The Blue Beat Stompers

The Blue Beat Stompers are a San Francisco Bay Area-based traditional ska ensemble. The band's features include three vocalists, trumpet, sax, guitar, bass, drums, and keys. The premise behind The Blue Beat Stompers' music is to stay true to the Jamaican music of the 1960's and 1970's, the same sound that eventually evolved into rock steady, skinhead reggae, and modern reggae as we know it today. One can easily decipher these facts by listening to their music recorded and live alike.
Over the past decade the band has endured several line-up changes and has gone through the typical growing pains of a great band in the making. They have shared the stage with big name acts such as No Doubt, Hepcat, Dave Wakeling, The Scofflaws, and Let's Go Bowling. In addition they have played with many of the reputable bands of the southern California traditional ska scene that is rapidly becoming known as a mecca for modern ska, rock steady, and reggae musicians abroad.
The Blue Beat Stompers have made their mark in California touring up and down the California coast playing top venues such as the Whisky A Go-Go, Roxy Theatre, Palladium, Troubadour, The Forum, Cactus Club, Slim's, Berkeley Square, and Sacramento's Bojangle's. As a result the Blue Beat Stompers have received a tremendous amount of support and an invigorating response from college radio stations across the country.
The title of their debut album, "Sit Tight and Listen Keenly," is an allusion to the legendary Jamaican movie "The Harder They Come" starring Jimmy Cliff. The Film showcased the popular Jamaican musicians of the day in the same manner that "Sit Tight and Listen Keenly" expresses the talent and appreciation that the Blue Beat Stompers have for traditional ska music.
Known to perform old-school ska covers in their live set, the Blue Beat Stompers have included a couple of cover songs on their album paying tribute to pioneer acts such as Blues Busters, and the Melodians. Their unique blend of traditional ska and soulful word play has energized their live sets since 1991, an energy that is finally being manifested by their new album. So sit tight and listen keenly to this collection of great music sure to be classics of the future.
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