This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Slackers, a six-piece New York City-based troupe that has spent its career championing an energetic, nostalgic-but-now rocksteady-ska sound. To celebrate, ...

NYC ska vets The Slackers have been staying busy during quarantine. They put out a few rarities comps, a two-song Quarantunes single, and they’re gearing up to release the new song “Nobody’s Listening ...

The Slackers also have a bunch of tour dates coming up, including a US run with Boston ska-punk vets Big D and the Kids Table (who released their great comeback album Do Your Art last year) and rising ...

Arts writer Mike Devlin picks his favourite upcoming events, including Colin James at the Mary Winspear Centre on Thursday.

Given its members’ myriad side projects, it’s a wonder we still get to see the Slackers perform live anymore. It seems like each bandmate has his own rocksteady, dub, jazz, punk rock, garage, or soul ...

It was 10 p.m. in Little Haiti and the party at Churchill’s Pub was already in full swing. Out on the back patio, Stephen Flynn spun deep cuts from the golden era of dub and reggae for all the smokers ...

Two decades is hardly something for a group referring to itself as the Slackers to overlook. Most bands barely survive a quarter of that time—the Beatles didn't even last a decade—making the ...

Ara Babajian has drummed for punk legend after punk legend- The Slackers, Leftover Crack, World/Inferno Friendship Society, Ari frickin' Up! (Also, he was in a band called "Das Booty.") In fact, the ...

Vic Ruggiero performs with The Slackers at Funk 'N Waffles on Sunday, April 9. In the opening track of The Slackers' 2008 album, "Self Medication," Vic Ruggiero laments the deceptively troublesome ...

Don’t Miss a Moment. Join 30,000 locals who stay current on Orlando news, culture, and events. Get our free daily newsletter. If not for the band’s name, you’d stop short of calling these guys ...

For 33 years, the NYC-based and critically acclaimed Slackers have been touring the world with their blend of Ska, Reggae, and Soul Since 1991, the Slackers have released fifteen albums and countless ...