The Red Monkey

So last night I made it out to check out FUBAR, Skaflaws, 880 South and Badfish (A Tribute to Sublime). The Pics are up!!

I had seen none of these bands prior to last night and have been meaning to get to an 880 South show for over a year and a half. 880 South hit me up on Myspace and I listened to their posted tracks and then just kind of brushed them off, why I don’t know. 880 South is a great band and the singer really reminded me of Bargain Music but he can really sing. Not a dis on Bargain but if you are a fan you know what I mean.

It was a Tuesday so the sets were really short with FUBAR opening and they were good. They need to season in the oven for a little longer but they are headed in the right direction musically.

Next up were the Skaflaws with a female vocalist who had a ton of energy and a voice reminiscent of Monique Powell from Save Ferris. They opened up with an 80′s cover and I can not remember the tracks name but I will edit it in when I go watch the clip I took of it. They were a really great group of young talented musicians but I unless there is a resurgence of heavy ska I am afraid they will be the opening band for a long time. Don’t get me wrong I love this style of ska and miss the days of No Doubt and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones but I am not sure the emo public at large will go back to something that you can be happy and dance to. I will go see them again and I wish I had grabbed one of their CD’s.

Left Coast Board Wear recording artist 880 South, what can be said for them? I am not sure why they are not on a bigger label like Stoopid Records. Real smooth and confident performance without any issue. On Feb. 22 they will be opening for Fishbone in SF which I see as an ideal match up. 880 South does not perform the high energy stuff that Fishbone does but the styles are still similar and will mesh well and I think they will pick up a lot of new fans in the process. They have several discs out which I will have to check out and get back to all of you on but if the show was any indication its something that I can sit, smoke a stoke or take a long drive down the 101 to.

Badfish. I love me some Sublime and the singer from Badfish comes through in the vocals and pulls off a great interpretation of Bradley. The music was perfect, the show was great. Being an all ages show there were kids in the audience I am sure were not alive when Bradley died but I love that they can get into the music. I myself was not a big Sublime fan until near the end and I sadly did not get to see them perform live but Badfish gave me the next best thing. Crazy thing to say after seeing Long Beach Short Bus, Dub Cat and all the bands that have come from the remaining members of Sublime. If you are a Sublime fan, you have to see Badfish.

Click on the pic for a link to the gallery!

So yes, I am finally posting about the Slightly Stoopid show with Fishbone in Santa Cruz, CA at the Catalyst night club.

The show once again was unbelievable, and thanks to the Catalyst having two shows with the one I attended for 21+, there were no little bastards in the audience getting in the way and I could enjoy a beer right up front.

I had never seen Fishbone live but it was an experience that can hardly be put into words. Fishbone, namely Angelo, put on an amazing and energetic show. They came out into the crowd and sang and danced several times during their set and jammed with SS at the end of the show. And like any great band I found Angelo down at the merchandise table autographing CDs for the fans and posing for pictures.

If you have not seen them perform then catch them on this tour, hopefully we see them pair up again real soon. So click on the link and head over to the, crapptasticlly barely working, gallery and check out the rest of the images.

So for all you Stoopid fans out there yesterday marked the release of the crew’s latest album, Chronchitis. Of course I picked up the album and have listend to it three times, I work two jobs and only get to listen to it in the car but I have a feeling it going to stay in heavy rotation for a while. For me this album did not disappoint.

In a continuation of the styles we heard on Closer to the Sun, Slightly Stoopid runs the gamet of genres with this new album. From a bluesy surf sound on Ocean to a dubtastic reggae sound on 2 AM. Its a lot more mellow than previous albums, but not to a fault. I enjoy this album a great deal, perhaps more so than Closer to the Sun. For me Closer to the Sun had some great tracks but they it was not as strong as this album.

So click on the album artwork above to purchase the album on iTunes.

So its time again for the an outstanding event hosted by the Poor Boys of Sacramento. There is going to be a pre-party at Willemina’s in Old Town Sacramento with some great music and then the show.

Check out the details in the flyers or visit The Poor Boys of Sacramento website for more information.

Main St. Brewery
Sunday, November 05, 2006
101 Main St., Roseville, CA 95678
(Across from The Onyx Club) 916-773-9933
Estimated MRB Set Time: 8:00pm-11:30pm
Doors open at 7:00pm. $5 for 21 and up, $8 for under 21, $3 for industry
Ages: All Ages Drinks:
Full Bar
Kitchen: Great Food!
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