Syracuse Ska Forum

the delegates...

those guys come through ehre all the time...they are from canada...look into them (if you havn't already) they are a good friggin time. both onstage and off.

1) I'm Miles, i live in South Onondaga and used to live on the Westside in Shit-a-cuse. I play alto sax and sing for The Secret Ions.
2) My mum was always into reggae, but I wasn't actually introduced to ska until my bud Jeff Shewell made me a mix tape and i spent hours listening to it until i sat on that shit and broke it sliding down a railing when it was in my back poket.
3) The Skatalites, Streetlight Manifesto, Big D and the Kids Table, PirQlaters, The Specials, The Slackers, Westbound Train, Public Access etc.
4) The simplicity and ability to communicate easily through music and motion.
5) Getting crushed in crowd surge at SM show in albany, opening for RazSum, skalloween

YEAHHHH ONONDAGAAAAA f*ck YEHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHA

uhhh... this is zipper. i just found out about this website today. i dont know what else to say and i really feel awkward doing this introduction...

would it be less awkward if i gave you a backrub?

1) Your name, where you live, some general stuff like that.

zipper, i live in manhattan, high school student. probably the only 16 year old kid in my school (maybe the whole island) who listens to punk/ska/hardcore

2) How did you get into ska?

i didnt like how ska sounded like when i first heard it until i got to listen to choking victim/leftover crack followed by catch 22. i just got used to the horns

3) What are some of your favorite ska bands?

mustard plug, big d, kalnoky's bands, suicide machines, mighty mighty bosstones, lil jon and the east side boyz

4) What do you like about the ska scene?

im replacing the word "scene" to "shows".

mostly because i dont get hit and pushed around when i go to the pit. i also love skankin while im taking a shower

5) What are some of your favorite moments from shows?

getting the mic from the singers. skankin alone when nobody enjoys the band. when i got a cramp on my leg and dropped infront of kalnoky during ska is dead 2. being there.

1) L.A. Moore. I now live in Gouverneur, NY.
2) An old skinhead introduced me to it.
3) honestly, I don't know enough to have a favorite.?
4) I think we need more ska up this way.?
5) Straiter Than Pete covering J. Geills-Gouverneur Elks

I'd be afraid that I'd fall.

Do you have those little rubbery things on the floor or something?
And if you did, wouldn't it hurt to skank on those?
It'd scratch up your feet or something..

Ahh me. A new concept to ponder on a rainy day...

My name is Theo, I play guitar for my 8 piece ska band out of flemington, in Central NJ. I now go to school at Ithaca college, and have since become interested in the scenes around new york state. I have loved ska music for a long time, I was introduced to first by a friend my freshman year of high school, and have been in love ever since.

Feel free to contact me with any questions

Let's get everyone to start by introducing yourself.

1) Your name, where you live, some general stuff like that. Name is Jackie, I live in Brookfield CT (about 20 minutes from NY)... 16 years old, high school junior, very into English, reading, writing etc. Play bass in marching band, and jazz band, used to do it for concert band. Co-run the ska zine called The UpBeat [http://www.myspace.com/theupbeatzine].

2) How did you get into ska? My friend burned me an RBF CD; then I went to a Catch 22/Tip the Van show and was hooked.

3) What are some of your favorite ska bands? Save Ferris, Streetlight, Fortunado, Toasters, Mad Caddies, Big D etc.

4) What do you like about the ska scene? I love, obviously, the music. The way it makes you feel. The people involved with the scene. I have more than doubled my friend count from all the amazing people I've met. How everyone isn't all self concsious, and can just dance, no matter how stupid they look.

5) What are some of your favorite moments from shows? TSPO in NYC this summer. It was so hot and humid and sticky and I could barely stand up. I was up in the front with my friends about 20 minutes or so before TSPO came on; and then suddenly, these huge clouds rolled in and opened up and it rained and thundered like there was no tomorrow. It was the most fun I have EVER had-- dancing around in the rain and mud with all my best friends to one of the most amazing bands in the genre.

this might be a stupid question, but who is tspo?

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra

Ironically, I didn't know that their other nickname-- Skapara. I felt stupid asking too, haha.

Amazing, amazing show. Oh man.

*is SOOOOOOO jealous*

I dance in the rain sometimes, but it's never with my best friends and never includes mud.

It's usually outside in the middle of the road during a thunderstorm.






...It's amazing..

Put ADD kids, ska and rain together... oh man. Orgasmic.


...Plus I have a bit of an asian fetish, and this place was PACKED with hot asian guys.
That day, I think a part of me died and went to heaven.