Local band The Real Deal has now a videoclip for their ska song Rebel's Chant. You can watch the video on the band's MySpace page.
There's something new on the site. From now on, we will have a section dedicated to upcoming albums in our calendar section. We strongly encourage local bands to contact us with the necessary information, title and release date, so we can put it on the site.
Talking about our calendar, take note that K-Man and The 45's will be playing this Friday with The Hangers instead of The Fundamentals, PL Mafia will be opening for the Toasters on October 1rst and there will be a tribute to Sugar Minott featuring Osmosis Unlimited on September 10th. Also, there will be the Dave's Fest on September 11th featuring a lot of our local ska bands. More details are available in our calendar.
We have also added two videos from the Sublime With Rome show to our media section. There won't be any videos of the Specials show in Toronto but feel free to share your thoughts and comment about this fantastic event on our forum.
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The album Rocks And Cranes from local band Brixton Robbers will soon be a year old. To celebrate, the band makes the entire record available to listen for free on BandCamp. If you like what you hear, you also have the option to buy the CD for only 5$.
Don't forget that next Thursday is Download Day 4 on Community Records' website. The site also have free music to offer if you take the time to register.
The Aquabats announced on their website last week that their new album will be coming out on November 9th. The band decided to release this album independently, actual copies of the album will be available at shows and for those places they don't come and visit often, a digital download will be available on their website.
Three events have been added to our calendar: There will be another installation of the Pressure Drop evening at Club Lambi this Saturday, and two new shows at l'Hémisphère Gauche in November and December featuring The Fundamentals and Rudeboy as headliners. Also, check out Nat's review of Soul Shaker, the first album from Danny Rebel & The KGB and finally, we strongly suggest you visit Urban Motion's MySpace profile which is now part of our links.
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The Beatdown now have a videoclip for their very popular cover of Get Ready. You can view the video on MusiquePlus' website. The band will have their official CD release party at Petit Campus on August 19th.
Two new songs from Big D And The Kids Table are available for purchase on Amazon.com. The songs are part of the Ska Is Dead 7" project. If you would rather have the actual vinyls of the series, you can subscribe for them here.
Take note that we have a new Facebook profile. If you would like to add us to your friends, you can do so here. You can leave from our old group as it will not be updated again.
A first show has been added to our calendar for the month of September: The Hangers will be playing at Petit Campus with The Fundamentals, Mitch Girio and The Lost Ideas on September 3rd.
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Indeed the dates for the 2010 edition of the Montreal Ska Festival have been given via TheHangers.TV last week. The event will occur on October 14 to 16 at Petit Campus and Club Soda. Two other bands have confirmed their presence: Reggae Dubline Corporation and K-Man And The 45's.
It is a bit short notice but Danny Rebel And The KGB is releasing their first album, entitled Soul Shaker, this Friday at the Petit Campus. Also added to our calendar is a show for The Forbidden Beats on August 13th.
Visit our review section of our thoughts on Osmosis Unlimited first album and our links for the Ska Brewing Company website.
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The Afterbeat announced on their MySpace blog that the band was currently putting the final touches to their upcoming EP that should be coming out this Fall. No title or release date has been given yet.
Big D And The Kids Table mentioned, during an interview with The Punk Site, that their new album entitled The Damned, the Dumb and the Delirious should be coming out in the Fall as well. The band said that this particular album will be more ska punk than its predecessor Fluent In Stroll.
Sublime With Rome stated last week on MySpace that they will be hitting the studio in October and release a single thereafter. The group will be in Montreal on August 22nd.
A new show have been added to our calendar: The Real Deal will be playing at Foufounes Électriques on August 28th with Unbelievers and Guttermouth.
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It's been confirmed that The Fundamentals will be participating to the 2010 edition of the Montreal Ska Festival. If you would like to know more about the band, you can visit their Myspace profile.
K-Man And The 45's recently finished recording their first album but they need help raising money for the publication. If you would like to help this local band, you can buy a shirt at their next show. The shirts are great and only 10$.
The new Sidewalks' album should be coming out in the Fall and not this summer like it was previously intended. The band will be back in Montréal in October.
Community Records will have another Download Day on August 19th. That day, visitors will be able to download for free, some of the new music from artists under the label. For a list of what will be available, visit the Community Records website.
While we are talking about free music, The Union Label Group presented their Summer Sampler this week. All you have to do is visit the Summer Sampler 2010 page and enter the following code: YFXKY34JTY to have access.
Subb mentioned this week on Twitter that the band will be releasing a new album in the Fall just in time for their Farewell Tour. No title or release date has been announced yet.
We have added to our links the Myspace profile of reggae band The Supervillains. We also have reviewed Find A New World by Japanese band Skalapper.
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 For those who missed Osmosis Unlimited show last week, we have two videos that you can watch in our media section. If you like what you hear, take note that they released their first album that night and the proceeds from the sales are going to the organization AMI-Québec.
UK band Spunge has now a new website. You can visit the website at their current address to view pictures, videoclips and live videos of the band.
Mad Caddies will be releasing on July 20th their Best Of CD entitled Consentual Selections. The band also announced yesterday on Twitter that 2 new songs will soon be accessible for their fans.
There's another band that will release a Greatest Hits album on July 20th. Reel Big Fish new album Best Of Us will contain their best 22 songs. They are also releasing an acoustic album that same day.
Four new shows have been added to our calendar. First, The Forbidden Beats will be playing Friday July 23rd at le Repaire in Laval, there will be a Couch Addiction reunion show in the beginning of August, Weak Size Fish will be returning to Montreal at the end of next month and finally a band that hasn't been in Montreal for a while, The Toasters will be visiting us in October. More details in our calendar.
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K-Man And The 45's has uploaded a song from their upcoming album on their MySpace page. No release date for the album has been determined yet.
I would like to remind you that Osmosis Unlimited will be playing for the first time this Wednesday at Petit Campus. Not only will they be releasing their first album, but the profits of the show will go to AMI-Québec, an organisation that helps people with mental illness. Great music for a good cause, we hope to see you there!
Talking about releasing CD, Danny Rebel And The KGB will be releasing their first album on August 6. There will be more details about the show soon.
It was a busy week last week as we had the visit of two great bands: Streetlight Manifesto and The Aggrolites. There's no video for Streetlight but you can visit our media section to view the one we took of The Aggrolites. A few shows have been added to the calendar but the one that will probably retain most attention is the Sublime With Rome show on August 22nd. If you plan to go, I suggest you get your ticket as soon as possible. And finally, we have reviewed the first album of The Beatdown that was released a few weeks ago.
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Local band The Forbidden Beats are looking for a trumpet player to complete their horn section. For those interested, you can contact the band via their MySpace profile.
Take note that the show for the Sidewalks on July 17th at the House of Reggae has been cancelled. K-Man and The 45's, The Fundamentals and DJ Rudie will be opening for them the night before at L'Hémisphère Gauche.
It's a Special Japan links this week as a recently discovered a few japanese bands but first, I would start with Ska In The World Records, a site that will keep you posted on new japanese ska and reggae releases and news. If you are up for something new, check out Oi-Skall Mates, Riddimates and ska punk band Skalapper. I understand that the websites are in japanese but there's nothing a little Google translation can't fix. Morever, most menus for these websites are in English.
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Take note that I will be away for the next two weeks and a connection to the Internet might not be available to me. Therefore, the website might not be updated next week and possibly the following week also.
The Beatdown will be releasing their first album only on June 15th but a Listening Party will take place next Friday at Foufounes Électriques. The band will be on a tour across Canada this summer but they will return for their show at Petit Campus on August 19th.
Shows have been added to our calendar for Danny Rebel and The KGB, Take The Boys and, this one is a bit far ahead, The Slackers will be in Montreal next October at the Cabaret Juste pour Rire. More details to come for this one. Finally, we have videos available of Rude City Riot from the show last Friday at L'Hémisphère Gauche. For more details about this busy weekend, you can read our review on our MySpace page. Take note that there will not be videos for the show at Pub Renaud.
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Local band the Wax Buckets are now on Twitter. If you would like to follow them you can do so right here. The band also created a account on ReverbNation where you can download 4 of their songs for free.
The Mad Caddies announced this week that their Best Of album, entitled Consentual Selections, will be released on July 20th. You can visit Fat Wreck Chords website for the complete track listing and album cover.
Two shows have been added to our calendar this week: Australian band The Resignators will be in Montreal on June 29th and Osmosis Unlimited will be playing their first show at Petit Campus on July 7th. Also, I have added our interview with Dustin Lionhart, singer of Rude City Riot, to our media section. Their show is next Friday and it definately an event not to be missed!
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The Beatdown have added two songs from their upcoming record on their MySpace profile and the cover as well. The release date for the album is June 15th.
Rancid has created a new official Twitter account recently. If you would like to follow them, you can find their account here.
I went to Foufounes Électriques last Wednesday to see Staylefish and The Real Deal. Although all bands were good, I was particularly impressed with Staylefish performance. You can find a few videos of the night in our media.
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I am happy to announce that Rude City Riot has found a place to play in Montreal in the beginning of June. If you are unfamiliar with this great canadian band, I suggest you click the available links in our Spotlight section below. Opening that night will be local bands The Forbidden Beats and our friends The Wax Buckets. More details in our calendar.
On a sadder note, it's with regrets that we learned on Twitter this week that Subb will be breaking up. The band will have a final tour starting in September but no dates have been given yet. You will be able to see a few members of the band in Don't Push - A Tribute To Sublime this summer and possibly on the Stomp's stage at the Van's Warped Tour although this hasn't been confirmed.
Added to our links is canadian band from BC, Jon Bone And the Karuma Movement. Also, Nat has reviewed The Slackers latest record; The Great Rocksteady Swindle.
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Again this week, Rude City Riot has release a new song. Same Old Story is available for download for free on ReverbNation.
Frederiction's band Weak Size Fish will be playing at L'Absynthe next month. Talking about band visiting Montréal, Streetlight Manifesto will also be in the city in June. The band has invited Dan Potthast again to open the evening. More information available in our calendar.
Two local bands have been added to our links this week, The Forbidden Beats and The Fundamentals. Finally, I uploaded the videos of The Beatdown and Chris Murray from last Thursday's show. About the The Beatdown, you'll be happy to know that a date for their CD release has been mentioned: June 15th. It hasn't been added to the calendar yet since we do not have more information at the moment.
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Vancouver's band Rude City Riot has a new song available for their fans. The song, Imposter Man, can be heard or downloaded for free via their ReverbNation profile.
Voodoo Glow Skulls are currently in studio and the band posted on MySpace last week the song Knucklehead which will be on their next album. Check back regularly as the band mentioned that more new songs will be added over the next few months.
The Slackers released last Tuesday their new album entitled The Great Rocksteady Swindle. You can click on the banner above from more information about the album and a free download of their song Anastasia.
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Take note that Club Lambi will be holding ska evenings called Pressure Drop every third Friday of the month starting on May 21rst. The event will feature DJ Mossman and Aaron Maiden plus a different guest DJ for every month. Not only will they be playing ska, but also rocksteady, reggae, dub, calypso and many more genres.
You can now download for free the new song Aye Aye Aye from Mustard Plug. The song is available on their official website.
Quite a few shows have been added again to our calendar this week. Staylefish, Rudeboy and The Real Deal will soon playing in Montreal so don't miss them! Finally, you can visit our reviews section for our review of PL Mafia's new album, Le Kid.
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Brixton Robbers announced on Myspace last Thursday that their guitar player, Max Ledoux, would be leaving the band shortly. His last show in Montreal will be on April 18th but he will be present for the tour in Europe. Max will be replaced by a friend of the band named Jepeto.
Rude City Riot is currently looking to book a show in Montreal for June. If you would like to help this great Canadian band from BC, you can contact Dan Cowan. The band is planning on releasing a new single in May.
A new song from Mustard Plug have been uploaded on YouTube recently. The song entitled Aye Aye Aye should soon be available to download for free. In the meantime, you can hear the song here.
I have added a few upcoming shows to our calendar for the following bands: Soul and Spirit, K-Man and the 45's, The Wax Buckets, The Sidewalks and The Johnstones. In our links section, the myspace profile of Ottawa's ska and reggae band The Living Sound System has been added. Visit our media section for videos of songs coming from PL Mafia's newest album: Le Kid. Unfortunately, the person responsable for the lighting didn't feel like the lights should have been on all the time therefore some parts of the videos are pitch black.
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It's with enthusiasm and sadness that I went to Stepper's last show on Friday. Stepper was definitely a great band and they will surely be missed. However, they announced during the show that they had just finished recording their newest album which will shortly be available for free on their MySpace page. In the meantime, we have a few videos of their last performance in our media section.
Also added to the site this week is Brixton Robbers show at Petit Campus and the website for the band Dan P. And The Bricks to our links section.
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The Sidewalks commented on Twitter last week saying that the Better Late Than Never was particularly successful. They mentioned also that they will hopefully be back in the city around July.
Visit The Afterbeat's Myspace profile for some goodies including wallpapers, songs and ringtones. It's easy to download and completely free.
As you can see we are currently helping out PL Mafia promoting their upcoming album. To learn a bit more about the band and Le Kid, you can read our interview with them here. Also added to the site this week, is our review of Streetlight Manifesto's new album: 99 Songs Of Revolution.
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French band from Montréal, Caillasse, announced recently on their MySpace profile that a new album was coming in September. No title or released date has been given.
The Beatdown will be participating to the 11th Victoria Ska Fest in BC. Other bands such as Fishbone, The Aggrolites and Cherry Poppin' Daddies have confirmed their presence at the festival. The 2010 edition will be from July 7 to 10.
The Aquabats wrote on their MySpace blog last week that a new album would be coming out in about 9 month, basically around next winter. The band is presently on tour and had few dates in Canada earlier this week but only in Ontario.
Two shows were added to our calendar: one involving Matt Smasher in solo and the other is a tribute to Operation Ivy. The Pinstripes' website is now part of our links and finally I have uploaded the videos of The Sidewalks, The Wax Buckets and Take The Boys in our media section.
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Local band PL Mafia will be releasing their new album Le Kid soon and to tease us a little, the band uploaded a few new songs on their MySpace profile.
The Afterbeat has added a new video to their YouTube channel. You can view the accoustic version of Rudeboy right here.
Songs from Streetlight Manifesto's new album, 99 Songs Of Revolution, are available to download for free. First, you can find Julio on the band's official website and Hell on the Pentimento website. The album will be coming out next Tuesday.
I went to l'Hémisphère Gauche last Friday for the Sidewalks, Wax Buckets and Take The Boys show. I took some videos but due to some issues with my video editing program I won't be able to to upload them this weekend. In the meantime, visit our MySpace blog for a review of the evening.
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The Beatdown are currently touring in Europe but they will be playing a show in Montreal as soon as they return, more precisely on March 27th at the House of Reggae. Local band Soul And Spirit will be opening that night.
Fans of Reel Big Fish will be happy to learn that the band's store now ship to Canada. Visit the "FishMarket" here.
The Afterbeat vaguely mentioned on Twitter last week that the band will soon have a new website. The current one can be found on Sonicbids. Also on Twitter, Mustard Plug briefly talked about their upcoming single. They are currently mixing it, no more information was given. Finally, The Slackers announced that they will be touring in Eastern Canada next October. The band also added songs from their new album on their MySpace page.
We have added ReggaeTV and French band Beng Beng Cocktail to our link section this week. Also, visit our media page for our interview with The Sidewalks. The band will be at L'Hémisphère Gauche next Friday.
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The Real Deal are currently touring in the United-State but they announced on their MySpace last Wednesday that the band will be touring in Québec and Ontario in May and there will be indeed a Montréal show. Some new pictures of their current tour are available on their profile.
The trailer for the Five Iron Frenzy documentary can be viewed here. Also a new website for the band should be coming soon and will be located at the http://five-iron-frenzy.com. The DVD should be coming out on April 13th but can be preordered now on the Asian Man Records' website.
Visit The Slackers' Myspace blog for more informations about their upcoming album, The Great Rocksteady Swindle and a audio preview of the record.
A lot of new shows have been added to our calendar including the following bands: Skatton Club, The Wax Buckets and the Caroloregians. Special mention for the Beatdown show coming up in April; it's their CD release and it's not to be miss since Prince Perry and the Gladtones as well as Chris Murray will be opening the evening. Also, it's a bit early but take note that L'Hémisphère Gauche will be holding regular ska evenings starting on May 6th featuring the Skatton Club. Finally, we have added the links of some of the bands mentioned above for those who are less familiar with them.
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Local band PL Mafia will be releasing their new album, Le Kid, on April 3rd at Cafe Chaos. The album will be under Montreal based label, Big Wheel Records. More details and tracklist can be found on their MySpace profile.
K-Man And The 45's announced earlier this week on their MySpace profile that the band was currently in studio. So far, 12 songs and 3 covers have been recorded but they did not give details about a title or a release date.
The compilation Peg City Skank 3 will be available on all digital formats including iTunes, Amazon and eMusic next Tuesday. The entire track list is available on Winnipeg's label Bacteria Buffet Records.
Talking about Winnipeg, for those who didn't watch the Superbowl and missed The Afterbeat's Budweiser commercial, you can now view it on the band's MySpace.
The artwork cover and the tracks for Streetlight Manifesto's new album, 99 Songs Of Revolution, is available on their website. If you haven't pre-ordered it yet, the CD and vinyl version of the record can now be purchased on the RISC Group website at a slightly inferior price than on Victory Records.
Finally, The Slackers recently announced the release date of the their upcoming album; The Great Rocksteady Swindle, will be coming out on April 20th.
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The Mad Caddies posted on Twitter last Tuesday that they were currently working on their upcoming full lenght album. No released date has been mentioned but the band said it would be coming out this year.
Visit Big D And The Kids Table's MySpace profile to view their new video for the song We Can Live Anywhere from Fluent In Stroll.
 There is finally a released date for Streetlight Manifesto's new project! Victory Records announced last week that Streetlight's new record, 99 Songs Of Revolution, will be coming out on March 16th. You can pre-order your copy right now on Victory Records' website. Samples of the album are still available on Streetlight's website.
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PL Mafia announced last week that the band is finally done recording their second album. They will be mixing it this month with the help of Marc-André Beaudet from the Sainte Catherines. The new album, named Le Kid, should be out this Spring, possibly in April.
Brixton Robbers are currently working on new songs but they are also preparing their first European Tour coming in May. The band will be touring in France, Belgium, Switzerland and maybe even Germany but before they leave for Europe, they will have a small tour in Québec from April 15 to 25 with French band Charly Fiasco. No dates yet but more is probably to come soon.
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It's on their MySpace that Canadian band The Afterbeat mentioned their new You Tube Channel called Super Beat Productions. Also, the band recently shoot a commercial for Budweiser that will be airing during the 2010 Superbowl on February 7th. Some backstage footage is available on their channel.
We have added two shows to our calendar this week. Visit the section for more details on The Hangers' show and Massawippi Skank's show coming up this February. The website This Is Ska has been added to our links. This interesting website contains several video interviews with members of ska bands such as Reel Big Fish, The Pietasters, The Toasters and more.
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The Montreal Ska Festival's website has been updated and the organizers are now ready to receive applications from bands that would like to participate to the 2010 edition. All you have to do is visit their website and fill in the form.
The Johnstones have now a videoclip for their song Take Me To The Party. You can view the video on their official YouTube channel.
To celebrate their 30th years anniversary, The Specials will release in March, a live DVD of their show recorded at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. The disc will also include never before seen documentary footage. You can pre-order the DVD here.
Please take note that the Aggrolites' show for the Festival Montréal en Lumière on February 19th is unfortunately cancelled.
Check out our calendar for the details about Weak Size Fish's show on February 24th. You can get to know this reggae band better by visiting their website in our links. For those who likes podcasts, Midwest Ska Moment is now part of our links section.
Finally, we would like to congratulate Danny Boivin, our winner for the Beatdown contest. Thanks to all who participated!
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Nat and I have written small retrospectives of the year 2009. They recapitulate what happened during the year and we share with you our best and worst moments of 2009. You can visit our MySpace blog to read the review.
We have added the websites of two canadian bands to our links: Los Furios and The Sidewalks. Talking about The Sidewalks, the band will be in Montreal for two shows next March. A few more details are available in our calendar.
Don't forget to submit your name for The Beatdown contest. The deadline is this Friday, don't wait too long!
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Five Iron Frenzy's new documentary DVD, The Rise and Fall of Five Iron Frenzy, is available for pre-order since last Tuesday. If you would like copy, you can order it on the Asian Man Records website. The official release date is March 2nd, 2010.
The Voodoo Glow Skulls talked on their Myspace blog last week about the departure of their drummer Jerry O’Neill who was also an original member of the band. However, the band already found a new drummer, Chris Dalley, which also play the drums for Death By Stereo. The formation mentioned that their new album, although there's no official title yet, would be release around mid-March 2010.
The website for local band Osmosis Unlimited has been added to our links. Osmosis Unlimited was created by ex-member of The Kingpins and Me, Mom and Morgentaler, John Jordan. The band is a strong supporter of AMI-Quebec, an organization dedicated to helping the mentally ill. You can visit their MySpace profile for more details.
SkaMontréal is happy to lauch our first constest of the year 2010! As usual, the rules are simple: leave your name and address at contest@skamontreal.com before Friday January 22nd and you could win tickets to see The Beatdown on January 28th and a T-shirt of the band. For more details you can click on the image on the right. Good luck to all!
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Last week, local band PL Mafia posted on their MySpace blog a few of their upcoming plans for 2010. They confirmed a new album for around March or April. The band will be recording and mixing in January and February, and shows should resume in the Spring.
Buck-O-Nine revealed on Twitter last month, that the band is currently working on new tracks for their next album. The band's latest album, Sustain, was released in 2007.
Another band that will be releasing an album in 2010 is The Slackers. The band from New York announced recently that their new album would be coming out on April 20th, 2010. There no official title yet but it has been mentioned that this record would be under Hellcat Records.
For this first post of 2010, we have added this week to our links section, the MySpace profile of Ska Vids. Ska Vids presents everyday, 5 videos of different ska bands from around the world. If you are looking for some new bands, it's a good place to start. Finally, our calendar was updated to include two shows from famous bands The Planet Smashers and The Aggrolites. Visit it for more details.
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