Just caught the last tune from opener Schnabel. He was billed as the lead singer of alt-angsty Two Cow Garage. He looked like Truman Capote's younger brother, and sang like early Ani Difranco. The tune was great and wished I saw more.
The Toasters are a NYC second wave ska band. The evolution of ska is interesting, from the early days in Jamaica of the scratchily recorded pre-Marley groups to the British second wave revolving around the legendary Two-tone label. The Specials, The English Beat and others oozed back across the Atlantic to infect a punkier version in the states. The Toasters and the Dropkick Murphys took the horn driven ska and fused it with moshy, limb flailing punk. Lead singer of the Toasters was British and helped connect the dots. The band was sax, trombone, drums, bass, and guitar/lead vocals. Excellent set from these guys who have been around since the 80s. Show highlight was "Two-tone Army" yet another dot connected.
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