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Boston's Pink Slip have a brand new single out, and it's giving us some serious flashbacks. If you had a ska phase in the 90's, you're going to love "Finger Food." It's high energy ska punk, and it's just as fun as you remember the genre being in your formative years. It's a two and a half minute burst of horns and joy, and it's going to make you not care that ska isn't considered hip these days. If you enjoy "Finger Food," you're right and everyone else is wrong because this is simply a fun song that captures everything you loved about ska in high school and college. Plus, this recording captures the fun of Pink Slip's live performances. You can listen to "Finger Food" below. The song is exclusively available via Bandcamp . For more on Pink Slip, check out the band on Instagram . They'll be playing October 2 at Faces Brewing Company in Malden, MA. Finger Food by PINK SLIP

Hepcat are one of those legendary bands I've been meaning to see for a while. To be honest, I wasn't intimately familiar with the band's catalog, but they are ska legends, and I'm currently going through my midlife crisis second ska phase. When I saw they were playing the Paradise Sunday night, I knew it was my chance. The fact that The New Limits and Pink Slip, two of my favorite local ska bands, were opening only made it more tempting. Hepcat are legends for a simple reason, and that reason is that they are great. They're closer to the first wave of 60's ska than what you typically think of with bands from the 80's and 90's. It was upbeat hit after upbeat hit. All their songs are impossibly dance friendly even if they can be a bit laid back. They had the Sunday night older crowd participating in a dance party for their entire set, which is never an easy feat. It's easy to forget just how many great songs a band like Hepcat have since they never tru...