Alex ONB: guitar and vocal
Dave Smashers: bass and vocal
Fizz Beatdown: drums
Larry Love ONB: organ
Josh Kinpins: tenor sax and vocal
Patty ONB: trombone
Guest appearances:
Vernon Maytone: vocal
and more TBA
Influences
first-wave ska and reggae, jazz, 2 tone ska, rocksteady, reggae and rock.
Sounds Like
The Skatalites, Bad Manners, The Specials, New-York Ska-Jazz Ensemble, The Slackers, The Selecter, Roland Alphonso, Jackie Mittoo, The Clash, Operation Ivy, The Special Beat, Me Mom and Morgentaler, Prince Buster, Toots and the Maytals, Desmond Dekker and the list goes on and on...
After a 1 year hiatus, the Stomp All-Stars are back! When? Where? It'll soon be posted so stay tuned!
This year's version features members of the Planet Smashers, One Night
Band, x-Kingpins, The Beatdown Subb and includes guest appearances by Vernon Buckley of the legendary Maytones and many more.
The All-Stars first came together in the winter 1999 with a series of
January shows at the Swimming. With a constantly rotating line-up, the
Stomp All-Stars continued the series for the following 3 consecutive
winters, and developed into a Montreal underground winter tradition.
Matt Collyer, the original brain child of the All-Stars said "we
decided to pack it in for a bit cause bands like the Kingpins, Gangster
Politics,and Undercovers broke up in 2003, so the All-Stars would've
been 5 guys from the Smashers and a few guests, which is kinda lame".
But due to the onslaught of new killer ska bands like One Night Band/The Beatdown and the reappearance of Subb and Vernon Maytone, Stomp Records decided to bring the All-Stars back. This year's band leaders Dave Smasher and Alex One Nighter claim that the new version is the best ever! The band
guarantees to deliver intense nights of old-school ska and reggae, so put on your dancing shoes and get ready for the ska!
Stompie.
Here's a list of some of the people who played in the other Stomp All-Stars before:
Lorraine Muller (x-Kingpins, Lo and the Magnetics), Mitch King Kong Girio, Lyn Taitt, Kurt Ruschiensky (Smashers), Tim Doyle (Smashers), Simon Angell (Gangsters Politics), Ronee Nurse (Race), Jon Davis (Gruesomes), Bobby Beaton (Gruesomes), Mike Gasselsdorfer (Kingpins), Daryl Meili (Kingpins), Chris "Raz" (Kingpins), J.O. Begin (Smashers), Neil "Lonestar" Johnson (Smashers), Dave (JFK and the Conspirators)...
and members of tons of bands such as
General Rudie, The Undercovers, New-York ka-Jazz Ensemble, etc.
Members of The Kingpins, Planet Smashers, General Rudie, One Night Band, Stepper, Blood and Fire, and Studio One bassist Errol Walters backing the legendary voice of Lorraine Muller "The Queen of Ska" ("The Duchess of Rocksteady") for an unforgettable evening! You won't want to miss DJ Mossman spinning his rare 45's... Doors at 8PM Show ENDS at 11PM... Cafe Campus, 57 Prince Arthur east, near St-Laurent... Tix $9 / $11
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