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The Slackers
Moes Alley presents ska and rock steady legends The Slackers with Los Yesterday plus The Bandulus featuring Jesse Wagner from The Aggrolites!Sunday, December 8thDoors: 7pm / Show: 7:30pm$30 in advance / $35 day of the show21+*Tickets go on sale Friday, June 14th at 9am PT*THE SLACKERSFor 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 Ruggieros 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. One of New York's most notable ska bands, the Slackers formed in Brooklyn in 1991 and have played the world over many times since. Their first release was an eponymous self-released album, distributed by Moon Records in 1993 on cassette. Their first real debut is "Better Late Than Never" on moon ska records. Coming out in 1996, this album saw a movement to more traditional ska music, as opposed to their earlier two-tone and garage influences. It was produced by Victor Rice, a noted ska/reggae producer. The next album released was Redlight, on Hellcat Records in 1997. This album solidified their sound and further fixed the line-up. The band released its latest album, entitled Self Medication, in May of 2008.
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