[ February 6, 2010; 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm. ] In response to the recent devastating earthquakes to hit Haiti, KCRW is hosting a Haiti Relief Concert at El Rey Theatre, Saturday, Feb. 6th 2010, featuring Hepcat, Dengue Fever, Joey Altruda, The Lions, Be Very Careful, and The Tuffington. Ticket proceeds from this night will be donated to Operation USA’s Haiti relief efforts.

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LA-based ska / rocksteady band Hepcat blew onto the 1990s SoCal ska revival scene and quickly built a following of with their mix of Caribbean reggae and rocksteady, R&B, jazz, and swing. Their releases include 1993′s Out of Nowhere, 1996′s Scientific, the critically-acclaimed 1998 album Right On Time, and finally their 2000 release Push N’ [...]

Ska music is the precursor to reggae and rocksteady music. Ska took the accented upbeat from mento and calypso music and embedded it within the musical rhythm that typifies dub, reggae, and dancehall music today. The up-beat, syncopated melody that typifies ska music and the reggae that followed is variably described as skank, skat, and [...]

[ September 10, 2009; 6:30 pm; September 11, 2009; 8:00 pm; September 15, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. September 16, 2009; 7:45 pm; September 17, 2009; 6:15 pm; September 21, 2009; 7:00 pm; September 24, 2009; 8:00 pm; September 25, 2009; 6:45 pm; September 26, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] LA-based ska / rocksteady band Hepcat is getting back together again and going on tour with Flogging Molly in September. The legendary crossover ska act has recently announced the following performance dates… Continue reading →