{"id":9773,"date":"2014-10-24T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T22:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=9773"},"modified":"2014-10-24T15:11:03","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T22:11:03","slug":"the-slackers-bring-their-ska-sounds-back-to-victoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2014\/10\/24\/the-slackers-bring-their-ska-sounds-back-to-victoria\/","title":{"rendered":"The Slackers bring their ska sounds back to Victoria"},"content":{"rendered":"

Upstairs Cabaret in Victoria was a sweaty mess recently, when the rude and reckless crowd got down to the beat of The Slackers.<\/p>\n

It was one hell of a night, to put it mildly. The ever-charming Jamaican rock \u2018n\u2019 rollers of Manhattan, New York made a stop in Victoria as part of their West Coast tour with Sammy Kay and the Fast Four of Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

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The Slackers came, The Slackers left sweat in their wake (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Early on in the evening the Victoria-based band SweetLeaf opened the show with their mix of ska, reggae, and funk.<\/p>\n

Upstairs Cabaret was absolutely packed for this much-anticipated show. After Sammy Kay and the Fast Four rocked the stage, Victoria Ska Society founder Dane Roberts took the spotlight (the society put on the show), giving a heartwarming speech and welcoming back, after a year and half, the Slackers, who have been connected with the Victoria scene for about 14 years.<\/p>\n

Having played together for 23 years, The Slackers showed that they have only improved with age. The band is inherently New York sounding, and it’s not just keyboardist\/vocalist Vic Ruggiero’s heavy Bronx accent.<\/p>\n

The crowd was the typical atypical mix for Victoria ska shows, with folks in attendance ranging in age from 19 to 65, rocking a variety of styles in terms of both attire and dance moves.<\/p>\n

At the end of their set, The Slackers left the stage but were quickly cheered back on for a brilliant encore that lasted another four or five songs. Interactions between The Slackers\u2019 band members and the crowd gave the night an intimate feel, bringing everyone together and creating a positive flow of interactions.<\/p>\n

As attendees piled out into the night, some heading to the after-party, the smell of sweat stayed behind, proving the show was a success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Upstairs Cabaret in Victoria was a sweaty mess recently, when the rude and reckless crowd got down to the beat of The Slackers. It was one hell of a night, to put it mildly. The ever-charming Jamaican rock \u2018n\u2019 rollers of Manhattan, New York made a stop in Victoria as part of their West Coast […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-webexclusive"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t