Ska

i was playing a pearl export kit with cheap paiste cymbals in a 7-piece HS ska band around those years. i salute you!

i played trumpet in a ska band in HS too, we were called the 'skaskank redemption'. gawd. the best day of the band's life was when streetlight manifesto played in our small town in wisconsin for some reason

i always associate wisconsin and new jersey with high school ska bands

do I wanna go see Less Than Jake and Bowling For Soup when they're touring together here pretty soon?

seems kinda fun, right? or ...

note: i have never been a fan of either band or ska, but am feeling open to this.

following up on my own question...I had *zero* idea which band was "bigger" and/or headlining, so I looked at Spotify monthly listeners:

Less Than Jake: 797,068
Bowling For Soup: 3,065,902

it's certainly not a perfect way to measure, but does that feel right?! is BFS really 3 to 4 times bigger than LTJ?