Arrrrgh!  What a frustrating show it was!  Computer glitches and a general lack of preparedness conspired to nearly derail the entire show.  Ironically, a big part of the show was dedicated to boastful DJ chatting.  While the show went smooth enough during the Open Season segment, where I played every track I could find in the Open Season DJ battle-  I proved to not be a “boss dj” as the show descended into chaos.   No matter, I learned a few lessons on not trusting my technology, and having backup music close-by.  Good thing I’ve never recorded a track- claiming to be the best.

Below, you’ll find last nite’s playlist with the usual links to explore… pay close attention to the links within the Open Season segment for a little bit of history on the matter.  You can also click here to hear the online stream of the episode, if you’re into the whole morose delectation thing.

Skandalous All-Stars – American Psychopath – Age Of The Insects – Shanachie

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Green Room Rockers – Reggae Revival – Reggae Revival Single – Dashiki Clout Records*

Westbound Train – Check Your Time – Live at KDHX – KDHX*

The Pinstripes – The Boot – Demo – NA – [The Pinstripes are coming to St. Louis!]

The VOID UNION – Plain Jane – The VOID UNION – Megalith* – [...so are The Void Union]

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Stubborn All-Stars – Open Season – Open Season – Stubborn – [Here's Ink 19's take on the Open Season feud]

Hepcat – Open Season… is closed – Right On Time – HellCat

Skinnerbox – Hepcat Season – Demonstration – Tripple Crown – [Read King Django's explanation of the Hepcat feud]

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Dr. Ring-Ding – My Sound – Ram Di Dance – Moon

Crazy Baldhead feat Happy – Fishing Season – Crazy Baldhead has a Posse – Stubborn

Dr. Ring-Ding – No Reason For Season – Trombone Sound – Grover – [Dr. Ring-Ding gives his reason for joining the battle]

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King Django – Next Season – Reason – HellCat

Unknown – Unknown – Unknown – Unknown

Matt Wixson – Season Finale – Season Finale Single – Self Released* – [Wixson's MySpace]

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The Amnesiacs – Top Yourself – Forget To Remember – *

Sonic Boom Six – Monkey See Monkey Do – Sounds To Consume EP -

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The Selcter – Return of The Selecter – Web Promo – NA – [Download this track from The Selecter]

Lord Sluggo AKA Vic Ruggiero – Cocain – Version City – Stubborn

Looner – Dutchie – Promo – Two Sheps That Pass… [Learn more about Looner]

The Pinstripes – Everybody – The Decay – Grover*

The VOID UNION – Future 86 – The VOID UNION – Megalith*

Hortense Ellis – Secretly – Studion One Women – Studio One/Soul Jazz

Roy Ellis w/Eastern Standard Time – Banana – Live from Chicago’s Bottom Lounge 10-04-08 – NA

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Hey kids-  Here’s the scoop on some ska coming to our town:

• On Sat. June 13, Rancid will be playing Pop’s along with Rise Against.  Rancid is supposed to have an organ-heavy ska track on the new album, I can’t wait to hear it.
• Then, on Tues. June 16, The Pinstripes and The VOID UNION will play The Gramophone.   I’m very impressed by both of these bands and I’m happy as hell to see them come through St. Louis.  Click on there names to hear some tunes on their MySpaces.
• Lastly, on Mon. Aug 3rd, Vans Warped Tour is returning to St. Louis, and with a better line-up than I’ve seen in years.  They’ve got something for every kind of ska fan, out there.  Ska acts include Big D and the Kids Table, Less Than Jake, Streetlight Manifesto and Westbound Train.  Not to mention, Bad Religion- for those like me who remember them fondly. And I’m really curious about Angelo Moore’s Dr Madd Vibe Experiment- what could it be?

Hope to see you there!

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