The CROMBIES are 2 TONE! Hey you! Are you missing that live 2 Tone sound? Well listen buster...you better start to move your feet. The dance craze sound has returned to Chicago! This are THE CROMBIES! Beats that go one step beyond. Riddims that will have you ranking full stop. Ska that will free Nelson Mandela over and over.

Deal's Gone Slack is a collaboration of members from Deal's Gone Bad (Chicago) and The Slackers (NYC)

Studio and Backing band for Reggae and dub artists. Working out of Castle Hooligan and Abbey Productions in Detroit, MI

Mel began playing ska and soul in 1995 and has been with Mad Butcher records since 1999.  His music has been played around the world in countless countries (even before streaming). It appears in film and television. He has done shows in Prague, Budapest, Vienna, London ... you get the point. With the Soul-Ska Farmers their stew combines ska, soul, hillbilly and sometimes it boils over onto the stove top.

Tone Zone Skam was formed in 2010 seeking to have the Mexican Ska rhythm and style. From Chicago to the the world, TZS seeks that the people identify themselves with the band making them forget their problems for a while, TZS, through their songs, also fights for equality, unity, & brother/sisterhood, Wherever you are TZS will make you dance “Ska Without Compassion.” Tone Zone Skam se formó en el 2010 buscando tener el ritmo y estilo del Ska Mexicano. Desde Chicago para el mundo, TZS busca que la gente se identifique con la banda y hacerlos olvidar sus problemas por un rato. TZS, a través de sus canciones, tambien pelea por la igualdad, unidad, y hermandad. Donde quiera que estes TZS te pondrá a bailar “Ska Sin Compasión.”

DJ Chuck Wren has hosted the ska radio show “Everything Off-Beat” across the Chicago dial since 1989, currently airing Wednesdays at 9 PM on WNUR-FM 89.3. Since 1993, his label JUMP UP RECORDS (www.jumpuprecords.com ) has released 200+ albums including local faves The Operators, The Crombies, Deal’s Gone Bad, The Drastics, and Green Room Rockers plus legacy US acts The Toasters, The Pietasters, Chris Murray, Mephiskapheles, New York Ska Jazz Ensemble, and top international bands Lollypop Lorry, Dr Ring Ding, The Magnetics, Out of Control Army and Los Fastidios.  "Ska night with DJ Chuck Wren" (last Thursday of the month) has been a institution at Delilah's for 31 years. It is Chicago's longest running ska/reggae night and has been all-vinyl since day one.