New England Ska Festival

Reformed in 1993, is the band that EVERYONE in the ska, reggae, and rocksteady scenes are influenced by. Why? Because they friggin’ started it all.

Jack Ruby got the crowd’s arms up, waving in unison, thousands of people singing along to the tunes they grew up with.

Think we could take a break? Naah. The Pilfers were up next, rudies, and to say the least, it was a set everyone was raving about afterwards.

They kept the famed instrumentals to a minimum, as it was obvious the crowd enjoyed shouting along with the band as they skanked it up in the heat.

Bim put on an awesome set pulling songs from all over their over six-album repertoire. John Cameron played the organ with one hand, and sax with the other.

King is a charismatic vocalist, and the Colonel plays guitar like a hell-bent rockabilly god. A perfect mix of rockabilly, punk, and old school rock ‘n’ roll.