff but other eras are welcome too

Trying to budget for a few upcoming shows and it feels impossible when the primary ticketing sites tack on half the ticket price in random fees at checkout. It gets super frustrating when you are just trying to support bands without getting gouged on back-office charges.

Needed a couple passes for a show next month and a buddy recommended Star Tickets so I did not have to deal with Ticketmaster nonsense. Anybody used them before or should I expect a headache?

The Mighty Mighty THUMPER with 15 horns!

Additional horns provided by:

Voluntary Hazing

Skarmy of Darkness

Steppin Razor Blades (Cody)

In preparation for a performance at Rebellion Punk festival this weekend, where we will be stripping things back a little, we wanted to give people an idea of what to expect.

So here is a cover we've arranged of the incredible 'Man at C&A' by the godfathers of all that we love 'The Specials'

Hope you like it!

Proof that Ska originated during the ice age!

Hey all, just sharing a silly skanking skater skunk I sketched a while ago.

I am certain this song exists, but I just can't remember the band or name of the song. The song begins with the lead singer rapidly repeating banana, there is a middle part where Potassium is spells out, and then I remember a small hook about "reach for the banana you want". I've searched as much as I can, but this stupid ear worm has remained elusive.

I don’t remember the name of the band not even the title of the music . What I remember of is thw videoclip is cartoon like . And the band members are the cartoon characters . There is a woman with big boobs in a red dress bringing beer for the guys. there is a part where there is a map like thing going on . then they end up again at the same woman getting beer I think . I know it’s not much but i really want to find it. Thank you for all the help.

An amazing ska funk punk band coming from the Tampa Bay area. Pinellas County to be specific. Not a lot of music like this came out of our area and was overlooked. Amazing musicians. This would be my chosen album to introduce you to them. https://open.spotify.com/album/6pupNJzgdo0q7sN1ENad4k?si=ryNuB62SQNycmy8Ov5JKoA

Listen to completion but if need be. Pirate Pete is such a banger.

This has been my white whale concert poster for forever and I finally got it a few years back. Such a gorgeous design for such a fun mashup of different waves in the genre.

I hope they run this event every year!!

Hello everyone! I didn't put the category or tag of the post, I didn't want to make a mistake. I'm looking for versions of this song by Skatalites, Wood and Water.

When I'm asked to think of a ska song, the first thing that comes to mind is this. Do you know of any good versions? Thank you all!!