“Stunted,” the first song from Ghost Tones’ latest release Live at the Cellar, starts with a long flourish from an electric guitar, a horn winding its way through it. Then the drummer settles in on a ...

Sometimes the simplest questions can have the most bearing: Why third-wave ska? The sub-genre notoriously married pop-punk with upbeat upstrokes creating a boom that most of the founding bands moved ...

After forming in 1995, The Adjusters quickly made a name for themselves in the bustling Chicago scene for their blend of ska and soul, as well as an intensely political edge. Over time, the group has ...

At some point in the mid-nineties, third wave ska was everywhere. It was the upbeat counterpoint to grunge. There were, and remain, bands in the genre who were creative and made great music. As the ...

A new generation of ska-punk bands has a message for you, Rudy, and it’s all about unity. Embracing the 80s British ska scene’s politically charged idealism while taking musical inspiration from 90s ...