Brooklyn Vegan — As mentioned, the unlikely pairing of The English Beat and Soul Asylum will be on the road together this summer and recently added a few more dates, including three in the NY-area: Montclair, NJ's Wellmont Theater on June 24, Huntington, NY'... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Flogging Molly are doing their annual St. Patrick's Day Weekend cruise, the Salty Dog Cruise, again in 2017 from March 10-13 off the coast of Miami. The lineup for this one has Flogging Molly joined by NOFX, DeVotchKa, Less Than Jake, The Englis... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — It takes insane wherewithal to pull off what BABYMETAL, originally components of the SAKURA GAKUIN pop troupe, has. They're the equivalent of a charismatic sports team with an in-house screwball or two that attracts a large fandom, inevitably opening... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Braid at MHOW in 2014 (more by Mimi Hong) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Gigawatts Festival @ The Wick, The Well & Our Wicked Lady It's... more info

Stereogum — I Just Can’t Stop It, the 1980 debut from the English Beat, rivals the Specials’ self-titled debut as the greatest full-length to come out of the British 2-Tone ska revival. After that album, the English Beat (or, if you’re outside the U.S., ju... more info

Mercury News, California — Former Disney star Lovato drops into San Jose, while English Beat will play Felton. more info

Topix — We spoke to Dave Wakeling, whose English Beat appears at the Mohawk tonight. Everything you need to know about one of the architects of the late-Seventies British ska revival can be found on last year's 5-CD box set, The Complete Beat . more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — In the mid-1990s, a curious sound infiltrated mainstream pop music: ska, the swingin’, pre-reggae dance style born in 1960s Jamaica. It was an odd turn at the tail end of the grunge era, and mirrored the rise of the late '70s British groups the S... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Dave Wakeling / Paul Collins Holy 1980! As gimmicks go this is a pretty good one: Power pop pioneer's The Paul Collins Beat and The English Beat are hitting the road together for a string of dates... more info

Consequence of Sound — Also, audio reviews of Aesop Rock, JEFF the Brotherhood, and Old Crow Medicine Show. more info