The Slackers
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This article is about the ska band. For other uses, see Slackers (disambiguation).
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| Country | New York, New York, USA |
| Years active | 1991 - present |
| Genres | Ska |
| Labels | HellCat Records Records |
| Members | Vic Ruggiero Jay Nugent Dave Hillyard Glen Pine Marcus Geard Ara Babajian |
The Slackers are one of the more well-known bands emerging from the New York City ska scene, having been formed in Brooklyn in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, swing, garage rock, and jazz. The Slackers' notability is credited to their prolific career, tours of North America, Europe, and elsewhere, and signing to notable punk label HellCat Records.
Several side projects have stemmed from the band including the Dave Hillyard Rocksteady 7, Da Whole Thing, and the SKAndalous All Stars, as well as an acoustic solo project by Vic Ruggiero.
[edit] Lineup
- Vic Ruggiero - Keyboards, Vocals
- Jay "Agent Jay" Nugent - Guitar
- Dave Hillyard - Saxophone
- Glen Pine - Trombone
- Marcus Geard - Bass
- Ara Babajian - Drums
Former Members
- Marc "Q-Maxx 4:20" Lyn - Vocals
- TJ Scanlon - Guitar
- Luis "Zulu" Zuluaga - Drums
- Jeremy "Mush One" Mushlin - Trumpet
- Allen Teboul - Drums
- Dunia Best- Vocals, Flute
- Jeff "King Django" Baker - Trombone
- Tobias Fields - Congas
- Eric "E-ROC" Singer - Alto Saxophone
- Victor Rice - Bass
- Dave Hahn - lead guitar
[edit] Full Discography
- Do The Ska With The Slackers - 1992
- The Slackers - 1993
- Better Late Than Never - 1996
- Redlight - 1997
- The Question - 1998
- Before There Were Slackers There Were... - 1999
- Live at Ernesto's - 2000
- Wasted Days - 2001
- The Slackers and Friends - 2002
- Close My Eyes - 2003
- International War Criminal - 2004
- Upsettin' Ernesto's - 2004
- The Slackers/Pulley Split - 2004
- An Afternoon in Dub - 2005
- Slackness - 2005
- Slack in Japan - 2005
- Peculiar - 2006
- Big Tunes! Hits & Misses from 1996 to 2006 - 2007
Compilations
- Give 'Em the Boot
- Give 'Em the Boot II
- Give 'Em the Boot III
- Give 'Em the Boot IV
- Give 'Em the Boot V
- This Is Special Potatoe Vol. 1
[edit] External links
- The Slackers official homepage
- AMG entry
- The Slackers collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
- The Slackers' Chords, a website dedicated to The Slackers' music
