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Moe's Alley presents the lead guitarist from the iconic 2-Tone band The Specials! It's Roddy Radiation & The Skabilly Rebels with special guest Monkey plus DJ Archive 65! Friday, October 25th Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm $20 in advance / $25 day of the show 21+ RODDY RADIATION & THE SKABILLY REBELS Roddy Radiation is the world-renowned legendary lead guitarist for The Specials, and he's coming to your town! Formed in 2003, The Skabilly Rebels rose from the ashes of The Specials and continued the course of blending Ska and Punk with Roddy’s signature Rockabilly guitar work. Their sound is steeped in the cool of the 1950's-80’s era, and the rhythms come down on you with an all-out Blues Attack. The Skabilly Rebels are sure to get the crowd moving! As a hit songwriter, Roddy’s creations have been featured on movie and television soundtracks and commercials across the globe. Songs like “Concrete Jungle", "Rat Race" and "Hey, Little Rich Girl" were recently used in the BBC’s hit series “This Town.” His contribution to modern music is immense, as he single-handedly brought about the Ska Punk movement, while he also helped to create the world’s fascination with post-Jamaican music, but have been covered by artists like Tim Timebomb (Rancid), and Amy Winehouse. MONKEY MONKEY is a 5 piece high-energy organ driven, Ska/Reggae group from the SF Bay Area. Their intense live shows and rock-steady rhythms not only get the crowds dancing, it has won them several awards, like the prestigious California Music Award! MONKEY has 4 full-length albums, and has also been featured on over 25 compilations, video games and film soundtracks, including the independent horror-comedy Russ Meyer tribute “Pervert the Movie” on Stag Films. MONKEY has toured the U.S., Europe, Great Britain, Canada, & Mexico. MONKEY has supported world class acts like: Bad Manners, The Specials, The English Beat, The Skatalites, Fishbone, The Slackers, Hepcat and many more...
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Roddy Radiation & The Skabilly Rebels Biography

After 32 years of treating audiences to his own Ska-Rockabilly brand of “Radiation” therapy, Roddy Byers is stepping away from the side of the stage as the Specials’ lead guitarist and into the center spotlight as the frontman/guitarist of his newest and best musical endeavor, the SKABILLY REBELS! Roddy and his Skabilly Rebels are the next phase of an audio formula Byers has been working to perfect since the day he stepped into the recording studio with the Specials back in the 80s – a fusion of the driving rhythm of Ska and the gritty, hard edge of Rockabilly, also known as “Skabilly.” With the Skabilly Rebel’s debut album, BLUES ATTACK!, Byers and his boys Joe Harcourt (2nd guitar), Lee Pratt (drums), Connor O'Connor (bass), and Adrian R Lee(Sax) bring this sound screaming into beautiful reality, spanning a variety of sonic flavors from the cajun-edged “Black Zodiac,” to the breezy-ska of “Desire,” to the roots-rock flow of “Judgement Day,” to the blues anthem “Another Rusty Nail.” The unique vibe behind each Byers-penned original tune is tied together by that Skabilly heart and soul that flows through Byers’ vagabond voice and shredding guitar licks. Each song’s rocksteady beat, vocal twang, and rocking riff takes the listener on a thrilling adventure of teenage angst, crazy weekends, long-lost love, cheating hearts, sudden death, and a deep longing for that which a simple department store window is holding back. The subject matter in the 16 tracks is diverse enough to leave any and all listeners able to find a piece of themselves in Byers’ lyrics. Listen to BLUES ATTACK!, and prepare to move your body to the next, best wave of Ska’s evolution…embrace the sound of REBELLION today! www.roddyradiation.com for all your Skabilly needs..gigs,photos,links,comps & a fan forum which Mr Radiation has been known to personally post on often!
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