Staff

DCSka.com is run completely by a volunteer group of friends.  Here’s who we are:

Name: Michelle (dcskagirl)
Website: uh, this one and http://www.bluebeatdc.com
What do you listen to? Ska, early reggae, 60s-styled soul, actual 60s soul, UK hip-hop (1Xtra)
What do you do for the site? I crack the whip around here.  I mean I’m the webmaster doing all that fun behind the scenes stuff, graphics, blah, blah, and sometimes I write.
How did you first get into ska music? I heard the “Someday I Suppose” by BossToneS on 99.1 HFS on the way home from school.  Don’t knock it; the horn line is catchy.
What are you all-time favorite ska-related albums? This is a really modern list… Eastern Standard Time – Tempus Fugit, the Slackers – Redlight, the Aggrolites – self-titled, Deal’s Gone Bad – the Ramblers, Seespot – the Robbery.
What’s your favorite local venue? My biased opinion likes BlueBeat DC.
What’s your favorite DC landmark? The French toast served at the Pug’s brunch. Seriously, best French toast in DC and it should be monumentalized!
Baltimore or DC? DC4life!.  I really tried loving Baltimore, but I didn’t have it in me.

Name: Bob (bobby bobson)
Website: Mobtown Ska Sounds Podcast
What do you listen to? Ska, reggae, rocksteady, soul, funk, rock n roll, punk rock, 80′s sitcom theme music.
What do you do for the site? Write and right the wrongs.
How did you first get into ska music? I started going to punk rock shows and saw a local ska band (Mobtown Beat).  I started buying and reading up on anything about the ska scene.  The first few albums I bought were Operation Ivy, The Specials, and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
What are you all-time favorite ska-related albums? Skatalites – Ska Authentic, Rocker T – Nicer By the Hour, The Slackers – Redlight, Johnny Too Bad and the Strikeouts – Patchwork Girl, The Aggrolites –  Dirty Reggae, The Clash – London Calling,  The Adjusters  - Before the Revolution,  and The Specials – The Specials.
What’s your favorite local venue? The Sidebar in Baltimore and the Black Cat in DC.
What’s your favorite DC landmark? Ben’s Chili Bowl
Baltimore or DC? Both

Name: Kevin (FaceTheMusic)
Website: http://www.phillyska.com, http://www.gofeet.info
What do you listen to? Ska, reggae, soul, punk, psychobilly, old school hip-hop.
What do you do for the site? Maintain the show listings. Advise on technical stuff.
How did you first get into ska music? Got sucked into the “ska revival” of the ’90s by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, but ultimately got hooked on the Rude In DC shows which drove me to explore the music further.
What are you all-time favorite ska-related albums? Redlight by The Slackers, anything by the Pietasters, The Ramblers by Deal’s Gone Bad, and anything 2 Tone.
What’s your favorite local venue? The Black Cat
What’s your favorite DC landmark? Ben’s Chili Bowl
Baltimore or DC? I have enough love for both.

Name: Duncan (king cock)
Website: http://www.bluebeatdc.com
What do you listen to? Skinhead Reggae, Rocksteady, Ska, and some 80s (the 80s that didn’t suck).
What do you do for the site? Contribute writings. Antagonize Andrew Guterman. Criticize the webmaster.
How did you first get into ska music? Listening to early Oingo Boingo.
What are you all-time favorite ska-related albums? Hot n Rich Rocksteady Volume 1, Hepcat – Out of Time, Seespot – The Robbery, Ocean 11 – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, The Slackers – Wasted Days… Most anything from the 60s on vinyl.
What’s your favorite local venue? BlueBeat DC (duh)
What’s your favorite DC landmark? The Lorena Bobbitt 7-Eleven in Manassas, VA.
Baltimore or DC? SAN DIEGO!!