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Albany Bands
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Public Access
Style: Punk-ska-hardcore
First show: Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Battle of the Bands, March 2001.
Distinctions: East Coast tours in 2005 & 2006.
Notable shows: Leftover Crack, Streetlight Manifesto, Voodoo Glowskulls, Gogol Bordello, Slackers, Planet Smashers, Murphys Law, Pietasters, Toasters, Zebrahead, Mike Park
Releases:
-- "Fleeced" 6 song EP on Pocketful of Change Records in 2005.
-- "Please Throw Money" 6 song EP (self-released) in 2003.
-- "Public Access" 7 song EP (self-released) in 2001. (out of print)
Notes: Notorious for a high energy live set.
Booking: Jay at public_access_ny@msn.com
Websites: www.myspace.com/publicaccess and www.we-dont-suck.com and www.purevolume.com/publicaccess
Last update: 9/06

Monkey Gone Mad
Style: Ska-funk-punk
First show: High school talent show in 1998
Notable bookings: Catch 22, Perfect Thyroid, The Kickovers
Releases:
-- "Still Standing" comp CD w/ song "California Van Song" on Megalith Records in Mar 2003
-- "Skunk With A Porpoise" 5 song CD (SR) in Jan 2002
Notes: Members of this band are also in many other bands, including their keyboard player who also plays for Westbound Train.
Music: http://rkstar.dyndns.org:47/mgm/mp3s.html
Website: www.monkeygonemad.com
Contact: mgmska@aol.com (band)
Last update: 3/05

Hed First
Style: reggae-ska-punk w/ violin
First show: ???
Notable shows: Mustard Plug, Big D & the Kids Table
Website: www.freewebs.com/hed1st
Last update: 2/03

Kicking Sicily
Style: ska-punk
Influences: The Aquabats, Slow Gherkin, MU330
First show: November 2003 at North Pointe in Kinderhook NY.
Notable bookings: The Toasters, Big D & The Kids Table, Skarmy of Darkness, Straighter Than Pete, Flaming Tsunamis
Notes: Most members attend Ichabad Crane HS in Kinderhook.
Music: www.purevolume.com/kickingsicily
Bookings: Logan at KickingSicily@msn.com
Website: http://kickthesic.cjb.net
Last update: 10/05

Shu
Style: Fusion of rock, ska, jazz and funk
First show: Sometime in 1993.
Releases:
-- "The Sounds of Fanagalo" 14 song CD (SR). Sample the tracks on mp3.com.
-- "Danced With Your Mother" CD (SR).
Notes: A new album was expected out early in 2001.
Website: www.glensfallsrock.com/shu/
Contact: webmaster@glensfallsrock.com
Last update: 1/05

inactive bands

Baseball

Notes: Young ska-punk band based out of Albany. They were formerly called Chinese Finger Cuffs and were very metal-oriented and probably still are, firmly following in the tradition started in the area by Can't Say.
Last update: 10/01

Can't Say
(1990-1998)
Radio play: WNUR FM, Chicago.
Releases:
-- "True Grit" 15 song CD on Ska Satellite (Moon) in Feb 1998.
-- "Spawn of Skarmageddon" comp CD w/ song "All Week" on Moon Records in Mar 1996.
-- "The Kings of Crunchska" full length CD (SR) in 1995.
-- "Can't Say" full length LP (SR) in 1993.
-- "Album Savant" cassette (SR) in 1992.
-- "Anything" cassette (SR) in 1991. All metal.
Notes: This band based in Albany originally played only metal and only gradually moved towards ska, though they always mixed it with metal elements, calling the fusion "crunch-ska". They were heavily influenced by the legendary Boston ska-metal band Thumper.
Website: members.aol.com/nitsujkrib/cantsay1.htm
Last update: 11/01

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