Ska Is Dead is a recurring ska

Ska

Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...

 music tour which has featured in 2004, and twice in 2005. It was first titled Ska is Dead and You're Next!

The purpose of the tour has been to revitalize and continue interest in ska and ska-influenced music. Most of the bands who play fit under the label ska/punk.

Ska Is Dead and You're Next!

The 2004 tour lasted from February 17, 2004 until October 28, 2004. The tour extended across the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, from east to west. The tour featured mainly Catch 22

Catch 22 (band)

Catch 22 is an American ska punk band from East Brunswick Township, New Jersey.The band was formed by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Tomas Kalnoky and drummer Chris Greer who recruited trumpeter Kevin Gunther, who was working in a local record store...

, Mustard Plug

Mustard Plug

Mustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Formed in 1991, the band's original members were Dave Kirchgessner, Mike McKendrick, Colin Clive, and Anthony Vilchez. Currently the band consists of Dave , Brandon Jenison , Jim Hofer , Nate Cohn , Colin Clive , and Rick Johnson...

, Big D and the Kids Table

Big D and the Kids Table

Big D and the Kids Table is a ska punk band formed in October 1995 in Allston, Massachusetts when its members converged in college. Their first release was on their own Fork In Hand Records label, but have since teamed with Springman Records and SideOneDummy...

, and The Planet Smashers

The Planet Smashers

The Planet Smashers are a ska punk band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Since their formation in 1994, they have been a staple of the Montreal music scene. During the third wave of ska, they quickly rose to national, and eventual international fame, with tours in the United States, Europe, and Japan...

. More information on specific shows is available on the official website.

Participating bands

• Against All Authority
  Against All Authority
  Against All Authority is an American punk band, formed in Florida in 1992. Playing in the ska punk style, their business practice follows a stringent DIY ethic.-History:...
  
  
• The Arrogant Sons of Bitches
  The Arrogant Sons of Bitches
  The Arrogant Sons of Bitches was a 6-piece ska punk band from Long Island and Baldwin, New York. The band was known for its strong DIY punk roots, self-releasing two albums and two EPs...
  
  
• The Benefits
• Big D and the Kids Table
  Big D and the Kids Table
  Big D and the Kids Table is a ska punk band formed in October 1995 in Allston, Massachusetts when its members converged in college. Their first release was on their own Fork In Hand Records label, but have since teamed with Springman Records and SideOneDummy...
  
  
• The Big Migaffers
• Catch 22
  Catch 22 (band)
  Catch 22 is an American ska punk band from East Brunswick Township, New Jersey.The band was formed by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Tomas Kalnoky and drummer Chris Greer who recruited trumpeter Kevin Gunther, who was working in a local record store...
  
  
• Cherry Bing
  Cherry Bing
  Cherry Bing was an American ska/rock band formed in Buffalo, New York.The group was originally conceived by members Michael Angelakos , Adam Schroeder , Maxwell Scott and Jeff Poleon and Will Glazier while attending Amherst Middle School...
  
  
• Chris Murray
• The Code
  The Code (band)
  The Code is a former American ska-punk rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band released their first full-length CD on A-F Records, which they followed up with a split with Whatever It Takes. They have also toured with bands such as Rise Against, Against Me!, Bouncing Souls, Pipedown and...
  
  
• Dan Potthast
  Dan Potthast
  Dan Potthast is an American musician, best known as the frontman of St. Louis, Missouri, ska punk band MU330. Potthast is currently based in Santa Cruz, California, and performs as a solo musician and as the leader of ska punk group Dan P. and the Bricks....
  
  
• The Flaming Tsunamis
• The Gamblers
• General Rudie
  General Rudie
  General Rudie was a third wave ska band from Montréal, Canada. In their nine-year career, the band released two full-length albums on Stomp Records and toured extensively throughout Canada and the United States.-Career:...
  
  
• Go Jimmy Go
  Go Jimmy Go
  Go Jimmy Go is a ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul influenced band from Honolulu, Hawaii. Although chronologically, the band belongs to the third-wave, their mellow, slower tempo sound is reminiscent of the classic style of the original 1960s Jamaican first wave of ska.-History, 1996 to 2000:Go...
  
  
• The Hang Lows
• Hired Geeks
• I Voted for Kodos
  I Voted for Kodos
  I Voted for Kodos was a ska punk and pop punk band, signed to Snapdragon Records.- History :They were founded in Madison, Wisconsin in 1999, after singer-trombonist Rick Bisenius met guitarist Chris Holoyda at a Reel Big Fish concert. They began playing together when the members were in high...
  
  
• Jade Fire
• Kid Go Home
• Los Vicios de Papa
• Mustard Plug
  Mustard Plug
  Mustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Formed in 1991, the band's original members were Dave Kirchgessner, Mike McKendrick, Colin Clive, and Anthony Vilchez. Currently the band consists of Dave , Brandon Jenison , Jim Hofer , Nate Cohn , Colin Clive , and Rick Johnson...
  
  
• Out Of Line
• The Planet Smashers
  The Planet Smashers
  The Planet Smashers are a ska punk band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Since their formation in 1994, they have been a staple of the Montreal music scene. During the third wave of ska, they quickly rose to national, and eventual international fame, with tours in the United States, Europe, and Japan...
  
  
• The Right Aways
• The Schematics
• Skatamatic
• Something To Do
• Stamp'd
• Stray Bullets
• Suburban Legends
  Suburban Legends
  Suburban Legends are a third wave ska/pop band that formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1998, and are currently based out of Santa Ana, California.- History :...
  
  
• The Suicide Machines
  The Suicide Machines
  The Suicide Machines were an American punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit, Michigan and disbanded in May 2006. During the course of their career the band released six full-length albums on the labels Hollywood Records and Side One Dummy Records...
  
  
• The Superspecs

Ska Is Dead 2

The first 2005 tour began January 29, 2005 and ended March 17, 2005. It also toured the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 from east to west. It primarily featured the Voodoo Glow Skulls

Voodoo Glow Skulls

Voodoo Glow Skulls are an American ska punk band formed in 1988 in Riverside, California by brothers Frank, Eddie and Jorge Casillas and their longtime friend Jerry O'Neill...

, Streetlight Manifesto

Streetlight Manifesto

Streetlight Manifesto is an American punk band with many influences from different genres including ska, from New Brunswick, New Jersey fronted by Tomas Kalnoky....

, and MU330

MU330

MU330 are a ska punk band from St. Louis, Missouri.Formed by students of St. Louis University High School in 1988, MU330 played a self-described brand of music called "Psycho Ska", high energy ska punk marked by manic performances and humorous, often strange lyricism...

. More information on specific shows is available on the official website.

Participating bands

• Bad Larry
• Big D and the Kids Table
  Big D and the Kids Table
  Big D and the Kids Table is a ska punk band formed in October 1995 in Allston, Massachusetts when its members converged in college. Their first release was on their own Fork In Hand Records label, but have since teamed with Springman Records and SideOneDummy...
  
  
• The Culprits
• Fatter Than Albert
• High School Football Heroes
  High School Football Heroes
  High School Football Heroes were a ska punk band from Long Island, New York. HSFH blended the sound of 3rd wave ska with indie rock, drawing comparisons to acts such as Less Than Jake, Taking Back Sunday and Sublime. The band released two records with Asbestos Records and Orange Peel Distribution...
  
  
• Hired Geeks
• Issue 10
• Kicking Sicily
• Kid Go Home
• The Know How
  The Know How
  The Know How is a third wave ska band from Gainesville, Florida, formed in 1998. Their musical style blends ska and pop punk and prominently features a Moog synthesizer alongside more typical ska instrumentation Despite releases on Jump Up! Records and Stomp Records, numerous nationwide tours The...
  
  
• The Makeout Bandits
• MU330
  MU330
  MU330 are a ska punk band from St. Louis, Missouri.Formed by students of St. Louis University High School in 1988, MU330 played a self-described brand of music called "Psycho Ska", high energy ska punk marked by manic performances and humorous, often strange lyricism...
  
  
• The Murdocks
  The Murdocks
  The Murdocks are an American rock band consisting of three members and was formed in 2003 in Texas.-History:In 2003, The Murdocks formed in Austin, TX with Franklin Morris fulfilling vocal and guitar duties, and Tim Dittmar and Robert Houghton fulfilling drum and bass duties respectively.Since...
  
  
• No Name Charlies
• The Players
  The Players Band
  The Players Band is an 8-piece ska band formed in Baltimore in 1999. The Players' musical style combines Jamaican ska, rock, and reggae, and is characterized by the use of upbeat horns and percussion. The band has played over 400 live shows in various states, including; Maryland, Pennsylvania,...
  
  
• Public Access
• Skanonymous
• The Skatastrophes
• St. Thomas Boys Academy
• Streetlight Manifesto
  Streetlight Manifesto
  Streetlight Manifesto is an American punk band with many influences from different genres including ska, from New Brunswick, New Jersey fronted by Tomas Kalnoky....
  
  
• Voodoo Glow Skulls
  Voodoo Glow Skulls
  Voodoo Glow Skulls are an American ska punk band formed in 1988 in Riverside, California by brothers Frank, Eddie and Jorge Casillas and their longtime friend Jerry O'Neill...
  
  

Ska Is Dead 3

The second 2005 tour began September 7, 2005 and ended October 16, 2005. It toured the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 in a generally east to west pattern. This tour featured many bands; several recurring ones were The Planet Smashers

The Planet Smashers

The Planet Smashers are a ska punk band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Since their formation in 1994, they have been a staple of the Montreal music scene. During the third wave of ska, they quickly rose to national, and eventual international fame, with tours in the United States, Europe, and Japan...

, The Toasters

The Toasters

The Toasters was one of the first American bands in the third wave of ska, and is one of the longest active third wave ska bands.They have released nine studio albums, most of them on Moon Ska Records. The Toasters experienced a small degree of commercial success in the late 1990s due to the...

, and Mustard Plug

Mustard Plug

Mustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Formed in 1991, the band's original members were Dave Kirchgessner, Mike McKendrick, Colin Clive, and Anthony Vilchez. Currently the band consists of Dave , Brandon Jenison , Jim Hofer , Nate Cohn , Colin Clive , and Rick Johnson...

. More information on specific shows is available at the official website.

Participating bands

• ADHD
• Bombtown
• Buck-O-Nine
  Buck-O-Nine
  Buck-O-Nine is an American ska punk band which was formed in San Diego in 1991. The band has toured internationally and released several albums and e.p.'s, as well as appearing on compilations and film soundtracks. During the mid-to-late 1990s, they experienced mainstream success with the release...
  
  
• Call For Fire
• Captain Squeegee & The Soap Suds
• The Code
  The Code (band)
  The Code is a former American ska-punk rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band released their first full-length CD on A-F Records, which they followed up with a split with Whatever It Takes. They have also toured with bands such as Rise Against, Against Me!, Bouncing Souls, Pipedown and...
  
  
• The Dietrichs
• El Grande
• Fatter Than Albert
• The Flatliners
  The Flatliners
  The Flatliners are a punk rock/ska punk band from Richmond Hill and Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Since their formation in 2002, The Flatliners have been a growing influence in the Toronto punk/ska scene as well as other areas of the Greater Toronto Area. They are currently signed to Fat Wreck Chords...
  
  
• Flip The Switch
• Free Refills
• Gnar Dogs Revenge
• Go Jimmy Go
  Go Jimmy Go
  Go Jimmy Go is a ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul influenced band from Honolulu, Hawaii. Although chronologically, the band belongs to the third-wave, their mellow, slower tempo sound is reminiscent of the classic style of the original 1960s Jamaican first wave of ska.-History, 1996 to 2000:Go...
  
  
• Goldfish Don't Bounce
• The Goners
• Harold's Trousers
• Hub City Stompers
  Hub City Stompers
  Hub City Stompers are a ska/reggae/Oi! band based out of New Brunswick, NJ, formed in summer of 2002. The band has included former members of bands such as Foil, Professor Plum, Inspecter 7, The Schematics, Bomb Town, and other New York City and New Jersey bands. They are influenced by various...
  
  
• Igents
• Jamaican Bacon
• Kicking Sicily
• The Know How
  The Know How
  The Know How is a third wave ska band from Gainesville, Florida, formed in 1998. Their musical style blends ska and pop punk and prominently features a Moog synthesizer alongside more typical ska instrumentation Despite releases on Jump Up! Records and Stomp Records, numerous nationwide tours The...
  
  
• The Lefties
• Lord Mike's Dirty Calypsonians
• Los Skarnales
• Los Vicios De Papa
• Madd Hatters
• Mustard Plug
  Mustard Plug
  Mustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Formed in 1991, the band's original members were Dave Kirchgessner, Mike McKendrick, Colin Clive, and Anthony Vilchez. Currently the band consists of Dave , Brandon Jenison , Jim Hofer , Nate Cohn , Colin Clive , and Rick Johnson...
  
  
• No Outlet
• One For The Books
  One for the Books
  -Credits:* Derek Mrdjenovich – lead vocals, rhythm guitar* John Rickabaugh – lead guitar* Dylan Auerbeck – bass guitar* David Applas – drums, percussion...
  
  
• The Phonetics
• The Planet Smashers
  The Planet Smashers
  The Planet Smashers are a ska punk band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Since their formation in 1994, they have been a staple of the Montreal music scene. During the third wave of ska, they quickly rose to national, and eventual international fame, with tours in the United States, Europe, and Japan...
  
  
• Red Light Runners
• Rex Banner
• Royal Roost
  Royal Roost
  -History:Ralph Watkins originally opened the Royal Roost as a chicken restaurant. After a difficult start, Watkins was persuaded by Sid Torin to try presenting modern jazz at the club. Beginning in 1948 the club began to showcase the likes of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, Dexter...
  
  
• Secret Cajun Band
• SGR
  SGR (band)
  SGR was a ska-core band from Voorhees, New Jersey that formed as a five piece act in 1996, during the United States third wave ska boom. The band's catalog spans four albums , a live recording, and a handful of compilation appearances...
  
  
• Six Pack Deep
• Skamasutra
• St. Thomas Boys Academy
• Stingers ATX
• Streetlight Manifesto
  Streetlight Manifesto
  Streetlight Manifesto is an American punk band with many influences from different genres including ska, from New Brunswick, New Jersey fronted by Tomas Kalnoky....
  
  
• Super Hero
• Superspecs
• Supervillains
• Synthetic Elements
• Tip The Van
  Tip The Van
  Tip the Van was an American rock/ska formed in Marlborough, Connecticut in 2002. The lineup consists of Nicole Oliva , Simone Oliva , Stephanie Allen , Brian Dunnigan , Bryan Howard , and Bryan Briggs...
  
  
• The Toasters
  The Toasters
  The Toasters was one of the first American bands in the third wave of ska, and is one of the longest active third wave ska bands.They have released nine studio albums, most of them on Moon Ska Records. The Toasters experienced a small degree of commercial success in the late 1990s due to the...
  
  
• Top of the Playground
• The Un-Fun Slide
• Westbound Train
  Westbound Train
  Westbound Train is a ska band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2001. Their name originates from the Dennis Brown hit song by the same name....
  
  

Ska Is Dead 4

A fourth Ska Is Dead Tour has been announced. The tour is scheduled to begin in January 2009 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with Voodoo Glowskulls and The Toasters headlining all of the shows.

Participating bands

• The Toasters
  The Toasters
  The Toasters was one of the first American bands in the third wave of ska, and is one of the longest active third wave ska bands.They have released nine studio albums, most of them on Moon Ska Records. The Toasters experienced a small degree of commercial success in the late 1990s due to the...
  
  
• Mustard Plug
  Mustard Plug
  Mustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Formed in 1991, the band's original members were Dave Kirchgessner, Mike McKendrick, Colin Clive, and Anthony Vilchez. Currently the band consists of Dave , Brandon Jenison , Jim Hofer , Nate Cohn , Colin Clive , and Rick Johnson...
  
  
• Voodoo Glow Skulls
  Voodoo Glow Skulls
  Voodoo Glow Skulls are an American ska punk band formed in 1988 in Riverside, California by brothers Frank, Eddie and Jorge Casillas and their longtime friend Jerry O'Neill...
  
  
• Deal's Gone Bad
  Deal's Gone Bad
  Deal's Gone Bad is a band from Chicago, Illinois. Their sound mixes reggae, rocksteady, and ska music with American soul. They have been together since 1994, with numerous lineup changes over the years. The current incarnation has been mostly stable since 2003...
  
  
• Pilfers
  Pilfers
  Pilfers are an American ska band formed in 1997, when former Toasters vocalist, Coolie Ranx, at the urging of Pietaster's vocalist Steve Jackson, joined with former Bim Skala Bim trombonist, Vinny Nobile...
  
  
• Do It With Malice
• Green Room Rockers
• Hub City Stompers
  Hub City Stompers
  Hub City Stompers are a ska/reggae/Oi! band based out of New Brunswick, NJ, formed in summer of 2002. The band has included former members of bands such as Foil, Professor Plum, Inspecter 7, The Schematics, Bomb Town, and other New York City and New Jersey bands. They are influenced by various...
  
  
• Indepdendents
• The Pinstripes
• Taj Motel Trio
• Fatter Than Albert
• Eastern Standard Time
  Eastern Standard Time
  Eastern Standard Time may refer to:*North American Eastern Time Zone, UTC-5*Australian Eastern Standard Time, UTC+10*An album by Hip Hop group Kooley High...
  
  
• Victims of Circumstance
  Victims of Circumstance
  -Early Years :In the fall of 2005, two veterans of the Florida Punk Scene, guitarist Michael Smyth and drummer Glenn Stewart were working together at a debt settlement company...
  
  
• Matt Wixson
• Selectively Anti Social
• The Mulligans
• Sellin You Short
• Cypher
  Cypher (Perth Band)
  Cypher is a three piece instrumental band from Perth, Australia.-Music:Cypher have been variously classified as Post Rock, Space Rock, Noise and Shoegaze. Although their music can contain elements of any of these categories, they don't fall into any specific one.Their sound is often characterised...
  
  
• The Get-Ups
• BAMF!
  BAMF!
  BAMF! is a six-piece band from St. Louis, Missouri, who write skacore songs that sometimes have hardcore Heavy Metal breakdowns.-This Means War:On January 2, 2009, they released their first full length album, This Means War.-Track listing:...
  
  
• Loudmouth
  Loudmouth (band)
  Loudmouth is the band name for a group who played such songs as "Fly", "What?", and "End of the Century", having their music featured in the PlayStation game Omega Boost, and having the same song featured in the movie Varsity Blues....
  
  
• The Skunk 11
• None too Many
• The International Jet Set
• Last Martyrs of a Lost Cause
• Boston Jolly Pirates
• Brunt of It
• The Speakeasies
• Avon Junkies
• Explosive Sheep
• Rude Zombie
• Maladroit
  Maladroit
  Maladroit is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Weezer, released on May 14, 2002 on Geffen Records. The album is the band's first to feature bassist Scott Shriner, following the departure of former bassist Mikey Welsh in 2001...
  
  
• 50:50 Shot
• Dead Like Lincoln

Ska Is Dead UK

On 5 September 2006, Punktastic, a UK punk news website, announced that Household Name Records

Household Name Records

Household Name Records is a DIY punk rock record label, based in London, UK. It has been home to notable artists including Howards Alias, Lightyear, and Adequate Seven. It was started in 1996 by David "Lil" Giles and Katherine "Kafren" Vik to promote unknown UK bands...

 would be presenting the first ever Ska is Dead UK tour. It announced that the tour would run from 30 November to 16 December 2006, and would include Planet Smashers, Mustard Plug

Mustard Plug

Mustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Formed in 1991, the band's original members were Dave Kirchgessner, Mike McKendrick, Colin Clive, and Anthony Vilchez. Currently the band consists of Dave , Brandon Jenison , Jim Hofer , Nate Cohn , Colin Clive , and Rick Johnson...

, Bomb the Music Industry!

Bomb The Music Industry!

Bomb the Music Industry! is band from Baldwin, Nassau County, New York. They write, produce, record, and distribute all of their music under the leadership of songwriter and producer Jeff Rosenstock....

, and various support bands.

Participating bands

• Bomb the Music Industry!
  Bomb The Music Industry!
  Bomb the Music Industry! is band from Baldwin, Nassau County, New York. They write, produce, record, and distribute all of their music under the leadership of songwriter and producer Jeff Rosenstock....
  
  
• Damn Skippy
  Damn Skippy
  Damn Skippy were a ska band, formed in the city of Leeds, England, in March 2004. Practising in a Hyde Park basement, it took just a couple of months before they had songs written and had started gigging.-Gigs:...
  
  
• Freefall Felix
• Capture The Flag
• The King Blues
  The King Blues
  The King Blues are a punk band from London, England, credited for fusing ska and folk together with influences from punk rock and hardcore punk. Tariq Ali described the band's sounds as 'rough, radical music that should unsettle the rulers of this country. A new generation of musicians are...
  
  
• The Klopeks
• The Display Team
  The Display Team
  The Display Team are a six-piece independent pronk band from southeast London, UK. According to Orange unsignedAct the group "has appealed to legions of brave ears, enabling the band to tour the UK and Europe several times, at clubs, pubs and festivals of every size." The Display Team has received...
  
   - Formerly Mumrah
• Mustard Plug
  Mustard Plug
  Mustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Formed in 1991, the band's original members were Dave Kirchgessner, Mike McKendrick, Colin Clive, and Anthony Vilchez. Currently the band consists of Dave , Brandon Jenison , Jim Hofer , Nate Cohn , Colin Clive , and Rick Johnson...
  
  
• Planet Smashers
• Random Hand
  Random Hand
  Random Hand is a British ska band, formed in Keighley in 2002. Their sound fuses influences from many genres, including ska, reggae, punk rock, metal, hip hop and dub. The band is typically associated with the punk subculture, due to its ethics and lyrical content...
  
  
• The Scrub
• The Upgrades
  The Upgrades
  The Upgrades were a third wave ska band from Dublin, Ireland. Goldenplec.com named them as their "band of the week"" during March 2009 and hailed them as Probably the best known unknown band in Dublin....
  
  

Ska Is Dead Compilation CD

In 2007 the Ska is Dead compilation CD was released through Asian Man Records

Asian Man Records

Asian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:...

, compiling 23 current ska bands. The purpose of this CD is to "celebrate and document, not only the current state of the genre, and a tour dedicated to it, but moreso, a community that has grown around it." (written by Dave Kirchgessner of Mustard Plug

Mustard Plug

Mustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Formed in 1991, the band's original members were Dave Kirchgessner, Mike McKendrick, Colin Clive, and Anthony Vilchez. Currently the band consists of Dave , Brandon Jenison , Jim Hofer , Nate Cohn , Colin Clive , and Rick Johnson...

 in the CD booklet).

Track listing

• 1) Big D and the Kids Table
  Big D and the Kids Table
  Big D and the Kids Table is a ska punk band formed in October 1995 in Allston, Massachusetts when its members converged in college. Their first release was on their own Fork In Hand Records label, but have since teamed with Springman Records and SideOneDummy...
  
   - Noise Complaint
• 2) Buck-O-Nine
  Buck-O-Nine
  Buck-O-Nine is an American ska punk band which was formed in San Diego in 1991. The band has toured internationally and released several albums and e.p.'s, as well as appearing on compilations and film soundtracks. During the mid-to-late 1990s, they experienced mainstream success with the release...
  
   - I'm Not Dead
• 3) The Toasters
  The Toasters
  The Toasters was one of the first American bands in the third wave of ska, and is one of the longest active third wave ska bands.They have released nine studio albums, most of them on Moon Ska Records. The Toasters experienced a small degree of commercial success in the late 1990s due to the...
  
   - Night Train to Moscow
• 4) Deal's Gone Bad
  Deal's Gone Bad
  Deal's Gone Bad is a band from Chicago, Illinois. Their sound mixes reggae, rocksteady, and ska music with American soul. They have been together since 1994, with numerous lineup changes over the years. The current incarnation has been mostly stable since 2003...
  
   - Messin' Around
• 5) The Pietasters
  The Pietasters
  The Pietasters are a seven-piece ska/soul band hailing from Washington, D.C., with additional members from Maryland and Virginia.- History :In 1990, a group of friends were attending college at Virginia Tech in the mountains of Virginia...
  
   - Don't Wanna Know
• 6) Mustard Plug
  Mustard Plug
  Mustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Formed in 1991, the band's original members were Dave Kirchgessner, Mike McKendrick, Colin Clive, and Anthony Vilchez. Currently the band consists of Dave , Brandon Jenison , Jim Hofer , Nate Cohn , Colin Clive , and Rick Johnson...
  
   - Puddle of Blood
• 7) The Flatliners
  The Flatliners
  The Flatliners are a punk rock/ska punk band from Richmond Hill and Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Since their formation in 2002, The Flatliners have been a growing influence in the Toronto punk/ska scene as well as other areas of the Greater Toronto Area. They are currently signed to Fat Wreck Chords...
  
   - Open Hearts and Bloody Grins
• 8) Bomb the Music Industry - I'm Terrorfied!!!
• 9) MU330
  MU330
  MU330 are a ska punk band from St. Louis, Missouri.Formed by students of St. Louis University High School in 1988, MU330 played a self-described brand of music called "Psycho Ska", high energy ska punk marked by manic performances and humorous, often strange lyricism...
  
   - Please Don't Run
• 10) Fishbone
  Fishbone
  Fishbone is a U.S. alternative rock band formed in 1979 in Los Angeles, California, which plays a fusion of ska, punk rock, funk, hard rock and soul. Critics have noted of the band: "Fishbone was one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the late '80s...
  
   - Skank N' Go Nuts
• 11) Go Jimmy Go
  Go Jimmy Go
  Go Jimmy Go is a ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul influenced band from Honolulu, Hawaii. Although chronologically, the band belongs to the third-wave, their mellow, slower tempo sound is reminiscent of the classic style of the original 1960s Jamaican first wave of ska.-History, 1996 to 2000:Go...
  
   - Don't Stop Everything (Dancehall Version)
• 12) Chris Murray - Dangerous Hearts
• 13) The Planet Smashers
  The Planet Smashers
  The Planet Smashers are a ska punk band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Since their formation in 1994, they have been a staple of the Montreal music scene. During the third wave of ska, they quickly rose to national, and eventual international fame, with tours in the United States, Europe, and Japan...
  
   - Raise Your Glass
• 14) Subb
  Subb
  Subb is a Canadian ska punk band formed in November 1992 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Since their beginning in the early 90's, the band released four full-length albums, one EP and one split CD on the labels Stomp Records and Underworld Records. Though they experienced several lineup...
  
   - I've Got it All Wrong
• 15) Streetlight Manifesto
  Streetlight Manifesto
  Streetlight Manifesto is an American punk band with many influences from different genres including ska, from New Brunswick, New Jersey fronted by Tomas Kalnoky....
  
   - A Better Place, A Better Time (Live)
• 16) Against All Authority
  Against All Authority
  Against All Authority is an American punk band, formed in Florida in 1992. Playing in the ska punk style, their business practice follows a stringent DIY ethic.-History:...
  
   - Silence is Golden but Duct Tape is Silver
• 17) Westbound Train
  Westbound Train
  Westbound Train is a ska band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2001. Their name originates from the Dennis Brown hit song by the same name....
  
   - Please Forgive Me
• 18) King Django
  King Django
  Jeff Baker, better known as King Django, is a New Brunswick, NJ-based ska musician. He was the leader of Skinnerbox and Stubborn All-Stars....
  
   - Hard, Hard Thing
• 19) Catch 22
  Catch 22 (band)
  Catch 22 is an American ska punk band from East Brunswick Township, New Jersey.The band was formed by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Tomas Kalnoky and drummer Chris Greer who recruited trumpeter Kevin Gunther, who was working in a local record store...
  
   - The Spark
• 20) Voodoo Glow Skulls
  Voodoo Glow Skulls
  Voodoo Glow Skulls are an American ska punk band formed in 1988 in Riverside, California by brothers Frank, Eddie and Jorge Casillas and their longtime friend Jerry O'Neill...
  
   - DD Don't Like Ska
• 21) The Porkers
  The Porkers
  The Porkers are a ska punk band from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.Formed in 1987 as The Pork Hunts, the band was eventually forced to change its name to the less offensive-sounding Porkers in 1990 after their regular Newcastle venue refused to present them with their old name...
  
   - Too Big For Your Boots
• 22) The Johnstones
  The Johnstones
  The Johnstones are a ska punk band from Ajax, Ontario, Canada formed in 2002 and signed to the Union Label Group. In 2006, they signed to Stomp Records of Montreal, released the full length album Word is Bond and began touring Canada and the U.S. Their video 'Gone for a Long Time' received...
  
   - Action
• 23) Tip the Van
  Tip The Van
  Tip the Van was an American rock/ska formed in Marlborough, Connecticut in 2002. The lineup consists of Nicole Oliva , Simone Oliva , Stephanie Allen , Brian Dunnigan , Bryan Howard , and Bryan Briggs...
  
   - Circles

A British version of the CD includes some tracks by British ska bands replacing some of the smaller bands on the American release.

An Australian version of the CD includes the track Alone in the Crowd, by Australian band The Resignators

Skanksgiving '08

On July 18, 2008, the Ska is Dead organizers announced Skanksgiving '08, a series of two shows taking place in Foxborough, MA and Sayreville, NJ, on November 15 and 16th, respectively. The Foxborough show will take place at Showcase Live!, and the Sayreville show will take place at the Starland Ballroom.

Foxborough, MA show

• The Toasters
  The Toasters
  The Toasters was one of the first American bands in the third wave of ska, and is one of the longest active third wave ska bands.They have released nine studio albums, most of them on Moon Ska Records. The Toasters experienced a small degree of commercial success in the late 1990s due to the...
  
  
• The Pietasters
  The Pietasters
  The Pietasters are a seven-piece ska/soul band hailing from Washington, D.C., with additional members from Maryland and Virginia.- History :In 1990, a group of friends were attending college at Virginia Tech in the mountains of Virginia...
  
  
• Mustard Plug
  Mustard Plug
  Mustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Formed in 1991, the band's original members were Dave Kirchgessner, Mike McKendrick, Colin Clive, and Anthony Vilchez. Currently the band consists of Dave , Brandon Jenison , Jim Hofer , Nate Cohn , Colin Clive , and Rick Johnson...
  
  
• Westbound Train
  Westbound Train
  Westbound Train is a ska band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2001. Their name originates from the Dennis Brown hit song by the same name....
  
  
• Bomb the Music Industry
• Flatfoot 56
  Flatfoot 56
  Flatfoot 56 is a Celtic punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The group's use of Scottish Highland bagpipes has led to their classification as a Celtic punk band, comparable to Dropkick Murphys or Flogging Molly.-History:...
  
  
• Big Lick
• Boston Jolly Pirates
• Brunt of it

Sayreville, NJ show

• The Pietasters
  The Pietasters
  The Pietasters are a seven-piece ska/soul band hailing from Washington, D.C., with additional members from Maryland and Virginia.- History :In 1990, a group of friends were attending college at Virginia Tech in the mountains of Virginia...
  
  
• Big D and the Kids Table
  Big D and the Kids Table
  Big D and the Kids Table is a ska punk band formed in October 1995 in Allston, Massachusetts when its members converged in college. Their first release was on their own Fork In Hand Records label, but have since teamed with Springman Records and SideOneDummy...
  
  
• The Toasters
  The Toasters
  The Toasters was one of the first American bands in the third wave of ska, and is one of the longest active third wave ska bands.They have released nine studio albums, most of them on Moon Ska Records. The Toasters experienced a small degree of commercial success in the late 1990s due to the...
  
  
• Mustard Plug
  Mustard Plug
  Mustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Formed in 1991, the band's original members were Dave Kirchgessner, Mike McKendrick, Colin Clive, and Anthony Vilchez. Currently the band consists of Dave , Brandon Jenison , Jim Hofer , Nate Cohn , Colin Clive , and Rick Johnson...
  
  
• Bomb the Music Industry
• Flatfoot 56
  Flatfoot 56
  Flatfoot 56 is a Celtic punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The group's use of Scottish Highland bagpipes has led to their classification as a Celtic punk band, comparable to Dropkick Murphys or Flogging Molly.-History:...
  
  
• Awful Waffle
• SKSC
• Explosive Sheep

External links

• Official site
• Asian Man Records