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...creepers creeping up on us again? The pointy-toed, thick-soled shoe was a staple at punk, ska and rockabilly shows in the '70s and '80s. In the '00s the footwear has gone high fashion, making notable appearances at the Luella Bartley fall '03 show and Christian Dior's fall '04 show. Fashionistas aren't the only ones slipping them on; they have also won fans among teens and hipsters in Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York City and Dallas. "You see dozens of pairs of them at rockabilly shows," says Kathy Schriever, owner of Dallas' Planet Sole...
Like other bands riding the current retro trend, the Stills’ music screamed elements of punk, ska and 80’s new wave. While their influences were at times too obvious, the Stills struck a lush, winsome blend of punk and pop on “Of Montreal” and “Gender Bombs...
...year-olds have come far since their middle school jamming days. Band members have known one another since they were twelve years old—Crowe and Hamelin actually became friends when they were four. They quickly developed a collective interest in music—mainly punk, metal, ska and classics like Bob Dylan and Tom Waits. In 2000, they formed the Stills, migrated to New York City and sent demos off to manager Adam “Bix” Berger in hopes of landing a record deal...
...epileptic, ambitious new wave band is still going strong after almost 25 years together. Fusing funk, ska and bubblegum pop, Fishbone has won over a cult following over the years, enduring even 1997’s career-killing ska revival. Their live shows have always been frenzied and energetic, with lead singer Angelo Moore jumping and hollering all over the stage while his band plays the funky, undeniable rock that has kept crowds dancing for decades. 9 p.m. Tickets $20; 18+. The Middle East Downstairs...
...After the crappiest selection in decades at the Cannes Film Festival, I found a terrific season of London shows. One was actually about London: the musical "Our House." I hadn't hoped for much. Since it's a trunk show of songs from the 80s ska group Madness, and since it's about a young man who splits in two to see whether he'd turned out right if he went bad, the show could have been a mix of the amateur ABBA show "Mamma Mia" and London's longest-running bad musical, "Blood Brothers" (15 years and it hasn...