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Vol. 3, No. 37
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Scene
The O-Town
Editor's Note|By Emily Popek
I don't remember the first ska song I
ever heard, but I do remember buying,
for some reason, a bootleg copy of a
Madness album at a garage sale when I
was in junior high. I couldn't stop listening
to "One Step Beyond." The song has no
lyrics other than the title words, but the
rousing horn melody and bouncing beat
got me hooked.
Much like Kaler Carpenter of the Oneon-
ta church/concert venue The Redemption
Movement, I was in high school when the
"third wave" of ska reached tsunami sta-
tus. There were plenty of local ska bands
to go see, usually at local coffee shops or
other small venues much like Carpenter's
River Street storefront.
I remember learning to skank — the
elbows-flying dance associated with
ska — at one show so crowded that the
eager fans kept falling right into the band,
knocking over their mic stands. But it was
all in good fun. There's something about a
ska show (no matter how many skinheads
might be there) that seems to inspire good
feelings. You can hear more from Carpen-
ter, and other locals, on pages 8-9.
If ska isn't your thing, there are plenty of
other great events coming up this month
as the region starts edging toward a thaw.
You can check them out on pages 12-13.
And music columnist Mark Boshnack
serves up a decidedly different brand of
music in this month's write-up of Devonte
Hynes' "Cupid Deluxe" — just in time for
Valentine's Day.
Want to see your event listed in the
Scene? Have a great idea for a story? Let
me know. There's too
much cool stuff hap-
pening around here for
me to keep track of it
all on my own.
You can reach Emily
F. Popek at 432-1000,
ext. 217, or epopek@
thedailystar.com.
I Was A
High School
Skank — In A
Good Way
2 O-Town Scene February 6, 2014