The Slackers
The Slackers is an American ska band from New York that was formed in 1991 .
Band history
The band was formed in New York in 1991. Her first album Better Late Than Never was released in 1996 on Moon Records. The following year the band signed a contract with Hellcat Records .
In 2000, Live at Ernesto’s was their first live album. In the meantime it has become a household name in the ska scene, the band tours regularly through Europe and the USA and is considered an excellent live band by fans.
The band was formed as a result of the third wave of ska that arose in the 1980s. Musically, the band is based on the authentic Ska from Jamaica .
Band line-up
- Vic Ruggiero - organ and vocals
- Jay "Agent Jay" Nugent - guitar
- Dave Hillyard - saxophone
- Glen Pine - trombone and vocals
- Marcus Geard - bass
- Ara Babajian - drums
former members
- Marq "Q-Maxx 4:20" Lyn - vocals
- TJ Scanlon - guitar
- Luis "Zulu" Zuluaga - drums
- Allen Teboul - drums
- Jeremy "Mush One" Mushlin - Trumpet
- Jeff "King Django" Baker - trombone
- Tobias Fields - Congas
- Eric "E-ROC" Singer - alto saxophone
Discography
Albums
- 1996: Better Late Than Never (Re-Released as Do.LP in 2002 on Special Potato)
- 1997: Redlight
- 1998: The Question (Thursday LP)
- 1999: Before There Were Slackers There Were ...
- 2000: Live at Ernesto's
- 2001: Wasted Days
- 2003: From New York to Luxembourg (Live at the KUFA Vol. 1) limited Edition 500 copies
- 2003: Close My Eyes
- 2003: The Slackers and friends
- 2003: Upsettin 'Ernesto’s
- 2005: Slack in Japan
- 2005: An Afternoon in Dub
- 2006: Peculiar
- 2007: The Boss Harmony Sessions
- 2008: Self-Medication
- 2009: Lost & Found
- 2010: The Great Rocksteady Swindle
- 2012: The Radio
- 2016: The Slackers
DVDs
- Give 'Em the Boot DVD (2005): "And I Wonder"
- The Slackers: A Documentary (2007)
- The Flamingo Cantina Series With The Slackers (2009)
Singles and EPs
- 1997: Watch This (CD single)
- 1998: Have The Time (CD single)
- 2004: International War Criminal EP (CD single)
- 2007: Yer Still Blue (Ltd. Tour CD Single) Special Potato
- 2007: Minha Menina 7 "(Single, Vinyl only Ltd. to 550) Music with Soul Records
Most of the albums were released on Hellcat Records , a sub-label of Epitaph Records . Better Late than never was originally released on the New York label Moon Ska Records (currently only the European branch Moon Ska Europe exists. Label boss and singer of the New York band The Toasters Robert "Bucket" Hingley has long since had a new record company with Megalith Records opened). Already for the second regular studio album Redlight the Slackers (like some other bands, e.g. the Pietasters) switched to Tim Armstrong's label Hellcat on the west coast. The other regular studio albums were released there. The disc Self Medication , released in 2008, was surprisingly released on Indication Records and in Europe on moanin '(LP on Special Potato Records). The last album The Radio was released in the USA on the Whatevski label in Europe again on moanin 'and in Japan on the Ska In The World label with a different order of the tracks under the title Ganbare (Japanese: Give your best). However, the band expressly does not rule out a future collaboration with Tim Armstrong and Hellcat. According to the band, the change of label only has to do with the desired release date of the record.
