On Stage: Skatalites still have the beat
Ska legends hit Philly with new album, show this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Skatalites
In the 1970s, ska music became very popular in the United Kingdom with the emergence of the 2 Tone scene — a movement that included popular bands such as the Specials, the Beat and The Selecter. That was the second wave of ska.
Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in...
On Stage (Extra): Don’t be Alarmed, but he’s back
Alarm frontman hits area with Spirit of ’86
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Mike Peters of The Alarm.
For the second year in a row, The Alarm’s front man Mike Peters is coming to America to do a solo show of material made popular by the veteran Welsh band.
On September 7, Peters will present “The Alarm – Spirit Of ’86” at the World Café Live at the Queen (500 North Market...
