NYC ska vets The Slackers have been staying busy during quarantine. They put out a few rarities comps, a two-song Quarantunes single, and they’re gearing up to release the new song “Nobody’s Listening ...

A sought-after venue for a ska band to play a show is Durango’s own Ska Brewery. It’s a glorious ask to be invited to perform at a brewery named after the style of music your band plays; it’s also a ...

The Slackers also have a bunch of tour dates coming up, including a US run with Boston ska-punk vets Big D and the Kids Table (who released their great comeback album Do Your Art last year) and rising ...

Today, we are psyched to debut the new video by Vic Ruggiero of The Slackers! You all know Vic- the dude has been cranking out KILLER ska and rocksteady for over thirty years now. But, while a lot of ...

“I’ve been told most of my life that the music you love is not popular, and then it’s dead. And I respond, no it’s very much alive and it’s always going to be there.” Saxophonist David Hillyard always ...

If not for the band’s name, you’d stop short of calling these guys slackers. For an underground band to maintain a backbreaking work ethic for so long defies the norm in a business that often values ...

Make no mistake: The Slackers are consummate pros. Since first working out their eclectic blend of ska, reggae, jazz, latin, and blues in a basement in Manhattan’s Lower East Side almost 25 years ago, ...

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The Slackers’ annual December show is something of a company holiday party for New York ska fans, drawing folks from throughout the tri-state area to dance to many of the same tunes they’ve loved for ...