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THE SLACKERS VISIT NANAIMO FOR THE 1ST TIME WITH BANANAFISH DANCE ORCHESTRA!: The Slackers, Bananafish Dance Orchestra
The Slackers have been no strangers to the Island over the past 13 years playing...
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Fri. March 1st 2013 + Add to Calendar
The Queens
10:00pm - 2:00am Doors at: 9:00pm
$19.50+ regular adv.
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The Slackers
from New York New York
Bananafish Dance Orchestra
Latin/jazz/Funk/Reggae/Ska from Nanaimo BC
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The Slackers have been no strangers to the Island over the past 13 years playing in Victoria dating back to the spring of 2000 at the Victoria Ska Festival and at other events throughout the years. But the band has never played anywhere else on the Island but Victoria. But that is all going to change on Friday, March 1st, 2013 when Victoria BC Ska Society brings the Slackers to Nanaimo for the first time. They'll be joined by Nanaimo's own Bananafish Dance Orchestra. This will be a late Friday night show at The Queen's! The Slackers have spreading their gospel of "Jamaican Rock N Roll" for 21 years now. While they have been influenced, and even personally taught by Jamaican ska/reggae originators, like the Skatalites and the Upsetters (Original backing band for the Wailers) they play... more...Venue
The Queens
34 Victoria Cres. Nanaimo BC
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