Present by Sue McLean & Associates
Saturday, April 9, 2022
7 pm Doors // 8 pm Music
$65 VIP Seating
$55 Preferred Reserved Seating
$45 Advance General Admission
18+
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The English Beat are hitting the road and coming to The Parkway!
Legendary masters of ska, punk, rock & reggae — and featuring original frontman, Dave Wakeling.
You just can’t stop The English Beat!
The Von Tramps kick off the night with their signature brand of rude girl ska!
The English Beat is a band with an energetic mix of musical styles and a sound like no other. The band's unique sound has allowed it to endure for decades and appeal to fans, young and old, all over the world.
When The English Beat (known simply as The Beat in their native England) rushed on to the music scene in 1979, it was a time of massive social and political unrest and economic and musical upheaval. This set the stage for a period of unbridled musical creativity, and thanks in large part to the Punk movement and it's DIY approach to making music, artists like The Beat were able to speak out and speak their mind on the news of the day, as in “Stand Down Margaret,” things that mattered to them and the youth culture, as in “Get A Job,” and universal matters of the heart and soul, as in their classic hits “I Confess” and “Save It For Later.”
The original band consisted of singer-songwriter Dave Wakeling on vocals and guitar, Andy Cox on guitar, David Steele on bass, and Everett Morton on drums – later additions Ranking Roger (toasting) and foundational First Wave Ska legend Saxa (saxophone) completed the outfit. The band crossed over fluidly between soul, reggae, pop and punk, and from these disparate pieces they created an infectious dance rhythm.
The Beat first came to prominence as founding members of the British Two Tone Ska movement, with their classic first album “Just Can't Stop It” fitting squarely in that genre. Along with their contemporaries The Specials, The Selecter, and Madness, the band became an overnight sensation and one of the most popular and influential bands of that movement.
However, band leader Dave Wakeling never felt constrained by the movement. Dave has always viewed ska as a springboard, not a straight jacket. Indeed, the band's sound continued to evolve over their first three studio albums, through the General Public era (a band formed by Dave with Ranking Roger, the toaster from The Beat), and continued its evolution with the release of 2018’s “Here We Go Love,” the band's first new album since 1982's “Special Beat Service.”
Consummate showman that he is, Dave Wakeling has continued to keep The Beat alive and strong. Dave continues to tour the world as The English Beat with an amazing all-star ska backing band playing all the hits of The Beat, General Public, and songs from his new album “Here We Go Love.”
...[The English Beat are] more popular now than ever. – San Francisco Chronicle
[Dave Wakeling] has assembled an incredible band and is playing his hits with the same raucous enthusiasm that made The English Beat one of the biggest acts of the New Wave Era… – SLO New Times
People were spilling out the doors by the time [English Beat] went on stage and the palpable joy was in the air when they started… With lyrics about unity, peace, love and partying, and a beat that’s guaranteed to get you out of your seat, their music will always be dancetastic. – The New York Examiner
[The English Beat continues to take] on 2 tone, ska, reggae and new wave, still dishing out on issues of strife and discontentment at times, but always with a happy, danceable tune… drawing large audiences and still has a growing fan base – San Gabriel Valley Tribune
[Dave Wakeling of The English Beat] is a musician who seems to genuinely enjoy performing, and even those new to the Beat couldn’t help but get swept up in the infectious brand of "happy" music, as one put it. – Napa Valley Register
Featuring:
Dave Wakeling
Lead Vocals/Guitar
Matt Morrish
Sax/Vocals
Kevin Lum
Keys/Vocals
Minh Quan
Keys/Vocals
Brian "Nucci" Cantrell
Drums/Vocals
Antonee First Class
Toaster
Chuck Elder
Bass/Vocals
THE VON TRAMPS are an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 2015.
The group is fronted by guitarist/vocalist Jenna Enemy and features Chelsea Oxborough on guitar and Krissandra Anfinson on bass.
The band emerged from the Minneapolis underground punk scene and first gained notoriety for their high-energy live shows and irreverent behavior.
The Von Tramps have an eclectic style offering a new take on the Minneapolis underground sound which combines sludgy Ramones-esk punk tunes with cheeky lyrics and introduces a new wave of rude girl ska.
The bands latest full length studio album “GO” will be released on SBAM Records in Spring 2022.