First Listen: The Slackers – “Hanging On”
The Slackers must be the most inappropriately named band within the international reggae/ska scene. While their moniker alludes to underperforming and procrastinating, as the hoodie I’m… Read More
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Artist Spotlight: Crazy Baldhead
About five years ago, Jayson “Agent Jay” Nugent, guitarist of the internationally adored NYC-based ska/reggae band, The Slackers, had been cycling north on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. After hitting a patch of construction that was not barricaded, Nugent badly broke and dislocated… Read More
Throwback Thursday: The Slackers – The Slackers and Friends
Cover photo: Kristin Laughter
The Lower East Side of Manhattan, a glamorous adult playground packed with trendy restaurants, lounges and bars, had an unmistakably more bohemian vibe in the 1990s. Back then, artists, musicians, drag queens and drug dealers filled the neighborhood’s dive bars.… Read More… Read More
The Slackers – Working Overtime (Rootfire World Premiere)
Whether we admit it or not, we all claim ownership over the music in our lives. We do it all the time! In a club we might say, “this is my song.” In our cars, no one ever sings the songs as well as we do.… Read… Read More
Throwback Thursday: The Slackers – Wasted Days
There is something in the air that can only be described as a holy anticipation. A pulse dominates the room yet a single note hasn’t been played. A natural sway of the audience already exists and we know why it’s there.… Read More