Every day is Sunday when you're unemployedJust shy of the top 15 are The Slackers, who played the last show ever at the Bloomfield Ave Cafe and Stage in Montclair, New Jersey
Wiki Says:
The Slackers are a New York City band, formed in Brooklyn in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz. The Slackers' notability is credited to their prolific career, tours of North America, Europe, and elsewhere, and signing to notable punk label Hellcat Records.
There are several side projects of The Slackers, including David Hillyard & The Rocksteady Seven, Crazy Baldhead Sound System, Da Whole Thing, the SKAndalous All Stars, as well as an acoustic solo project by Vic Ruggiero. Vic Ruggiero, Jay Nugent, and David Hillyard were also in the New York City ska band Stubborn All-Stars led by frontman King Django.
Discovery: Better Late Than Never (1996)
Redlight (1997)
The Question (1998)*
Wasted Days (2001)
The Slackers and Friends (2002)
Close My Eyes (2003)
An Afternoon in Dub (2005)
Slackness (2005)
Peculiar (2006)*
The Boss Harmony Sessions (2007)
Self Medication (2008)
The Great Rocksteady Swindle (2010)
*Best albums
Favorite Songs: 10. Keep It Simple
9. Everyday Is Sunday
8. Knowing
7. Peculiar
6. 86 The Mayo
5. And I Wonder
4. No More Crying
3. Axes (Favorite song all time #78)
2. Married Girl (Favorite song all time #57
1. Have the Time (#3)
Years Active: 1991-Present
Seen Live: 3 times
January 2008-Montclair, NJ
April 2009-Baltimore, MD
June 2010-Baltimore, MD
The Slackers are really, really good. Especially live. They always seem to play everything right, fast, and it is just really good. I know this isn't the most in depth expression about them, but there isn't much to say besides the fact that they never disappoint.
I can't embed their music video for "Have the Time", but it is one of my favorite videos ever. Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do0iB79mgBk&feature=av2e
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