In 2010, Real Gone received a sampler of punk and ska bands from the US. As always with compilation discs, it was a mixed bag, but a few bands really stuck out. One of those was Johnny Cakes & The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypso, a band mixing ska, punk and calypso sounds. After hearing a few more tracks via their Bandcamp page, JC seemed to be a particularly accomplished band whom, crude humour aside, had the potential to stand proudly alongside Reel Big Fish and a couple of the other better known bands from ska’s third wave.
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Face To Face: US westcoast tour dates
Veteran US punks Face To Face have announced a handful of westcoast US tour dates for the coming spring, as follows:
Street Dogs: Upcoming European live dates
US punks Street Dogs are heading across the Atlantic this summer for a short run of European dates. In addition to a few festivals, the trip includes a date at the intimate London venue the Underworld in Camden.
All confirmed dates can be viewed below.
THE BEST OF THE WORST – Perspectives
Following a couple of singles and EPs, this 2013 full-length from The Best of the Worst captures the band on top form. ‘Perspectives’ includes many of the necessary ingredients for a great skacore experience: the juxtaposition of tough riffs and shiny horn parts combined with a knack for the off-kilter leads to a listening experience where the necessary attitude is present in spades. These guys appear to put so much more thought into their craft than so many of their better-known contemporaries; their music is often so busy, it leaves the listener constantly on catch-up…and with so much of a kitchen sink approach, this is an album which just keeps on giving.
Alkaline Trio: US tour dates
Alkaline Trio kick off a long run of US tour dates in April to promote their 2013 release ‘My Shame Is True’.
All confirmed dates can be seen below. Bayside are also set to appear at all shows.