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about|the ska band|other uses|Slackers (disambiguation)Infobox musical artist | name = The Slackers| image = Slackers-skaband.jpg| caption = L to R: Vic Ruggiero, Ara Babajian, Marcus Geard, Dave Hillyard, Jay Nugent, Glen Pine| image_size = | background = group_or_band| alias = Sundy
The Nods| origin = New York City , New York , USA | genre = Ska | years_active = 1991–present| label = Hellcat Records|Hellcat
Moon Ska Records | associated_acts = SKAndalous All Stars
Dave Hillyard Rocksteady 7
Da Whole Thing| website = http://www.theslackers.com/ Official Site| current_members = Vic Ruggiero
Jay Nugent
Dave Hillyard
Glen Pine
Marcus Geard
Ara Babajian | past_members = Marc Lyn
T.J. Scanlon
Luis Zuluaga
Jeremy Mushlin
Allen Teboul
Dunia Best
Tobias Fields
Eric Singer
Dave Hahn| notable_instruments = The Slackers are a New York City band, formed in Brooklyn in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska , rocksteady , reggae , Dub music|dub , Soul music|soul , garage rock , and jazz . The Slackers' notability is credited to their prolific career, tours of North America, Europe, and elsewhere, and signing to notable punk label Hellcat Records .

There are several side projects of The Slackers, including The Rocksteady Seven|David Hillyard & The Rocksteady Seven , Crazy Baldhead Sound System , Da Whole Thing , the SKAndalous All Stars , as well as an acoustic solo project by Vic Ruggiero .

Current lineup


  • Vic Ruggiero - Keyboard instrument|keyboards , vocals

  • Jay Nugent|Jay "Agent Jay" Nugent - Electric guitar|guitar

  • Dave Hillyard - saxophone

  • Glen Pine - trombone , vocals

  • Marcus Geard - Bass guitar|bass

  • Ara Babajian - Drum kit|drums


    • Former members and contributors


  • Marq "Q-Maxx 4:20" Lyn - vocals

  • TJ Scanlon - guitar

  • Luis "Zulu" Zuluaga - drums

  • Jeremy "Mush One" Mushlin - trumpet , vocals

  • Allen Teboul - drums

  • Dunia Best- vocals, flute

  • King Django|Jeff "King Django" Baker - trombone

  • Tobias Fields - conga s

  • Eric "E-ROC" Singer - alto saxophone

  • Victor Rice - bass

  • Dave Hahn - lead guitar

  • Ben Lewis - trumpet

  • Justin Redekop - trumpet


    • Former Producers and Collaborators


  • Marq Lyn - Producer

  • Tobias Fields - Producer, Songwriter

  • Zack levine - Producer

  • Eric Sierra - Song Writer

  • David Lindome - Producer


    • Discography


    Studio Albums


  • Better Late Than Never (The Slackers album)|Better Late Than Never (1996)

  • Redlight (1997)

  • The Question (The Slackers album)|The Question (1998)

  • Wasted Days (2001)

  • The Slackers and Friends (2002)

  • Close My Eyes (album)|Close My Eyes (2003)

  • An Afternoon in Dub (2005)

  • Slackness (album)|Slackness (with Chris Murray (musician)|Chris Murray ) (2005)

  • Peculiar (album)|Peculiar (2006)

  • The Boss Harmony Sessions (2007)

  • Self Medication (album)|Self Medication (2008)

  • The Great Rocksteady Swindle (2010)


    • EPs


  • International War Criminal (2004)

  • The Slackers/Pulley Split (2004)


    • Singles


  • 2-Face (1996)

  • Minha Menina (2007)

  • Dreidel (2009)

  • New Years Day (2010)


    • Demo Cassettes


  • Do the Ska with The Slackers (1992)

  • The Slackers (album)|The Slackers (1993)


    • Live albums


  • '' Live at Ernesto's (2000)

  • '' Upsettin' Ernesto's (2004)

  • Slack in Japan (2005)

  • NYC Boat Cruise 2009 (digital only, 2009)

  • Slackfest NYC 2009 (digital only, 2009)

  • Holiday Party With... (digital only, 2009)

  • Live On the West Side 4/6/10 (digital only, 2010)

  • Live In San Francisco 12/31/10 (digital only, 2011)


    • Collections


  • Before There Were Slackers There Were... (1999)

  • Big Tunes& #33; Hits & Misses from 1996 to 2006 (2007)

  • Lost & Found (2009)

  • Stash Box (2011)

  • Before Hellcat (2011) ( USB flash drive release)

  • Ganbare! (2011) (Japan only release)

  • The Radio (2011)


    • Compilations


  • '' Give 'Em the Boot (album)|Give 'Em the Boot

  • '' Give 'Em the Boot II

  • '' Give 'Em the Boot III

  • '' Give 'Em the Boot IV

  • '' Give 'Em the Boot V

  • '' Give 'Em the Boot VI

  • This Is Special Potatoe Vol. 1

  • From New York to Luxembourg (Live @ the Kufa) (with P.O. Box, Kunn & the Magic Muffins and Toxkäpp)

  • New York Beat: Breaking and Entering Volume 2


    • DVDs


  • '' Give 'Em the Boot DVD (2005): "And I Wonder"

  • The Slackers: A Documentary (2007)

  • The Flamingo Cantina Series with The Slackers (2009)


    • External links


  • http://theslackers.com/ The Slackers official homepage

  • http://www.grundfunk.net/faulenzen-mit-den-slackers/ Interview with The Slackers on http://www.grundfunk.net www.grundfunk.net

  • http://www.moanin.de/en/? Releases:Self_Medication:Interview%3A_Vic_Ruggiero Interview with the Slackers' singer Vic Ruggiero about the album Self Medication (2008)

  • http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=1126373 Interview and studio session with The Slackers on National Public Radio (2001)

  • Allmusic|class=artist|id=p206598|pure_url=yes AMG entry

  • http://www.archive.org/details/TheSlackers The Slackers collection at the Internet Archive 's live music archive

  • http://www.slackerschords.com/ The Slackers' Chords, a website dedicated to The Slackers' music

  • http://www.phonocaster.com/ Management (Europe) Tourbooking (GER, AUT, CZ, DK, CH)


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