1. Pressure Drop Live on Real Punk Radio This Week!
(News/News)

 Pressure Drop is broadcasting live now five days a week on Real Punk Radio. It's pretty late, but if you're a night owl, tune in because it's a lot of fun and they have a l

2. Pama International Online Listening Party 04.18.10!
(News/News)

...an release “Pama Outernational” Date/Time 3pm EST. Sunday April 18th, 2010 Place: www.realpunkradio.com Pama International will be hosting a live listening party of their upcoming rele...

3. Hub City Stompers - Ska Ska Black Sheep
(Reviews/Music)

...s’ latest album Ska Ska Black Sheep, you a get an explosive mix of ska, reggae, dub, and a little punk rock.   What makes Hub City one of my favorite groups is their original sound and...

4. The Slackers at Fletcher's (03.12.09)
(Reviews/Shows)

...tasty pizza joint and near Soundgarden.     I caught a song or two from Corporate Agenda - a punk/metal/ska band out of Baltimore, but had to leave because I had such a headache and despera...

5. Voodoo Glow Skulls @ Fletcher's 06.14.08
(Reviews/Shows)

...l up front without getting crushed.  I really like these guys for their dark-edged, aggressive ska-punk sound.  They rolled through an hour long set and played songs like "Dog Pile&quot...

6. Band Profile #104: the Bombawallies
(News/Band Profiles)

... serious third wave. Were an attempt at progressive ska, but a lot of our songs aim in the direction of punk. What are the band's current/future plans? Were recording right now. But in the future...

7. Band Profile #103: the Frustrations
(News/Band Profiles)

...s named Runaway Jim (jam/funk), Steeprock Park (drugs, mostly), No Connotations (bad).  I was in a punk band in high school called Live Nudes, and another band in college called We, the Turtle. L...

8. Band Profile #102: The International Jet Set
(News/Band Profiles)

...her bands/projects you guys were/are in? Mike, Chris, Jon, Amanda, and Nick were in the Smizokes (ska-punk from Annapolis). Dan and Cody were in Downbound Train (alt./country/punk from Easton). Mik...

9. Reel Big Fish, Pilfers, more @ the Haunt (04.24.08)
(Reviews/Shows)

...eir sound was really strong and on point.  They remind me of the Living End and have that powerpop/punk feel.  It seems like something that'd do well on the radio - something that a lot ...

10. Mustard Plug, the Aggrolites, more - the Ottobar (04.19.08)
(Reviews/Shows)

...t's really all in the lineup and I think five bands is too much, but I digress. S1ngleton, a pop punk outfit from Baltimore opened the show.  We caught the last one or two songs from their...

11. The Aggrolites, more - Sullivan Hall (04.16.08)
(Reviews/Shows)

...e season and room temperature had a lot to do with it. At one part of the set Jesse asked if we liked punk and then the band would play a few seconds of punk.  Then he asked if we like psychobi...

12. Sonic Boom Six, Lionize - Bedrock (04.02.08)
(Reviews/Shows)

... see them after all these years.  They're a four-piece that play a blend of poppy ska, reggae, punk, and hip-hop.  For this tour they had a trombone player with them, too.  They'...

13. The Max Levine Ensemble - OK Smarty Pants
(Reviews/Music)

... Ensemble - Ok Smarty Pants (Plan It X Records) TMLE often gets throw/categorized as poppy, political, punk rock.  And I think as you get older, the music you listen to changes and this album ma...

14. Rancid - B Sides and C Sides
(Reviews/Music)

...racks that seem to span throughout Rancid's recording career, which encompass the band's mix of punk, ska, rock n roll, rockabilly, and more.  "Stop," a ska track, sounds like i...

15. The Only Column That Matters About the Only Band That Matters
(Features/Bob\'s Column)

... leader of a lost generation, counter-culture movement.  Today, you cannot mention the words "punk rock" without referencing the Clash or Joe Strummer.  The Clash themselves were a...

16. DCSka.com Skalliday Show 12.17.07
(Reviews/Shows)

...nowflakes, and a ton of cookies.  Beltway Alarms opened up and put on a great show. They are a ska punk band that has a couple dub and "traditional" (I hate that word!) ska sounding son...

17. Holiday Gift Guide 2007
(News/News)

What are you gonna get your bff/gf/bf, etc. for the holidays?  Not sure?  Thinking of the perfect gift can be difficult, but the staffers here at DCSka.com have picked out some gift ideas to

18. Band Profile #101: Green Room Rockers
(News/Band Profiles)

...ee MySpace page. MySpace Page: myspace.com/greenroomrockers Buy their music at: OItheboat.com, downloadpunk.com, iTunes, or MySpace NOTE: You can catch the Green Room Rockers as they swing by the D...

19. A Guide and Testimony to Chasing the Vinyl Dragon
(Features/Bob\'s Column)

...o stores down from Saint Ex.  Look for the basement entrance. What they have: Tons of records from punk, indie rock, huge world section, soul, funk, and tons of reggae. Staff: Super nice!  T...

20. Joe Strummer Movie in DC for a Week!
(News/News)

...ot just as a legend or a musician, but as a true communicator of our times. Drawing on both a shared punk history and their close personal friendship, Temple's film is a celebration of Strum...

21. One Night Band Show Reviews
(Reviews/Shows)

...s the lighting.  Maybe it was because DC is cooler than Baltimore. ;) The Chariots brought the punky-reggae ska in their own way.  I haven't seen them since a few years ago when I wa...

22. Bedouin Soundclash Interview
(News/Interviews)

...ing the Sublime song realized Bedouin Soundclash doesn't need to play it.  The band has a loud punky-reggae sound that had everyone take notice.  They even stole the show from the headli...

23. SIAFU - Good Vibes
(Reviews/Music)

Good Vibes is eleven tracks of pure ska/punk/reggae madness from this group based in Gaithersburg, Maryland.  Opening up the album is “The Cycle," which is rather epic with its build u

24. The Aggrolites vs. East Coast 2007
(Reviews/Shows)

... Featuring the ex-bass player for the Dead Milkmen on keys, they were a interesting blend of fast-paced punk rock with danceable breakdowns from the drums. They played a relatively short set (due to t...

25. Ska Weekend 2007 (08.25.07) - Knoxville, TN
(Reviews/Shows)

... definitely have a lot of potential and shouldn't be filed under "just another high school ska-punk band". Hub City Stompers - HCS opened the main stage.  It was seriously too ear...

26. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Living w/ the Living
(Reviews/Music)

...at writing a couple loud/political anthems.  But the band manages to play a genre-splitting mix of punk, folk, garage soul, and reggae.  Ted Leo’s songs exuberate what it means to be a...

27. Bedouin Soundclash - Street Gospels
(Reviews/Music)

...ut throughout the course of Street Gospels there are other styles that weave in and out including soul, punk, rock n roll, and gospel. Describing this band’s sound is sort of like describing the...

28. Bedouin Soundclash Take the Music to the Street
(News/News)

...was their most critically renown album, which features their exquisite mix of ska, reggae, world music, punk rock, and even folk.  The new album will focus on the same aspects, while moving forwa...

29. About Us
(FAQs/FAQs)

...#39;t restricted to just ska.  We specialize in ska, but we're open to all types of music like punk, rockabilly, Oi!, reggae, dub, pop-punk, etc.  Support your local music, whatever it m...

30. Ongoing Events
(Static Content)

... Every Wednesday, 10pm @ Friends, Fellspoint, MD - Gilbert and friends spin punk, metal, and all sorts of other stuff, no cover, 21+. ...