Thanks for checking out another episode of Ska’s The Limit.  If you’re here to find out who and what you heard last night, then you’ve come to the right place;  see the enhanced playlist below.

If you missed the live show, you can catch the archived stream at KDHX.org for the next two weeks.

Bobby Pins and The Saloon Soldiers – Duel By Dawn – Dancing On The Moon – Redstar 73 – [Bobby Pins is more than a pretty face, it's three pretty faces!]

The Cabrians – Aerostatic Suit – For A Few Pussies More – Redstar 73

Bim Skala Bim – Pete Needs A Friend – Universal – BIB

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The Slackers feat Cornell Campbell – Come Come – The Slackers and Friends – Special Potato – [Give Come Come one more listen]

The Slackers – No Love – Live on KUT Austin ’06 – KUT – [Click here to listen to the entire Slackers set on KUT in 2006]

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King Django – I Gotta Ride – Reason – Hellcat

Jump With Joey – Green Acres – Ska-Ba – Rykodisc

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Fishbone – Party At Ground Zero – Live In Bordeaux – Ter A Terre – [Get you a copy of this fantastic Fishbone Live Album/DVD]

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Johnny Moore – Reflections of Don D – Joe Gibbs: Scorchers From The Early Years (1967-73) – VP Records

Mento Buru – Swank – Club Ska ’99 – BIB

Skankin Pickle – As Close As You Think – Sing Along With… – Dill/Asian Man

The Scofflaws – Pee Wee’s Big Adventure – The Scofflaws – Moon Ska – [Here's a sampler platter of Live Scofflaws material from 1997, including The Pee Wee Herman Song]

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The Beatdown – Justice – Promo – Unreleased

The Equators – Police On My Back – Hot – A to Y Productions / Ace Boon Tune

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The Pioneers – Long Shot/Jackpot – Joe Gibbs: Scorchers From The Early Years (1967-73) – VP Records

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Jim Murple Memorial – Love Song – Let’s Skank 2 – White

Barrington Sadler and Clancy Eccles – Rub It Down – Fatty Fatty 67-70 – Trojan

The Dynamos feat Vic Ruggiero – Artibella – White – White

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Rude Pressures – How Can I Love You – Always – DIW

The Allstonians – Hangin’ ‘Round – Bottoms Up – Fork in Hand

Eli “Paperboy” Reed and The True Lovers – The Satisfier – Roll With You – Q-Division

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The Pietasters – Chain Reaction – Awesome Mixtape #6 – Hellcat

The Pepper Pots – Young Girl – Now! – Black Pepper

The Drastics – Queen Majesty Riddim – Live in STL 2008 – Live Recording

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Hepcat – Beautiful – Push and Shove – Hellcat

Mephiskapheles – Snack Pack – Maximum Perversion – Moon Ska

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Last night’s episode started off as a love letter, of sorts, to The Ska Parade compilation CDs from the late ’90′s.  The Ska Parade was probably the highest profile ska radio show, back in the day, and they released two excellent Skampilations that served as my introduction to the wonders of California Ska.

Of course, the first 30 minutes of the episode were plagued with technical problems, that kept me from getting to the planned playlist.  Otherwise, this would have been a nearly all-Cali episode of STL.  Once the glitches were resolved, most of the bands and/or songs from last night’s episode were featured in the aforementioned Ska Parade CDs.

The Ska Parade is no longer a radio show, per se, but it’s far from dead.  Host, Tazy Phillipz, still spins the finest ska tunes from CA and parts beyond on SP Radio One, on Live365 online radio.  We’re all big fans around here.  Be sure to check out this Rolling Stone article on The Ska Parade from ’98.

If you missed Ska’s The Limit, last night- you’ve got two weeks to catch the archived stream over at KDHX.org.  Thanks for listening, everybody!

Don Drummond – Knock Out Punch – Knock Out Ska – Treasure Isle/Heartbeat

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Dion Knibb – Driving Me Mad – Driving Me Mad – Bib

Eric “Monty” Morris w/ Justin Hinds and The Dominos – Penny Reel – Knock Out Ska – Treasure Isle/Heartbeat

Stingers ATX – Being Deceived – This Good Thing – Grover

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The Aquabats – Theme – The Fury of The Aquabats – Time Bomb

Suburban Rhythm – Game Show – Suburban Rhythm – Solid

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The Untouchables – Amatures Ranking – Decad of Dance: Live – Restless

One Eye Open – Sour Dough Head – 1 in 3000 Nerds Can’t Be Wrong – Dill

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Hepcat – Come Out Live – Live – Live Recording

Skankin’ Pickle – Turning Japanese – Sing Along With Skankin’ Pickle – Asian Man/Dill

7 Seconds – New Wind – New Wind – Better Youth Org.

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Unsteady – Kalinda – Tightrope – Immune

Voodoo Glow Skulls – Los Hombres No Lloran – Give Em The Boot Vol 1 – Hellcat

Mealticket – Super Positive – 13 Appologies – Pork n Beans

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Rhythm Doctors – W’happen? – Rhythm Doctors – White

See Spot – Mercy, Mercy, Baby – Who Got It? – Jump Up!

Fishbone – Date Rape – Look At All The Love We Found- A Tribute to Sublime – Cornerstone Ras

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Goldfinger – Superman – Hang Ups – MOJO+

Jump With Joey – Move Your Body – Generations United – Rykodisc

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Dance Hall Crashers – Othello – The Live Record – Fat Wreck Chords+

Ocean 11 – Stop That Train – Ska Island – Island

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The Siren Six! – Get It Right – The Voice With a Built in Promise – Kingpin

Hepcat – Relation (In Your Bedroom Again) – Scientific – BYO

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After Hours – Almost Like Being In Love – The Trouble With Those Guys… – Jump Up!

Three Spivees – Fire Safety – Ska Parade Vol 2 – A to Y

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Chris Murray – Cooper Station Blues – The 4-Track Adventures of Venice Shoreline Chris – Moon Ska

The Aggrolites – Pop the Trunk – Dirty Reggae – Axe Records

The Impalers – Holding On To You – Blood, Rum and Reggae – Axe Records

The Debonaires – No Dice – Longshout – Jump Up!

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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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