If you were with us, last night, you heard a plethora of various Ska sub-genres.  I was playing popular Ska styles like, Latin Ska, Acoustic Ska and Cowboy Ska- as well as little-known branch themes like, Pirate Ska and the House Music inspired, Skacid.  Check out the playlist below, and the fun links that I’ve added to them.

If you missed any or all of the show and you want to check it out, click on over to KDHX.org and have a listen.  As always, the show will be up for two weeks.

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme -  -

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The Aquabats – Martian Girl – The Fury of The Aquabats – Time Bomb

The Slackers – Robots – Boss Harmony Sessions – Special Potato

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Dan Pothast – My Favorite Song – Eyeballs – Asian Man

Chris Murray – I Can’t Wait – NA – Live Recording

The Slackers – I’d Rather Die Happy – Peculiar – Hellcat

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The Granville Williams Orchestra – Honky Tonk Ska – Trojan Ska Box – Trojan – [I've never been able to find out much about this group, other than a handful of early Ska Novelties]

The Cabrians – Bang Bang Shot – For A Few Pussies More – Redstar73

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The Selecter – James Bond – BBC Sessions Live at The Paris Theatre ’79 – BBC

Bluekilla – Secret Agent Man – Ska Is Our Business – Pork Pie

The Kingpins – Beatgirl – Skarmageddon 4 – Moon Ska

Tommy McCook – Goldfinger – Tribute to Tommy – Heartbeat

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Parka Kings – Midnight Sails – Bienvendios – Jump Up!

Warsaw – Monkey Bone – Battle Ska Galactica – Invisible Mass

Deals Gone Bad – Pirates – Skarmageddon 4 – Moon Ska – [Check out this vintage video of DGB doing the Pirate thing]

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Ska Cubano – Ay Caramba! – Ay Caramba! – Cumbancha

Jump With Joey – Undecided – Swingin Ska Goes South of The Boarder – Will – [If you like Latin-influenced Ska, you'd do good to check out this record right here]

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Desorden Publico – Baila Mi Cha Cha Ska – Estrellas Del Caos – RADIO PIRATA

Laurel Aitken – Perfidia – Latin Ska Vol 1 – Moon Ska – [Please, please, please get to know the Godfather of Ska]

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Zeda’s Beat Box – Havenu Shalom Aleichem – Seven – Self – [This St. Louis Jewish Ska and Reggae group's MySpace]

King Django – Ska Mitzvah – Roots and Culture – Stubborn

Matisyahu – Chop ‘Em Down – Live At Stubbs – Or Music

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Johnny Moore – South China Sea – Ska Down Jamaica Way Vol 7 – Top Deck/Warner Special Marketing – [Produced by Chinese-Jamaican, Justin Yap, who ran the killer Top Deck studio]

Don Drummond & The Skatalites – Chinatown – Top Deck Ska 45′s – Top Deck/Warner Special Marketing – [It's unfortunate that most of the info available on Yap is in his obituary]

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The Scofflaws – Rumanian Ska – Record of Convictions – Moon Ska

Pannonia Allstar Ska Orchestra – Skattila – Feel The Riddim! – Megalith – [I honestly cannot find a legitimate link for purchase, but a Google search brings up lot of illegal alternatives.]

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Fishbone – Ma & Pa – Truth and Soul – CBS

Mealticket – Defunct – Misconceptions – Pork and Beans

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Longsy D – Mental Ska – Ska Beats – [Marco On The Bass has a great post about this strange ska splinter style, Skacid or Acid House Ska]

Swagga – Rude Boys – Swagga – Self

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Here’s the run down from last night’s show.  Some acoustic ska, a brand new Aggrolites track, and some old favorites.  If you missed it live, you can always stream it from STL’s Program Page at KDHX.org

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Lord Kaya & The Kinky Coo Coos – Rub Up Push Up – Go Tonga Tonga – Liquidator Music

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Liam O’Kane – Happy Days Sad Songs – Happy Days Sad Songs – Do The Dog*

Babyboom – Scatterbrain – Babyboom EP – Self-Released  Vid Link

Chris Murray – Real Ska Live – NA – NA Vid Link

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Dunia Best – I Can’t Touch You – Stubborn Freebies – Stubborn

Dan Potthast – My Favorite Song – Eyeballs – Asian Man

Bandits of The Acoustic Revolution – They Provide The Paint – Bandits of The Acoustic Revolution – RISC

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The Aggrolites – The Sufferer – The Aggrolites IV – Hellcat*  Free MP3

The Pinstripes – Set Me Free – The Decay – Self-Released  Band Link

The Chinkees – Hana – Mailorder is Fun! – Asian Man

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John Holt – Ali Baba – Moonwalk – Treasure Isle Skinhead Anthems – Treasure Isle

The Stingers ATX – Pickup – All In A Day – Grover

Steady Boys – Rewind The Mess – Roots – Do The Dog

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Smoke Like A Fish – The Price – Here’s One We Made Earlier – Do The Dog

See Spot – Robbery – The Robbery – Unsigned*

The Caroloregians – Roll With It – Pum Pum Hotel – Grover  Band Link

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Flight 404 – Big Platic Spliff – Trip To Moon – Liquidator Music*  Vid Link

St. Petersburg Ska-Jazz Review – Too Good To Be True – Too Good To Be True – Grover

The Toasters – Chuck Berry – Hard Band For Dead – Moon

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Don Drummond – Knockout Punch – Knock Out Ska – Heartbeat+

New York Citizens – Brooklyn’s On Fire – The Truth About The… – Moon

The Skoidats – Moonstomp ’97 – The Times – Moon

Streetlight Manifesto – 40 Days – Somewhere In Between – RISC  Band Link

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The Stinger ATX – Let’s Be In Love – All In A Day – Grover
[ Produced by Victor Rice ]

Dr. Ring-Ding vs. Victor Rice – True Dub – Pick Up The Pieces – Grover

Victor Rice – Fernandinho – In America – Megalith  Artist Link

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Chris Murray w/ The Slackers – The World’s About Me – Slackness – Unstrictly Roots

Bedouin Soundclash – Immigrant Work Force – Sounding A Mosaic – Stomp

Sonic Boom Six vs. The Bosstones – Mighty Mighty Boom – Rare, Raw and Refixed – Self Released

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The Slits – Typical Girls – Cut – KOCH

Mr. T-bone and The Young Lions – The President of The Republic of Bananas – Heroes – Mossburg Records  Vid Link

Mr. Symarip – I’m Gonna Knock – Skinheads Dem A Come – Jump Up!

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