Dave Wakeling returns to Marin on June 7 as he leads his seminal British ska band, the English Beat, through a headlining performance as part of the 25th annual Novato Festival of Art, Wine & Music.

It’s no secret that ska music is alive and well, and not just in the United States. On this episode of in defense of ska, English ska-punks Call Me Malcolm join to chat about the current scene, the ...

Along with like-minded acts Madness and The Specials, The English Beat helped define the UK’s Two-Tone movement, a late-1970s ska revival fueled by punk, mod and new wave sensibilities. Co-led by ...

Founded in 1978, the English Beat were one of the pioneering bands of the 2 Tone ska movement, blending pop, reggae, punk, R&B and ska influences on infectious songs such as “Mirror in the Bathroom,” ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

How ska and reggae came to a white, soccer-loving U.K. teenager involves a history lesson, which the loquacious Wakeling cheerfully provides in a 40-minute interview by phone from a Nashville, Tenn.

Ranking Roger, the British new wave/ska/reggae musician and vocalist known for his seminal work with ‘80s two-tone band the English Beat and later General Public, has passed away at age 56. Although ...

Usually it’s the opening act that’s indebted to the headliner, but when ska demigods The Specials play Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., Friday night, it will be a little different. The show wouldn’t be ...

If you are a fan of legendary British ska band The English Beat and have never seen them in concert, don’t save that time for later: See them when they come to the Rio Theatre Friday. Formed as The ...

Have you ever been booted from a concert? Just ask Dave Wakeling of the English Beat, the ska band from England, how it feels. Wakeling wasn’t too pleased about being manhandled out the door. The ...

The leadoff track on Here We Go Love, the first new English Beat album since 1982, is called “How Can You Stand There?” Musically, the song answers its own question by jolting your system with four ...