Grammy Museum Ska event to feature first performance of Boxboys in 40 years
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Ska fans are marking your calendars for October 23! The Grammy Museum has announced a special panel discussion on the ON Klub and the early days of LA’s ska and mod scene that will feature the Boxboys’ first performance in 40 years.
SRO sent the following details: Ska may be a household name these days, but it was no more than 40 years ago that Howard Paar, newly arrived from London to Los Angeles, took inspiration from the British 2 Jamaican Tone, Ska and Reggae and American Soul music kicked off one of the very first scenes in American ska at a hole-in-the-wall venue in Silver Lake called ON Klub. Paar’s vision of a club all about ska and soul helped spawn a unique American version of ska that spawned The Boxboys, one of America’s first ska groups, and The Untouchables, who went on to become world famous with their ska / mod. look and ring. The ON Klub and the bands Paar booked sparked a ska and mod frenzy across town, which brought the look and feel of Brighton in Quadrophenia to the streets of LA.
Several of the most prominent personalities of the LA ska scene will gather for a special panel discussion at the GRAMMY Museum to recall the ON Klub and the beginnings of the LA ska and mod scene: singer Jerry Miller (The Untouchables), vocalist Chuck Askerneese (The Untouchables), bassist Ivan Wong (The Boxboys), drummer Greg Sowders (The Boxboys), bassist Norwood Fisher (Fishbone), vocalist Greg Lee (Hepcat), music critic Bill Bentley (LA Weekly), ON Klub Creator, Author and Award Award-winning music supervisor Howard Paar, ska musician, podcaster and author Marc Wasserman and Laurence Fishburne, award-winning actor, producer and original sponsor of ON Klub will discuss the importance of the ON Klub and the early days of the LA ska and mod scene. There will also be special live performances from The Boxboys (1st time in 40 years!) And The Untouchables. This afternoon will be hosted by veteran DJ / radio host Junor Francis and DJ Chuck Wren (Jump Up Records) will spin the best of American ska and reggae.
At 1:30 p.m. and immediately following the performances, there will be book signing sessions with authors Howard Paar (“Top Rankin”, a black punk / ska novel against the backdrop of 1980 from ON Klub’s first year) and Marc Wasserman (“Ska Boom! An American Ska & Reggae Oral History” detailing the beginnings of ska in the United States). Both books will be on sale at the GRAMMY Museum Gift Shop. This event is presented in association with History of LA Ska.
Panelists:
Howard Paar (creator of ON Klub, music supervisor and author of “Top Rankin ‘: A Punk / Ska Noir Novel”)
Marc Wasserman (Musician, Podcaster & Author of “Ska Boom !: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History”)
Jerry Miller (The Untouchables)
Chuck Askerneese (The Untouchables)
Ivan Wong (The Boxboys)
Greg Sowders (The Boxboys)
Norwood fisherman (fishbone)
Greg Lee (Hepcat)
Bill Bentley (former LA Weekly music editor and author of Smithsonian Rock & Roll: Live & Unseen)
Laurence Fishburne (award-winning actor, producer and original sponsor of the ON Klub)
Special shows by:
The Boxboys (1st performance in 40 years!)
The Untouchables
All ages
1:30 p.m. doors / 2 p.m. departure
$ 15 tickets
For COVID-19 tickets and policy, click here.
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