J. Navarro & The Traitors Hempsteadys Down & Outs Sweet Babylon

J-Navarro & The Traitors https://www.facebook.com/J-Navarro-the-Traitors-1581471045450104/ J. Navarro & the Traitors began as a conversation between Jay Navarro (The Suicide Machines, Break Anchor, Hellmouth) and Eric Abbey (1592) about music that they had always played and never played together. From sharing the stage together in the early 1990s and 2000s they wanted to write and play music that they loved. So they took the idea and started writing, focusing on the reggae and Two-Tone sound that had been missing from the Detroit scene. With four songs written they needed a band. Together they ran down the list of musicians they knew and found the best ones for the job. Ken Haas (Polka Floyd, Reverend Guitars), joined on lead guitar, Scott Vesey (Trace the Veins) joined up on bass, and Jason Millbauer (Bad Assets) joined in on drums. Together they created the type of music that Navarro and Abbey heard in their heads and the band was born. A collection of songs that showcases the feeling of Detroit and the struggles going on throughout the world are showcased on their debut release. Come out to a show and dance all night. Cheers! The Hempsteadys http://www.thehempsteadys.com/ It is not everyday that a band releases a concept album as their debut full length, but The Hempsteadys are anything but conventional. The 11-piece from New London, Connecticut melds the traditional sounds of late ‘60s Jamaica, Motown and early British punk with the modern soul of Daptone Records and reggae rhythms of contemporaries such as The Aggrolites and The Slackers. The Down And Outs https://www.facebook.com/thedownandouts/ Sweet Babylon https://www.facebook.com/sweetbabylon/ Sweet Babylon is a local Massachusetts ska punk band that formed and has been in the Providence Ska scene since 2011. They have played with great acts like The Toasters, The Slackers, Bim Skala Bim, Ryan Eldred from Catch 22, Beebs & Her Money Makers and Badfish - A Tribute To Sublime. The band has been known for playing many times in Rhode Island, but has also toured around New England hitting New Hampshire as well as Massachusetts.