"That Guy At The Show Filiming The Band On His Phone" Episode 4: Ska!!

About a week and a half ago a fairly large, diverse and yet unified group of friends of mine went out to see a show. I love jamming people together from different areas of my life, and see what happens. What happened was we all went out and saw the Slackers at the Crocodile Lounge. The shit was phenomenal. Some guy got butt hurt right off the bat because I was dancing (a familiar thread in my show reviews, admittedly) but then my new friend Mon from Lynn, MA bought him a beer and he chilled the fuck out. Then the band covered "Attitude" by the Misfits. We all knew the song was directed at him. It sounds like a review cliche, but the Slackers never really disappoint. Some dude proposed to his girl on stage and she said yes. Ah, young punx in love. Speaking of, here's a quick clip of "Married Girl" I grabbed while I wasn't busy gettin' weird on the dancefloor... Kinda wish I had filmed a little more because I am particularly impressed with the sound quality, although I can't say the same of my not-so-steady hand. Do the rock steady not the film steady!
Like a month before this my friend Alyssa and I got really baked and wandered down to see the Toasters, more of an NYCSKA relic than the ever-relevant Slackers. Whatever, I'm not here to judge but the scene at that show was very weird. El Corazon was sparsely attended that evening and Bucket seemed like a dick to me, but here's a clip of "History Book" a la 2013...

So there you have it rude boys and girls. Keep skanking. Keep wanking.