Syracuse Ska Forum

is there any recordings laying around, like from 'no refund' , Sweet Jeebaz, CDC, or any of those earlier bands. I heard a little from skatos but theres not much on there and i think its kind of interesting. I heard some cdc a few years back and it was really cool

I can send you Skatos's "Waiting For Tuesday". Their website is still up: http://www.geocities.com/skapoop/
Too Hectic has 4 songs up on this myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/toohecticska
Burting Mosquitos myspace with songs: http://www.myspace.com/burstingmosquitos

The hardcore band?

Nah, Cletus Doesn't Care, they were a ska band from Skaneateles who were most popular around 2001-2002.

i've got come on home jerome on my computer (the cletus CD)

plus i'm sure the cletus girls have stuff and would be willing to send it if anyone can get ahold of them

magic goat also has a copy of skatos very rare 16 hour ep. it was sent to us courtesy of skatos's own mike gibson. it was only available at their last show. it rocks.

I want that, my AIM is in the links below get at me

i would send it to you immediatley but its in our drummers basment in syracuse and i am in more dorm room in oneonta. ill let you know when i have access to it.

Sweet. I don't think I was ever really aware that Skatos had a last show or planned that The Pietasters was it. I didn't really know there was a last CD either; when they were around I remember the cool thing to have was the very first CD because it sold out ages ago.

Actually, given the great curiosity of the newer, younger kids and the wealth of old material available, I was planning to release a "History of Syracuse Ska & Reggae" later this year. I have recorded gems by just about every band you find listed on the history of Syracuse ska bands page -- make sure you scroll ALL the way down!

There are only a few bands on there I never saw and I have access to recordings, including many never released, by most of the bands listed on that page.

Like, just a compilation CD? or a complete anthology of those bands, all wrapped in one nice nifty neat package?

i think that would be an awesome idea, because yesterday i was looking around for some mp3s on like dogpile and some of the skatos songs are amazing. I couldnt find any saaa or sweet jeebaz or no refund. Does too hectic still have cd's out there?

I have Saaa. Not sure about No Refund, but I can look.

"Viva Chez Slack" by Too Hectic seems to be still floating around online for sale now and then, if you look. I also have the compilation they're on and the MySpace are the unreleased songs.

Most interesting thing I have is Wesley Rogers Band album from 1987. It's pretty good, although definitely of that era. I'm also proud to own a very rare demo of Douglas Leader Orchestra with their first single "Della" on it that was never released (its a long story). Joe plays on that and as part of Cenzo now and he was amazed I have that demo. I also have the demo from Sacrelicious, which is what Grif did before The Operatives.

Have to correct something:

Sacrelicious consisted partly Grif, Davo, Al, & Chris of Amy Ryan and The Operatives.

who the f*ck was no refund?

i've never heard of that band.




i have some stuff, like

stu, cletus doesn't care, straighter than pete, amy ryan, skatos, saaa, bursting mosquitoes

probably some other shit laying around too from bands that are long since out of my memory... i'll see what I can dig up when I visit my parents in June.