This week on the podcast Matt and RJ discuss what they did with their two week break. Matt gives us a breakdown of the Brew Ska Ska music festival he went to on September 11, 2021. Matt and RJ discuss ska music’s association with beer and drinking. RJ tells us about a ska band from Costa Rica in Ska Around The World. Lastly, they also give you ska news and their ska picks of the week.

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Ska News…..

-2021 Supernova Ska Festival - Livestream Festival Pass

The Supernova International Ska Festival is the largest festival dedicated to ska music in the United States. The 2021 festival will be its biggest festival yet with nearly 40 bands and 30 hours of ska including Hepcat, The Skatalites, The Slackers, The Pietasters, Buck-O-Nine, Mustard Plug, The Toasters, Bim Skala Bim, The Skunks, Chris Murray, Mephiskapheles, Half Past Two, Catbite, Stop the presses and many more. The festival will take place on September 17-19 and will be held at the Oozlefinch Brewery at historic Fort Monroe, Virginia on the banks of the Chesapeake Bay.

All three days $34

One day is $15

https://boxoffice.mandolin.com/products/2021-supernova-ska-festival-livestream-festival-pass?utm_source=halfpasttwo&utm_medium=artistsocials&utm_campaign=supernova-ska-festival

-Half Past Two

This Wednesday, September 15, half past two is dropping a new video and song called Scratched CD.

Death Of Guitar Pop

On September 10th Death Of Guitar Pop dropped a new album called Pukka Sounds.

https://open.spotify.com/album/3SqelYQs93aWVkVthtibYp?si=5ono1S1fS2aGHY2I7Lv5cA&dl_branch=1

Spotify playlist Ska Favorites:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DikTsRPk4dspXejk9bFko?si=vaPlX9V7QVW9JsTRSUdqCg

Ska News Theme by Dang!t:

https://dangitband.bandcamp.com/music

Main Theme by Millington:

https://millingtonband.bandcamp.com/music

You can buy the main theme song:

https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/release