How to Use ska in a Sentence
ska
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The ska-punk band The Interrupters is set to open all the dates on the tour.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2019
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The band's ska and pop-punk sound will bring the final hours of the DIY fair to a big crescendo.
—Jeff Milo, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2017
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My short-lived high school ska band played in Livingston all the time.
—Ben H. Winters, Slate Magazine, 31 Jan. 2017
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The track adheres to Goldfinger’s ska core but suggests a good deal of growth in the band’s sound.
—Bryan Kress, Billboard, 14 July 2017
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After catching them at the Whisky, the British ska band the Specials asked the group to open for them on a tour of England.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2020
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Terry Hall, who brought on the English 2-Tone ska revival with the band the Specials, has died.
—Vulture, 20 Dec. 2022
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Up-and-coming ska act The Interrupters are also on the bill.
—Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 1 Aug. 2019
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Appleton rum and Red Stripe are consumed while hips and hands move to the sounds of dancehall and ska.
—Kristin Braswell, Vogue, 12 June 2018
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The ska/punk/funk legends have been entertaining crowds in the Bay Area for more than three decades.
—San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2018
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Then and now, The Equals’ ebullient mix of rock, soul, calypso, proto-punk and ska stood out.
—George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 July 2017
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The ska movement and two-tone movement was a big influence on The Prodigy.
—Lily Moayeri, Billboard, 26 July 2022
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Terry Hall, the lead singer of English ska band the Specials, has died at the age of 63, the band announced on social media.
—Variety, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2022
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Unsteady blends ska and reggae with a dash of geek, lounge and funky soul with horns, organ, driving bass and drums.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2019
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The intersection between pop-punk and ska-punk was prevalent in the mid-1990s.
—Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 2 Mar. 2022
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The Toasters is a New York band that's been making Jamaican-flavored ska since the early 1980s.
—John Adamian, courant.com, 14 June 2017
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On its early records, No Doubt was fully immersed in the ska punk movement.
—cleveland.com, 27 July 2017
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Chaos and zaniness come by way of the jazz, rock, metal and ska juggled by Mr. Bungle.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
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The legendary Skatalites have served as ambassadors of ska music since the mid-’50s.
—Houston Chronicle, 12 Dec. 2019
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Terry Hall, lead singer of the influential British ska band the Specials, has died.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 21 Dec. 2022
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During the men’s street heats, the Olympic-stadium speakers blasted hip-hop and ska.
—Nic Dobija-Nootens, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2021
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The film explores the popularity of ska music in the 1990s.
—Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Aug. 2019
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Four years ago, things were messy for Orange County ska-rock band Save Ferris.
—Kelli Skye Fadroski, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2017
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The British ska legends are still bouncing more than 40 years into their career.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 12 May 2021
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Terry Hall, frontman for English ska-punk band the Specials, dies at 63.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
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The story of Long Beach, California ska-rap trio Sublime is headed to the big screen.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2022
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Their mix of Latin, surf, rockabilly, ska and whatever else is within reach is the kind of thing that stirs up a crowd in a rush.
—Houston Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2018
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Los Angeles ska-punk band the Interrupters will open each show.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2019
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Like the best of two-tone ska, there are cutting, funny, and often reflective lyrics on top of a clean, bouncy New Wave beat.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
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Holtan involved a wide range of contributors in Covid Radio, from a local ska band to members of the school board.
—Author: J. Besl, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Feb. 2021
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Meanwhile, my oldest brother would be playing ska and reggae.
—Simon Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2023
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