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Shortstop From Tokyo

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Album- Everything Sucks
This solo was changed in the later recording of the song.. However despite the fact the recording is not as good.. I like the solo much better.
Ska is dead. Shortstop From Tokyo is alive.
Either one of those statements is untrue, or we are zombies. And even though we do smell a bit like rotting flesh after a particularly energetic show, I'm willing to bet some big bucks that ska isn't as dead as earlier proclaimed.
one hit wonder live at the night lit cafe
A good 3 1/2 years ago, Jeff and Kyle sat around in Math class, doodling and cheating on homework. Back then, Jeff was in a band by the name of Poor Boy. He asked Beth about helping his band by adding her saxophone to a ska song they had written. She was happy to do so, but unfortunately Poor Boy fell through. Realizing he had a sax player who was also willing to find a trombone player, he decided to buck the trend of "modern rock" and start a ska band. With Kyle, a willing guitar player, securely on board, Jeff grabbed his bass, and Beth brought in Ken on drums, and Shortstop from Tokyo was begun. After a short lived line-up of Beth on sax and David on trombone, they were replaced by a slew of horn players, resting on David F. on trumpet and Alex on Tenor. This 5-man ska outfit is armed with upstrokes and horn-hooks aplenty, a live show to die for, and an appreciation for anyone and everyone who had, has, and will help them in any way possible, and are ready to let everyone know that ska is far from dead.
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Member Since: 12/18/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/shortstopfromtokyo
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Influences: Reel Big Fish, Streetlight Manifesto/Catch 22, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Ramones, Less Than Jake, The Offspring, Suicide Machines, NoFX, Bad Religion, Operation Ivy, Goldfinger, Common Rider, Sublime, The Toasters, Mad Caddies, Rancid, and many more.
Sounds Like: How You Feel LiveDepakote Barbie Live
Record Label: Pshaw....
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The Delbum "A Decade Too Late"

There are only 5 more days until the release of our DIY delbum titled "A Decade Too Late" and we can barely wait.The delbum will be available immediately following our performance at the Nite Lite on ...
Posted by Shortstop From Tokyo on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:48:00 PST

TICKETS FOR MAY 31ST BATTLE FINALS!!!

We have 200 to sell. Leave us a message, comment, or post on this blog and we will get them to you right away!!! Hope to see everyone there! Lets do it!xKenx
Posted by Shortstop From Tokyo on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:45:00 PST

What’s new at SFT?

PlentyBut first, I want to say that we’re sorry about how late this demo is.  With school and all the shows happening, it’s been hard to find time to record.  The demo mostly don...
Posted by Shortstop From Tokyo on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:52:00 PST

To all our wonderful fans we thank you!

This will be poorly written as I am very tired and just totaly wiped from our show but.. I personally just wanted to thank all of our fans for buying tickets, making it out to stage 83 and cheering us...
Posted by Shortstop From Tokyo on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:39:00 PST

We really want to apologize...

We want to apologize to anyone who came out to The Orphanage in Chicago to see us play.  We couldn't make it because of circumstances beyond our control.  We were loading equipment into cars...
Posted by Shortstop From Tokyo on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:19:00 PST

Win a night out with SFT!!!!

That's right be the first person to put up some SFT related art, lyrics or music and message us about it.. wins a SATURDAY NIGHT WITH ALL THE MEMBERS!! We'll go out and party get some pizza listen to ...
Posted by Shortstop From Tokyo on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:16:00 PST

Dance Music, The Nite Light, and Tickets

We have to admit, we were a little worried that no one would stick around the nitelight until 10:30 to see us play on the 9th. Fortunately many of you did! We had a great time playing, probably one ...
Posted by Shortstop From Tokyo on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:51:00 PST

ALL BANDS PUNK AND SKA READ!!

Alright, here's the deal.. My band rules. (my opinion) Bands that play with us.. also rule. (still my opinion) However lately I've been getting tired of watching good music be pushed aside by whatever...
Posted by Shortstop From Tokyo on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:08:00 PST

The New Recordings

Anyone eager for an update on SFT? Here we go... As of late, we've been in and out of Ken's basement/Kyle's garage, laying down tracks for the new CD. As of Sunday, January 13th, we've wrapped recordi...
Posted by Shortstop From Tokyo on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:24:00 PST

TO ALL FANS OF SFT A NEW DEMO IS UNDERWAY!

Hey folks! Kappin here.. We're getting ready to put out another demo! What happened to SFT? Did they go under? Playing shows? You may ask.. We the answers are .. (writting new songs and working with b...
Posted by Shortstop From Tokyo on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:09:00 PST