In the interest of full disclosure, I am not a ska fan. The genre in general just doesn't do it for me. To my ears, it's a somewhat homogenized and monotonous sound, and ultimately has something of a narcoleptic effect on me. So it was with trepidation that I approached The Aggrolites [ tickets ], a reggae outfit from Los Angeles. To my surprise, they won me over right at the outset.
Loose but firmly entrenched in the pocket, The Aggrolites strike me as what might have been the result of Da...
Live Daily — In the interest of full disclosure, I am not a ska fan. The genre in general just doesn't do it for me. To my ears, it's a somewhat homogenized and monotonous sound, and ... more info