Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Buck-O-Nine is a San Diego-based ska-punk band that gained a small following in the mid-'90s, and whose popularity increased as the third-wave ska revival reached the mainstream with the success of Rancid and No Doubt.
Buck-O-Nine is comprised of Jon Pebsworth (vocals), Jonas Kleiner (guitar), Scott Kennerly (bass), Steve Baurer...
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Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Five Iron Frenzy were one of the seemingly thousands of ska-punk bands that dominated the post-grunge mainstream modern-rock scene of the late '90s. The group -- comprised of Reese Roper (vocals), Micah Ortega (guitar), Scott Kerr (guitar, backing vocals), Keith Hoerig (bass), Andrew Verdecchio (drums), Dannis Culp (trombone, backing vocals),... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Along with No Doubt, Sublime, and Rancid, the Los Angeles quartet Goldfinger helped contribute to a mini-U.S. ska-punk movement in the mid- to late '90s. The group was originally formed in 1994 by ex-Electric Love Hogs guitarist/singer John Feldmann and bassist/singer Simon Williams (who were both working at the same shoe store at the time), in... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Since forming in 1991, Mustard Plug has established itself as one of the hardest-working independent bands. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based group, with the help of its label, the California indie ska-punk outfit Hopeless Records, repeatedly tours the United States, Europe, Japan and South America. It has made the rounds of two Warped Tours and... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Reel Big Fish was one of the legions of Southern California ska-punk bands to edge into the mainstream following the commercial success of No Doubt and Sublime. Like most of their peers, the band was distinguished by their hyperkinetic stage shows, juvenile humor, ironic covers of new wave pop songs, and metallic shards of ska. The group... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
Formed in Long Beach, CA, in 1988 as a garage punk band, Sublime grew to fame in the mid-'90s on the back of the Cali punk explosion engendered by Green Day and the Offspring, though Sublime mixed up their punk rage with reggae and ska influences. The band released just two albums during its first seven years, finally finding a hit with its... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
A zany eight-piece (or more) ska unit from the bleached-out California coast, Aquabats earned respect for an energized new wave of ska punk from figures ranging from Courtney Love to the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Squirrel Nut Zippers. Apparently led by vocalist Christian Jacobs ("The Bat Commander"), the group -- which impersonated a different... [+] Read More
Genre: World/Reggae
Decades Active: 90s
The Scofflaws are a ska-revival band based in Huntington, New York. The group released their eponymous debut album in the mid-'90s, following it with Live from Outer Space in 1997. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Although many mistake alterna-ska punkers the Suicide Machines as being from California, where most of the genre's bands come from, they're in fact Detroit natives. Starting off in the early '90s, the quartet consisted of Jason Navarro (vocals), Dan Lukacinsky (guitar/vocals), Royce Nunley (bass/vocals), and Erin Pitman (drums) and released... [+] Read More
