On The Upbeat

This week Eric Abbey from J. Navarro and the Traitors joins us. Eric tells us how he got into ska music and where that love for ska has taken him. He also discusses how J. Navarro and the Traitors go…

This week Aaron and Courtney from The Prizefighters join us. Courtney first tells us how he got into ska music and how lead to him joining the band. Next, Aaron and Courtney discuss the meaning behin…

This week Max Beckman from Half Past Two joins us. Max tells us about the band’s upcoming shows, what it’s like to be playing outside of Southern California and what it has been like to work with Rea…

This week Ben Fortosky from Minivandal joins us. We learn his ska origin story, how he started playing music and how Minivandal got their start. We also hear a new song of their upcoming album, what …

On this episode RJ sits down to talk w/ Eric Mazurak AKA Super Tiger AKA Gain Stages. He's an all around great dude, as well as a writer, performer, and producer. That's right listeners, Eric is a tr…

This week Tahlena Chikami from Bite Me Bambi joins us. Tahlena tells us about the band’s upcoming tour, their Prince cover and taking a fake bath in front of your friends. We also discuss Summer Sizz…

This week Kyle Jewitt from The Filthy Radicals visits the podcast. Kyle talks about how he got into ska music and how he starting playing music. We learn about the early days of The Filthy Radicals a…

This week we chat with Josh, Matt and Miguel from Secret Cajun Band. We learn how the band got their start and what early shows  were like. We discuss their 1994 album  Big House coming out on vinyl …

This week we are joined by author Heather Augustyn. Heather has written seven books on ska music and she joins us to discuss her eighth, Rude Girls: Women in 2Tone and One Step Beyond. Heather tells …

This week Middagh Good from This is Ska Radio. Middagh tells us about how he got in ska music and about his first few ska shows. We also discuss the upcoming Maximum Ska n’ P festival and we announce…

This week Devon Kay from Devon Kay and The Solutions joins us. Devon tells how he got into ska music and how the band got its start. We also learn about the band’s musical progression and why they ar…

This week is a host only episode. RJ and Matt spend much of the episode discussing a video of teens reacting to ska music. In Ska Around the World RJ tells us about a ska band from Indian. Lastly, we…

This week Chris Malone from The Pandemics joins us. Chris tells us how he got into ska music and about the early days of The Pandemics. We hear a new song from the band and we discuss song writing. C…

This week we are joined by Amy Gabba. Amy tells us about her recent trip to Dubai and we learn all about the Kickstarter for her new album.  We learn what all went into writing and recording the new …

This week we are joined by Tommy, Dominic and Chris from Do It With Malice. We learn how they each got into ska, how the band got started and the history behind the band name. We also discuss their s…

This week's episode is a Patreon bonus episode. This was recorded in January of 2022. Matt sat down with Dave McWane from Big D and The Kids Table to discuss their song Shining On. Dave gives us all …