“I’ve been told most of my life that the music you love is not popular, and then it’s dead. And I respond, no it’s very much alive and it’s always going to be there.” Saxophonist David Hillyard always ...

The NYC-based and critically acclaimed Slackers have been touring the world with their blend of Ska, Reggae, and Soul since the early 1990s. The Slackers have released fifteen records and countless ...

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 ...

So I got to see the Specials in Leeds this may 24th. It was definitely a trip. I was sitting on a corner of the stage watching the band (minus Jerry Dammers). They came on the stage suddenly. John ...

The beloved craft beer bar is set to close Saturday night -- well, early Sunday morning, technically -- and patrons are enjoying their final visits. The bar has built up a loyal following since it ...

Saxophonist Dave Hillyard followed a girl to New York City back in 1992 and ended up joining an up and coming ska band called The Slackers. Some two decades later, Hillyard remains in the band as it ...

Make no mistake: The Slackers are consummate pros. Since first working out their eclectic blend of ska, reggae, jazz, latin, and blues in a basement in Manhattan’s Lower East Side almost 25 years ago, ...

If not for the band’s name, you’d stop short of calling these guys slackers. For an underground band to maintain a backbreaking work ethic for so long defies the norm in a business that often values ...