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THE BEAT GOES ON SKA AND REGGAE SCENE SERVES UP SOUNDS TO SUIT EVERY TASTE
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The calendar said it was summer; a chilling rain made it feel more
like April. But some savvy music lovers knew where to find the
tropics one recent Boston weekend. At the Middle East in
Cambridge, a diverse crowd danced up a sweat to Bim Skala Bim's horn-
driven blend of Jamaican music called ska. The next night,
dreadlocked Rastafarians danced shoulder-to-shoulder with khaki-
wearing suburbanites at a reggae concert by the band Everton Blender
at Bill's Bar on Lansdowne Street. N...
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THE RUMBLE: KEEP AN EYE ON TRIBE
The Boston Globe
; WBCN'S 10TH ANNUAL ROCK 'N' ROLL RUMBLE: SEMI-FINALS, FIRST ROUND -- With Tribe, Dogzilla, the Incredible Casuals and Bim Skala Bim, at the Metro, Tuesday night. So far, so good. In past years - particularly last year -- WBCN's Rock 'n' Roll Rumble might have been better termed a Rock 'n' Roll
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Bosstones show how ska is done
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Not much skanking took place at the Eagles Ballroom at Thursday's Mighty Mighty Bosstones concert. Although the Bosstones paid homage to the old 2-Tone era ska (named after the '70s English label), and opener Bim Skala Bim almost stole the show with smooth, traditionalist grooves, moshing won out
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Ska Explorations Of Bim Skala Bim
The Washington Post
; BIM SKALA Bim's new album won't shock its East Coast college-circuit fans, but "Bones" does find the septet discreetly incorporating other influences into its retro-ska sound. "All for One" includes assertive guitar and some sampling, "Golden Arm" employs the related but deeper beat of reggae, "In
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Bim Skala Bim Lost In Happy-Feet Land
The Washington Post
; WITH ITS JUMPY beats and blaring horn accents, ska is estimable party music. But the slightly goofy reggae-meets-polka genre does tend toward the "Simple Song" -- as Bim Skala Bim has titled one offering on its new disc -- and that can become wearying over the course of an entire album. This Boston
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BIM SKALA BIM: "Universal"; Bib; REEL BIG FISH: "Turn the Radio Off"; Mojo; 22 JACKS: "Uncle Bob"; USA Side 1 Dummy
The Washington Post
; The members of Bim Skala Bim are canny musicians, but they're not exactly the philosopher-kings of ska-punk. On its "Universal," this Boston septet crafts a political manifesto, "Freeman," from the license-plate slogan of neighboring New Hampshire, "Live Free or Die." More compelling are such
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