St.Paddy's Day Tour Fri. March 12th 9pm - 1am doors at 8pm The Dreadnoughts, Lesbian Fist Magnet, The Novamatics @  V-lounge The Dreadnoughts are a full out paarty band with various influences ranging from celtic, ska, punk, reggae and rock. They are one of Vancouver's finest party bands playing often with some of Vancouver's most talented grassroots ska/reggae/punk groups such as Los Furios, The Wrecktals and The Real McKenzies (whose members now reside in various parts of North America). Joining them will be Victoria's Lesbian Fist Magnet + The Novamatics that have been playing on some high calibre sold out shows as of late. One of the most recent highlights was their performance with SubCity Dwellers, Great White Shark & Nine Mile @ Lucky Bar to a packed house. THE SLACKERS RETURN TO VANCOUVER AT THE RICKSHAW THEATRE (ALL AGES + BAR)! On the Road to Ska Fest 2010! Thu. March 25th 9:30pm - 2am doors at 8:30pm The Slackers, The Valuables, Rude City Riot @  Rickshaw Theatre TICKETS AVAILABLE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH AT THESE OUTLETS: Zulu Records, Scratch, Highlife, Redcat, Lyle's Place (Victoria), Ditch Records (Victoria) & TICKETWEB.CA! Victoria BC Ska Society and Rumbletone are proud to present the only Slackers BC show on Thursday, March 25th @ the Rickshaw Theatre. This will be an ALL AGES with bar so we expect ANY SLACKERS FANS THROUGHOUT BC AND BEYOND to come out for this one. This appearance for the Slackers celebrates their most recent album release "Lost and Found" The band says: Lost & Found is a cd that I culled from our archives going back as far 1998. It includes rarities from back in the day, alternative versions of slacker's classics, and "new" songs that we just finished from basic rhythms that were not completed (it took 5 years ...more... JOHN BROWN'S BODY RETURNS FOR THE 1ST TIME! - On the Road to Ska Fest 2010! Wed. April 14th 9:45pm - 2am doors at 9pm John Brown's Body, Rocky Mountain Rebel Music, Jon Bone & The Karuna Movement @  Element TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW at Lyle's Place, Ditch Records, Strathcona Hotel & Ticketweb.ca John Brown's Body will coming to Victoria for the 1st time after being stuck in the snow in Tacoma last time they tried to make it up in December 2008. This will also be the first show for Rocky Mountain Rebel Music in a long time. Jon Bone Trio will also add a nice musical and spiritual element to the evening. JOHN BROWN'S BODY'S VANCOUVER DEBUT @ RICHARDS w/ Giraffe Aftermath! On the Road to Ska Fest 2010! Thu. April 15th 10pm - 2am doors at 9pm John Brown's Body, Giraffe Aftermath @  560 Club TICKETS ON SALE NOW at Zulu Records, Highlife Records, Scratch Records, Redcat Records & TICKETWEB.CA! This will be a reggae/skankster's paradise. Victoria BC Ska Society and Teeks Techniques is proud to bring John Brown's Body to Vancouver for the 1st time. And we're going happy to have one of Vancouver's finest rub-a-dub reggae rockers - Giraffe Aftermath. This will be an awesome show and the ticket price is another bonus;) On the Road to Ska Fest 2010 Fri. April 23rd 10:30pm - 2am doors at 10pm Jah Cutta and The Determination Band, East Wave Radio @  Lucky Bar Jah Cutta & Determination have always been an Island favourite since his first performance back in 2006. Since then the band has played on several shows at Lucky Bar and Element Nightclub. Their last appearances were at Victoria's 10th Anniversary Ska Festival playing alongside Mexico's Maskatesta and New York's Subatomic Sound System. Now they will be headlining with EastWave Radio from Portland, Maine. This will be an awesome display of roots, party reggae and ska all combined in one! Tickets on sale shortly at Lyle's Place, Ditch Records, The Reef & TICKETWEB.CA