TIM CARTER ROCKS MIECES TO PIECES
The Uptones once received a package in the mail from a band called The Field Mice, who wanted to open for The Uptones. It contained a one dollar bill clearly marked with the word “bribe,” plus a homemade cassette demo tape. The hand-drawn cover showed their high school buckling and [...]
A DIALOGUE BETWEEN SCOTT BERTRAND AND THE SKANKING_FOOL
Fool: What is the purpose of ska?
Scott: To make you skank your ass off.
Fool: Here’s a tough one, is there more than one way to skank?
Scott: My personal research confirms there are an infinite number of ways to skank. But remember, all dancing is not skanking. Conversely, all [...]
Young cinematographers live footage captures UpTones live show in full skanking mayhem
Jake The Skank has outdone himself. What a remarkable video of The UpTones rocking the Oakland Metro last month. Dodging skanking jubilant merrimakers, climbing rafters, and sneaking into the dark corners of the venue, Jake and his crew caught a brilliant moment in UpTones [...]
The UPTONES Live!! @ Bottom Of The Hill June 1
Trombone Heroine Makes The Uptones Proud!
Jeanne Geiger has been on a roll.
She recently joined living legend Dave Brubeck for his tour de force performance at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco. There’s a cool pic of this ensemble on Jeanne’s myspace page.
Our ska trombone star is as smart as she is beautiful. She’s poised to [...]
Oakland Metro - Saturday, May 5!
The UpTones are bidding farewell to Minus Vince. A fine ska band goes on extended vacation. May 5 is their last show. Come on out and wish them good luck
- Skanking Fool
The UpTones SET LIST for Thursday, April 19, Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco CA, global positioning coordinates 1964 stat 1 channel 420 satellite 007 for triangulation 69 degrees W/SW.
PICK IT UP
RADIATION BOY
NOT FROM HERE
BOOK OF RULES
GHOST TOWN
SKANKING FOOL
RIDICULOUS
I DON’T KNOW EMILIE
BAD MEN OF BODIE
BONNIE AND CLYDE
RED HAIRED GIRL
MONKEY MAN
FORTUNATE SON
TOO MUCH PRESSURE
encore possibilities:
RUDE [...]
Cafe Du Nord - Thursday, April 19!
SKA-go-GO Dance Party
The UpTones
plus The Upbeat, The Devil-Ettes, The Soul Captives, DJ Carlos (From Kaleidescope)
08:00 PM, $15.00, Ages: 21+
Cafe Du Nord
2170 Market Street
San Francisco, Skalifornia
Another killer video from our show with The English Beat:
Thanks all who came down to the Catalyst
It was awesome playing with the English Beat. We missed you if you weren’t there, thanks for skanking it up with us if you were! Here’s a video on youtube of Bad Men Of Bodie and Jeanne blowin a badass bone solo from Friday’s show. Thanks to whomever’s [...]
Skanking: Noun. A form of dancing practiced in the ska, reggae and punk music scenes. Derived from the verb to Skank.
Fool: Noun. One with a marked propensity or fondness for something.
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