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IN YOUR FACE
to Celebrate 40 Years at The Glass House
April 15th, 226 by Kevin Gomez
For over four decades Fishbone has been a groundbreaking, genre-bending pioneer in the Los Angeles music scene. Since the ‘80s they have blended elements of funk, ska, punk, and metal, inspired by George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic and Bad Brains. The band would pave the way for the future success of artists like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, and Living Colour.
In the past year, Fishbone played the Vans Warped Tour and toured with Less Than Jake, Suicide Machines, and Catbite. They will be joining Suicide Machines to support Goldfinger at the Palladium this August.
But, before then Fishbone will bring their fully electric, always eclectic live show to The Glass House in Pomona on May 9th. The band is gathering to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their debut full-length album, “In Your Face.”
The album showed their earliest incarnations blending ska, reggae, punk and funk, before their eventual evolution into the harder sound they would become associated with.
“In Your Face” is important, not only as part of Fishbone’s journey, but the overall history of ska-punk music.
Never one to shy away from politics, even when controversial, the band released the single, “Racist Piece of Shit” in 2024 about a certain nameless president. The song would later be featured on the band’s eight studio album, “Stockholm Syndrome,” released last year. The album also included “Last Call in America,” a song featuring George Clinton.
Led by the human Energizer Bunny, Angelo Moore, fans at The Glass House will be treated to lead vocals, saxophone, and even theremin in between his endless antics.
The evening will also feature Piñata Protest, a band that truly captures a mixture of Tex-Mex music with punk rock, featuring Alvaro Del Norte on lead vocals and accordion. Kicking off the evening will be the current ska phenomenon Chudson.
This band is special and they have deservedly been receiving a lot of buzz from bands and fans alike, and when you catch their live show, you’ll see why. Between these three you will not have a second to catch your breath as you skank the night away.
Do yourself a favor and get out and see this legendary band – tickets are on sale now.
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