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The Afterbeat NEW DIGITAL EP OUT!!

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The Afterbeat has been together since late 2000. Mixing upbeat contemporary influences into the well known soulful blend of old school Two Tone Ska and earlier Punk music. The Afterbeat have been continuously pleasing their listeners and working hard to improve their sound!
The Afterbeat were named in Alternative Press (Aug 2003) magazine by Bucket Hingley (The Toasters/Moon Ska Records) as one of the top ten North American Ska acts performing and touring. Things remain solid and they have recently released a full length album (Personals) to follow up on the success of their first EP (Balls Out). With all of this, they continue to get their name out there and always have the time to still perform for friends and fans all over North America. They have performed with such greats as The Skatalites, Bad brains, Alexisonfire, The Slackers, Bedouin Soundclash, St. Alvia Cartel, 18 Visions, Tabaruk, The Planet Smashers, Mustard Plug, Catch 22, The Johnstones and Big D and The Kids Table.
In the end you see, it basically comes down to two things: The music and the message to move your body and have a good time! The Afterbeat brings forth this feel and sound to its listeners. That's what's important, right?
Whether at a club downtown or just the radio sound, you won’t be disappointed and they will keep you coming around! The Afterbeat has begun world domination, one step at a time…….
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Music:

Member Since: 06/07/2005
Band Website: www.sonicbids.com/theafterbeat
Band Members: Mike - Guitar/Vocals
Denis - Trombone/Vocals
Dustin - Guitar
James - Trumpet
Chris - Drums

Influences: Elvis Costello, The Clash, The Specials, Cocksparrer, The Selecter, Rancid, Motown, 60's ska/reggae, The Pietasters, Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Sounds Like: The Afterbeat
Record Label: Bacteria Buffet Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Montreal!!

Dear Montreal,       My name is Mike Reis. I'm a first time caller, long time listener. Either way, I'm a huge fan. You got me Montreal, I must admit. Your bars are open til 3 in the morning and every...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:01:00 GMT

Some instructions, explanations and such!

Hello,     We finally got it up! That's right friends. At the top of our myspace you can click your way to a link that allows you to download 5 new Afterbeat songs. The wait is over. No...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:37:00 GMT

Peeing our Pants!

We're pretty Stoked. Why?    We're stoked that we are hitting the road next week again! Out west with an awesome band from England called Beat Union. You should definitely check them out. Da...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:31:00 GMT

WHAT A WEEKEND!

Holy Shite,        Our trips to southern Ontario just keep getting better and better! Thank you to all who danced, sang and partied with us these last three days! We are ...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:24:00 GMT

State of Address

Hello to all of you,      So let's get right to it shall we? We are coming your way Southern Ontario! Check em' dates! We're really stoked to be playing with some great bands on th...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:35:00 GMT

What's been going on......

Hello,     So the summer is approaching and we are getting ready to get out to as many of you guys as possible! Look for us out East in May to start things off. We'll have those dates p...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:00:00 GMT

All good things must come to an end...

So we are safely back home from The 2006 Fall Drive By! (We know some of you were concerned...) Thank you to all that came out, showed their love, danced while we played, talked to us after the shows,...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:01:00 GMT

The Afterbeat's Fall Drive By

How we all doing?     Okay, so we've been busy getting ready for the new onslaught of shows coming up and we've been doing a bunch of updates on here. First off, in lieu of the upcoming...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:55:00 GMT

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!! (CDN)

Hello out there friends.      We hope all is going well and you are getting ready to enjoy the long weekend ahead! Things for us remain very busy here in Peg City and we thought w...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 03:45:00 GMT

It's that time of year again.......

To many of you avid myspace users,        Congratulations on another summer survived and condolensces on the fall and winter ahead in school. That's what we're here for t...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 05:50:00 GMT