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Who are the BossTones?

A high energy, fast, hybrid ska-core band, from Boston, Massachussetts. Find out more about them here.

members.

Joe Sirois - drums	Dennis Brockenborough - trombone	Nate Albert - guitar	Tim Burton - tenor sax
Ben Carr - bosstone	Dicky Barrett - vocals	Kevin Lenear - tenor sax	Joe Gittleman - bass

What is ska-core?

A direct quote from the ska faq:

"Ska is dance music, first and foremost. Ska was a Jamaican dance music that swept out of Jamaica in the early 1960s to shake the butts of working and middle-class Jamaicans before going on, via the West Indian immigrant connection, to the UK, and then on to the world. In the UK, ska was also known as `blue beat' music. Rocksteady, and later, reggae sprang from the loins of ska in the late 1960s. Mid-1970s and 1980s/1990s revivals of this popular dance form have kept this music alive and fun through the present. The ska beat on drums and bass, rhythm guitar, lots of horns and maybe a Hammond organ --- that's the ska sound."

There are also some articles about Ska, and the BossTones:

• The Sound of New York: Ska. Ska? Yes, Ska.
  An article by Neil Strauss, from the New York Times.
• The Herenow of Ska
  The definitive story of the 3rd wave of Ska.
• The Mighty Mighty BossTones: The Early Years
  As stated; an anecdote of the band, written by Tim Burton.
• Lollapolooza Interview
  Interview with Dicky Barrett about Lollapolooza and more.

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Last updated December 3rd, 1996