The Uptones

The Uptones

The Uptones were the first band devoted to playing ska on the West Coast of the United States.

The band was formed in 1981 in Berkeley, California while the members were still in high school. The Uptones "Live at Gilman Street" album bridged the gap between 2 Tone and third wave ska. A San Francisco Chronicle music critic wrote [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/12/19/PKBB90.DTL&type=music The Top 100 Bay Area Bands / The '90s ] ] :

In 2007, The Uptones completed recording for a new CD called "Skankin' Foolz Unite!" — with producers Matthew King Kaufman and Michael Rosen for the Fun Fun Fun Recordings label.

On March 23, 2008, the Uptones were featured in a cover story in the San Francisco Chronicle Datebook, written by Joel Selvin.

References

External links

* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/21/PKARVJBJ3.DTL Chronicle Datebook cover story]
*Allmusicguide|id=10:kbfuxqrhldke
* [http://uptones.com The Uptones]
* [http://www.myspace.com/uptoneska The Uptones Myspace Page]
* [http://www.funfunfunrecordings.com Fun Fun Fun Recordings]


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