Reposted by Ben SkanklinSad Snack @sadsnack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We did a deep dive interview with @skagazine.bsky.social last night and brought some really sad snacks to share 🍔💕🌈youtube.comSka Talk with Sad SnackYouTube video by SKAgazine 041
Reposted by Ben SkanklinMUTINY @thebandmutiny.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Time for another new song! This one features Millie Manders from Millie Manders & the Shutup, and Andrew Heaton from Joystick / Flying Raccoon Suit! Jump on those pre-orders over at say-10.com, it’s your only chance to grab a copy of the Japanese language version! #ska #punk #hardcore #skacore 094
Ben Skanklin @benskanklin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026mr mayor sir the people have been clamoring, begging for exactly something like this but for ska shows. think of all the folks who havent had the opportunity to skank next to someone in a banana costume because their local government neglects the arts 071
Reposted by Ben SkanklinJER (They/Them) @skatunenetwork.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I am simply just built different (a gay who can parallel park a 15 passenger van in Philadelphia) 81549
Ben Skanklin @benskanklin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Why didn’t any of you tell me how unbelievably awesome Chris Farren is?! (you did, I just didn’t listen bc not ska) 010
Reposted by Ben SkanklinSimmerdown Productions, BlueSka Elder @simmerdownprod.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Heartbroken to hear about this. I never got the chance to meet him, but I know that not enough can be said about what he contributed to ska music.punknews.orgSupernova International Ska Festival Co-Founder Passes AwaySupernova International Ska Festival was this past weekend. Quite sadly, co-founder Tim Receveur passed away earlier this week. The festival issued a statement, but did not give immediate details. You... 0103
Reposted by Ben SkanklinSkavoovie & the Epitones @skavoovie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026We love you Tim. Thanks for giving us and everyone such real and joyful memories. @supernovaska.bsky.social 082
Reposted by Ben SkanklinAram Sinnreich @aramsinn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Got the news this morning. Absolutely fucking tragic. Tim built something beautiful that changed countless lives, brought joy to thousands, and valorized the legacy of major artists overlooked by big media. A staggering loss for the ska music community. It was an honor to know and work with him. 💔 0103
Ben Skanklin @benskanklin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Tim and April created such a special festival and community, awful awful news 💔 150
Reposted by Ben SkanklinBrian Barrish @brianbarrish.bsky.social · 14/09/2026MALALA SAYS GO BIRDS 242171306
Ben Skanklin @benskanklin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“Yeah I’ll make it to the Supernova after-party, at least one night.” - A fucking liar 120
Ben Skanklin @benskanklin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Thank you Virginia for hosting this amazing ska festival. Your football team sucks ass. Go birds. 251
Reposted by Ben SkanklinNPR Skanking Dept ☎️🇵🇸🇱🇧 @skankingdept.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Supernova is so special. Getting to see acts like Stranger Cole or Derrick Morgan (who performed sitting in a giant throne) makes me feel so lucky to be around right now. 1111
Ben Skanklin @benskanklin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Tbh every festival could use an hour break of sitting in AC in the middle of the day 140
Reposted by Ben SkanklinLabrador @labrador-tunes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Just finished this and can't recommend it enough. Jerry Dammers seems like a real-deal genius who wanted to build a better underground youth movement. 1101
Ben Skanklin @benskanklin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Has anyone ever listened to Matamoska without experiencing a deep biological need to shake their ass? Doesn’t seem plausible. Not a dry toe in the house at Milkboy tonight. 171
Reposted by Ben SkanklinEL HOMIE 🏁🇲🇽 @elhomie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026SMOKE BREAK by The Marijuana Brass, out NOW on The Marijuana Brass on Bandcamp Marmalade on My Shoes esnupi NOMEMIRES Ladyfingers Our final EP with our previous lead singer Chris Fierros-Santizo Check it out :V (Cover art by my sister follow her on IG @/frijolll__) 1157
Ben Skanklin @benskanklin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026No crowd air drums like Rush fans. Total menaces on the invisible skins 030
Reposted by Ben SkanklinWXPN @wxpnfm.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Two Philadelphia music lovers and concert goers have teamed up to create a venue accessibility guide. xpn.org/new-venue-ac...xpn.orgNew venue accessibility guide helps music fans better enjoy live performances - WXPN | Vinyl At HeartMusic is the universal language, and that means people from all walks of life should be able to enjoy concerts. To ensure fans who may require certain accessibility accommodations can best enjoy live ... 02312
Ben Skanklin @benskanklin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The Hotknives, please come play a show in or near Philadelphia 000
Reposted by Ben SkanklinTrojan Records @trojanrecords.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Happy Jamaican Independence Day! 🇯🇲 Today marks the anniversary of Jamaica becoming an independent nation in 1962, bringing more than three centuries of British colonial rule to an end. Listen to our Jamaican Independence Day playlist here Trojan.lnk.to/JAINDFA 1177
Reposted by Ben SkanklinScary Trans Ferdinand || How I Became Invisible @emdashreed.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Might be there’s a surprise coming tomorrow. Maybe keep an eye on How I Became Invisible’s Bandcamp? 1186
Reposted by Ben SkanklinLabrador @labrador-tunes.bsky.social · 25/07/2026We’ll be playing with @tedleo.bsky.social and The Pharmacists at Ardmore Music Hall on 10/1. Did I just type those words??? See you there! 3214
Reposted by Ben Skanklin🤙Joey Oblivion🤙 @joeyoblivion.bsky.social · 24/07/2026T-Minus 4 hours until you can watch the actual, for realises music video for the ✨BRAND NEW✨ Femmes Voyous song Fault Lines! GET PUMPED! 🩷🩶🩷🩶🩷🩶🩷🩶 youtu.be/bGsNx1SHjC0?...youtu.beFemmes Voyous Fault Lines Official Music VideoYouTube video by Femmes voyous 1126
Ben Skanklin @benskanklin.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Gangsters - Rx Bandits and @catbiteband.bsky.social 190
Ben Skanklin @benskanklin.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I usually take my bandits over the counter, but fuck it. Let’s try the good stuff tonight. 010
Reposted by Ben SkanklinSelecta Jerry @soundsofthecaribbean.com · 09/07/2026Come get some cold brews and Skankin tunes! #ReggaeSky 0121
Reposted by Ben SkanklinFlying Raccoon Suit @flyingraccoonsuit.bsky.social · 08/07/2026New Bad Operation goes so hard live that I've got You Don't Answer My Calls stuck in my head like a month later 1171
Reposted by Ben SkanklinEevie Echoes, The People's Punk Princess 🇵🇸 @eevieechoes.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Philly!!!! We're coming for ya this weekend. Come catch us open for Nick Karcher on tour this weekend!! Tix here: linktr.ee/eevieechoes 031
Reposted by Ben SkanklinStereogum @stereogum.com · 07/07/20263️⃣ 1️⃣1️⃣ 2️⃣7️⃣ 🤙 stereogum.com/2504383/jeff... 163
Reposted by Ben SkanklinJEERFROSENSTICK @jeffrosenstock.bsky.social · 17/06/2026HELL YEA BONUS SHOWS WITH JER ADDED THIS IN BALTIMORE & NEW JERSEY BEFORE THE BIG GIGS IN NEW YORK 🏀 TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT JEFFROSENSTOCK.COM 🏀 SMALLER VENUES THAN USUAL SO YOU MIGHT WANNA GRAB TICKETS FAST?? WHO KNOWS!! GO KNICKS!! 🏀 📸 by sofa 17411
Ben Skanklin @benskanklin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Don’t mind me, just have to get this off my chest real quick… … skashington, dc 020
Ben Skanklin @benskanklin.bsky.social · 13/06/2026*getting an electric bill after seeing bad op* PECOOOOOOOOOOOO 020
Ben Skanklin @benskanklin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Happy “The Pomps Are In Town Tonight” to Philadelphia 040
Reposted by Ben SkanklinScary Trans Ferdinand || How I Became Invisible @emdashreed.bsky.social · 26/05/2026come see my band on Saturday, or this email will find you. 0289
Reposted by Ben Skanklingabi ₊˚⊹♡ @gabifrost.bsky.social · 29/05/2026WEEKENDER BEGINS TOMORROW!!!!!! 0373
Reposted by Ben SkanklinAram Sinnreich @aramsinn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Well this is exciting: my award-winning book The Secret Life of Data is coming out in paperback! As of today, you can pre-order it at @bookshop.org or wherever else fine books are sold:bookshop.orgThe Secret Life of Data: Navigating Hype and Uncertainty in the Age of Algorithmic SurveillanceNavigating Hype and Uncertainty in the Age of Algorithmic Surveillance 072
Reposted by Ben SkanklinJER (They/Them) @skatunenetwork.bsky.social · 13/05/2026LESS THSN ONE MONTH UNTIL THE EAST COAST CHUNK OF THE BAD TIME RECORDS TOUR!!!! Most of these are close to selling out 👀 all over half sold out. You got your ticket or what? 🎟️✨ Badtimetour.com Flyer 📸: Lisa Coe JER band 📸: Rae Mystic 03011
Reposted by Ben SkanklinKim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 13/05/2026On this day in 1985, the city of Philadelphia went to war against its own citizens. I wrote about it for @teenvogue.com back in 2020: www.teenvogue.com/story/histor...teenvogue.comWhat You Need to Know About the MOVE BombingAnd how Philadelphia became "the city that bombed itself." 161271587
Reposted by Ben SkanklinScary Trans Ferdinand || How I Became Invisible @emdashreed.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Next show is May 30th at The Yard in Ambler with @megainfinity.band and @withsailsahead.bsky.social; I highly recommend getting to that one, it’s gonna be A Party 2213
![Tour flyer. Text up top reads “East Coast”, with part of the A and S in east obscured by an outline of the states the tour goes through. The left side of the flyer has an outline of the east coast of the United States, with stars over the cities on the tour (Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Albany, Washington DC, Richmond, Charlotte, Atlanta, and Orlando
to the right is the text “June 2026. JER + KILL LINCOLN + BAD OPERATION
w/the Pomps
6.11 - Pittsburgh, PA ———SOLD OUT————
[LOW TICKET] 6.12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Ukie Club
w/the Doomstompers 6.13 - New York, NY @ The Meadows
[LOW TICKET] 6.14 - Boston, MA @ Arts at the Armory
6.15 - Albany, NY @ Empire underground
w/ Flying Raccoon Suit
[LOW TICKET] 6.17 - Washington, DC @ Black cat
[LOW TICKET] 6.18 - Richmond, VA @ The Camel
6.19 - Carlotte, NC @ ———SOLD OUT————
6.20 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
6.21 - Orlando, FL @ The Conduit
Underneath the tour dates is an image of JER singing into a microphone. To the bottom right is a link in green text reading www.JER.band](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oublt5tfs5lluunivmoi4et5/bafkreif2peez6khi3f22ge2o2l33pshpt3xtb2kvqp6gr53gbc5y6ersay)
