Reggae Fest?

jlosowski · **Joined:** Sat May 03, 2008 7:14 pm **Posts:** 301

i keep hearing about this on the radio at work, and i'm wondering when it is and where it is.
it features john browns body and dave hillyard and the rocksteady 7.
if anyone has the info, let me know.

Mike · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:17 pm

Why do we have to google things for you? A simple myspace check on either of those bands will tell you exactly what they are talking about.

jlosowski · **Joined:** Sat May 03, 2008 7:14 pm **Posts:** 301

i'm too busy making you google things.
and i didnt feel like doing it and wondered if anyone knew off-hand.

chris439740 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:17 pm

are you talking about wegmans reggae fest? it has matisyahu as well but most importantly GIANT PANDA GUERRILLA DUB SQUAD so just look it up on their myspace

go go gergie · **Posted:** Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:40 pm

nah- he's talking about this "Reggae for Climate Protection" fest in mohawk ny (outside of utica) on july 26th
John Holt
JBB
Trivini Band and Ghettoflex
David Hilyard and the Rocksteady 7
Trumystic
IRIEmember

9am- 12pm
35$

http://www.reggaeforclimateprotection.com
looks kinda cool

lengthtoavoid · **Posted:** Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:31 am

HOLY SHITAKKE MUSHROOMS!

john holt and DH and the RS7?????

have I been living under a rock?

jlosowski · **Joined:** Sat May 03, 2008 7:14 pm **Posts:** 301

lengthtoavoid wrote:

HOLY SHITAKKE MUSHROOMS!

john hot and D and the RS7?????

have I been living under a rock?

yeah, and i was listening to the shitty pop station when i heard about it. go figure.

skadanny · **Posted:** Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:24 pm

Yeah, I count this as one of the many wonderful spinoffs of when Joe Basi was booking a lot of trad ska to Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica. He was bringing in Dave Hillyard and NYSJE and the Slackers and more for years. And even though he's now back in Florida, some of these bands are still coming back to cash in on a regular basis, which is awesome for Utica.

Kind of ironic that Utica doesn't support younger-skewing ska bands, but again, someone has to book the shows to make them happen and no one has ever really done that in any kind of consistent way, unlike how Joe was all over the trad ska for years. It didn't hurt either that he was subsidizing the shows with college money -- I remember paying 5 bucks to see the Slackers on an all ages show, which was crazy, given their guarantee.

lengthtoavoid · **Posted:** Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:25 pm

the show is only $20 FYI according to the site

Ras Adam · **Posted:** Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:23 pm

John Holt is a reggae legend and they bait n switch you with his name on the main page, but further into the site in the artist page we find out its
"JUNIOR" Holt
who is John's son

anyway its still a good time for 20 bux. i'll be in rhode islanbd at their fest otherwise i'd go to this, a

John Brown's Body

Junior Holt with Ed Robinson & The Ruff Stuff Band

Dave Hillyard and the Rock Steady 7
(feat. horn players from the Slackers, Toasters, Scofflaws and other NYC ska rebels)

Trumystic

Iriemember

Trivini

Ghetto Flex

Benjai

DJ Easeback

DJ Merritone

DJ Twin Sounds

DJ Fernando

...and many more!

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