Fishbone, The Toasters, Big D and the Kids Table, Mad Caddies, The Specials, Save Ferris, The Slackers, No Doubt, Stray Cats, Dance Hall Crashers, Westbound Train, Dropkick Murphys, The English Beat, The Drifters, Suicide Machines, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Dusty Springfield, Hall & Oates.......
Formed mostly in the latter half of 2007, Across The Aisle is a New York City-based ska/punk/reggae band whose influences include everything from The Clash, Reel Big Fish, Squirrel Nut Zippers, to The Drifters, No Doubt & The Beatles. The band began when lead singer, Megg Howe, a Boston native, convinced her friend and fellow singer/actor, Jay Pintar, originally from Michigan, to dust off his trumpet and start a ska band. Drummers and bassists came and went, but eventually the rhythm section solidified with drummer Jonathan "J.V." Vergara, the only band member actually from NYC, and bassist Ashray Shah, from northern California. Prior to a weekend engagement in the Boston area, alto saxophonist Jackie Chasen, of New Haven, CT, responded to an ad online and filled out the horn section. Having parted ways with two guitarists since the band's inception, ATA proudly debuted their new guitarist Aaron Trigg, originally from West Virginia, in August '09.
With members coming from across the country and from very different backgrounds, both musically and otherwise, the band itself is a testament to unity in diversity. Across The Aisle’s unique, catchy melodies and skankalicious rhythms are infectious celebrations of this diversity. Under a banner of kelly green, this band is looking to add some color and take ska from two-tone to three-tone. So wave that three-toned flag and we’ll look for each other Across The Aisle!
They Say
"blending ska with a brassy, chipper, cheery, occasionally sarcastic pop feel - imagine No Doubt without the weight of the corporation beating down on them, and with a horn section so tight you couldn’t fit a piece of paper between the sax and the trumpet. Everything they did was infectious..... All they need is some college radio exposure and this band will be huge."
- Lucid Culture, 11/20/08
"NYC's Across the Aisle crank out loads of hooky, tart, and rambunctious ska-punk-pop in the vein of such 90s acts as Dance Hall Crashers and Save Ferris, but with Mighty Mighty Bosstones Devil's Night Out-type muscle and bite....Powerhouse singer Megg Howe has an extraordinary command of her rich alto voice and is more-than-ably backed by her musical cohorts on these four studio and four live cuts....And not a shred of self-pity is found in Megg's voice--knowledge is power and she's gonna use it.The Mercy EP is one hell of an impressive debut--somebody should sign 'em to a label now!"
- The Duff Guide to Ska, 09/15/09
CHECK IT OUT - OUR 1ST INTERVIEW!!! We were in THE LOWELL SUN!!!
SKA DAY at SIX FLAGS! Aaron's 1st Show!
ATA at The Bowery Poetry Club (nyc)
Across The Aisle's 2nd Birthday-April 2009!
Across The Aisle "The Mercy EP" available for purchase on itunes and CDbaby
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Hey, Just getting the word out about our CD release party. It's Saturday, September 12, at Ralph's Rock Diner in Worcester, MA. Doors open at 8PM music Starts around 9PM.
Also, the new disc "THIS TIME" is available to download from iTunes and AmazonMp3.
Hey! this Fri 7/24 Ska-Reggae-Rock w/ KOFRE, Skarioka & Los Choros live! @ Aji Lounge, 287 9th St. Brooklyn NY 11215 (btw 4th & 5th Ave trains F,R) 18 and up - 10 pm THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT!...Peace
