The Slackers w/s/g Some Ska Band

For 33 years, the NYC-based and critically acclaimed Slackers have been touring the world with their blend of Ska, Reggae, and Soul.

Since 1991, the Slackers have released fifteen albums and countless singles, while their 1000s of live performances feed their fans with energetic sets of ecstatic music.

The Slackers have been called ‘the Sound of New York’ by the New York Times. They were described by Brooklyn Vegan as a “clean mix of Ska, Reggae, and Soul that gets dirtied up by Vic Ruggiero’s tough New York accent.’

In April 2022, The Slackers released a new album, “Dont Let The Sunlight Fool Ya” (Pirates Press) which quickly shot to the top of the US Billboard charts. The first time that a Slackers’ album has charted! Ironically after 30 years as a band, they qualified as a Billboard ‘new artist!’ The Washington Post noted that the Slackers “remain at the top of their game.”

The chart topping sales of “Dont Let The Sunlight Fool Ya” capped a 2 year comeback of the Slackers. When Covid stopped live shows in 2020, the Slackers pivoted to livestreams and made 5 full band concerts that were broadcast internationally to an audience of thousands. After the streams, they stayed in the studio and recorded the tunes that became ‘Dont Let the Sunlight Fool Ya.’

The Slackers capped this comeback with a series of frenetic tours in 2022 and 2023. They played everything from clubs to festivals in the USA, Canada, Europe, and Brazil.

In 2024, they are currently booking 90 shows. They are also currently working on a 20th anniversary reissue of their classic album, ‘Close My Eyes’ for September and on a new single of original music for October.

Official Website: www.theslackers.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/theslackers

Instagram: @theslackersband

Listen to the Slackers on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/album/02YdqekgXBbl7t

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Bookings: John Pantle

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Press: Steve Bordin

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In the winter of 2011, five musicians met in the basement of an ad agency, brought together by their shared love of ska and the incessant emails of founder and tenor sax man, Charles Benoit. They began with covers of old-school and 90s ska classics, playing any place that would put them on a stage. They started writing and recording originals and, after a few lineup changes, released their debut CD, It’s Going Down, in 2018. Soon the band was playing gigs across the region and opening for bands like The Pietasters, Pilfers and Bim Skala Bim.

Over the years new musicians joined and others moved on, but the band has remained true to its upbeat ska roots. In 2020, Tricia Lynn Gonzalez, lead singer with the legendary 90s band The Miggedys, joined the crew, and in 2021 they played the Supernova International Ska Festival. The band has released two more albums, 2022's Better Together, and in 2023, Every now and then, named a Top Five Album of the Year by the UK's Button Down Radio. 

Today Some Ska Band is a tight, 8-piece outfit, keeping busy packing dance floors and recording your new favorite songs.

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