52nd City

Ska's the Limit Anniversary Show

Well, there's not a lot lacking in the release below, so we'll let it speak for itself, though we will note that the recent Ska-liday show at Off Broadway, featuring MU330 and the Murder City Players, was an SRO affair, with little room for stragglers; the show sold-out well before 10 p.m. We'd guess that this one may have a similar outcome, so if it's of interest, purchase tix early:

Seventeen cheers for Paul Stark!

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88.1 FM KDHX SKA'S THE LIMIT 17TH BIRTHDAY PARTY
Saturday February 23, 2008
Off Broadway
3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, MO 63118
Doors open at 6:30 pm – Music Begins at 7:00 pm
All Ages Admission : $15
Advance tickets available and encouraged at
www.offbroadwaystl.com
Proceeds to benefit KDHX St. Louis Community Media

"KDHX Ska's The Limit," the longest continuously running Ska radio show in the world is celebrating it's seventeenth anniversary. Since it's inception in 1991, "KDHX Ska's The Limit" has presented a weekly showcase of a variety of musical styles related to early 1960's Jamaican Ska music. The original Ska music, a precursor to Reggae, combined elements of Caribbean Island Mento and Calypso rhythms, big band, swing, jazz, boogie woogie, and R&B to create a unique musical style.

In the years since, contemporary Ska music has been influenced by Rock and Roll, Punk Rock, and many varied sources of international Pop music. "KDHX Ska's The Limit" host Paul Stark continues to highlight the history and modern innovations in Ska every Friday evening on 88.1 FM KDHX St. Louis Community Radio and world wide on the internet at www.kdhx.org.

On February 23rd, In celebration of it's seventeenth anniversary, "KDHX Ska's The Limit" is presenting an evening of performances by some of the leaders of
contemporary Ska music: The Toasters, formed in New York City in 1981, are
beginning their 27th year as an international touring band. The band has logged a staggering 4,000+ live concert appearances on stages all around the world,
and amassed a humongous catalog of music, including 15 albums and DVDs, countless videos, singles and EPs and innumerable compilation appearances. In 1997, Billboard Magazine's lead article dubbed them "New York's Ska Pioneers." With their eclectic, instantly recognizable and idiosyncratic sound the group has
been branded as the "Miles Davis of Ska" and the "Ramones of Ska" alike.

What do you get when you mix the chugging rhythms of Jamaica, the energy and emotion of American Motown, and the over-the-top pub/rock of the Pogues? Now in their 15th year, Chicago's Deal's Gone Bad draws its influences from classic Jamaican and American artists, to create a sound that is a uniquely modern combination, unlike anything else on the scene today. Deal's Gone Bad shows are a combination of soul rave-up and island dance party, with the force and energy of any punk band worth their salt.

Also appearing that evening in the non-smoking, all ages environment of Off Broadway Nighclub is the debut of a new band of St. Louis musical veterans dubbed Jesse Irwin and The West Memphis Country & Western Ska Destroyers and local Ska-Punk trio The Red Light Runners, as well as other surprise guests.

Proceeds from the show will benefit KDHX St. Louis Community Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to building community through media, with diverse and independent voices that enrich the perspectives of their audiences. KDHX promotes civic and cultural participation by providing the tools, technology, and training vital to informed, creative expression.