EP.106-The Step Daughters

This week we are joined by Jermey and Erin from The Step Daughters. They tell us how they got into ska music and how the band got it’s start. We listen to their song, Whatcha Gonna Do and we learn how their new record, The Right Sound, came together. Erin and Jermey talk about what it’s like playing in the Orange County ska scene and what they would like to see more of in the ska scene. Gary, tells us about the Distorted Penguins in a segment called Here Today, Ska Tomorrow. Lastly, we give you some ska news and our ska picks of the week. On The Upbeat Social Media: www.Instagram.com/ontheupbeatska www.facebook.com/ontheupbeatska www.twitter.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Merch: https://on-the-upbeat.creator-spring.com/ The Step Daughters: www.Instagram.com/thestepdaughters The Step Daughter’s Vinyl: THE STEP DAUGHTERS “The Right Sound” LP / CD / Tape – OC punky 2-Tone ska for 90’s Hellcat fans! – Jump Up Records Ska News….. -The Simulators On March 18th The Simulators released a new song called Take a Chance on Me. https://open.spotify.com/track/7EhcM4gA5F2dHwEBUCNyai?si=n6aDurunSoq5Kx-neJUlIA -The Slackers Also on March 18 The Slackers released a new song of there up coming album. The new song is called Hanging On and it’s going be on their upcoming album Don’t Let The Sunlight Fool Ya. https://open.spotify.com/track/1r2xLOMEiLENOpfEBQoK1A?si=KSY7w-uEQoaSOv10FwO2dA - Quiet Dinosaurs On March 14th Quiet Dinosaurs released a new single called Let Down Your Arms. Only on bandcamp for now. Lay Down Your Arms | Quiet Dinosaurs Here Today, Ska Tomorrow: Distorted Penguins https://open.spotify.com/artist/0sO65fKWTG81xVRZcfe3gS?si=1r2drIkoQsC7jdyUTOEXBQ https://distortedpenguins.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4bhitYWxje2Eu2IQW8rC61?si=r7L0slD_ToipAi-tTvzwsQ Vinyl: https://www.say-10.com/store/the-von-tramps-go/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7zN11PRzydNDfo8isfFyRr?si=r2Su2jkFQSmwzJbQLLSSbQ Spotify playlist Ska Favorites: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DikTsRPk4dspXejk9bFko?si=vaPlX9V7QVW9JsTRSUdqCg Ska News Theme by Dang!t: https://dangitband.bandcamp.com/music Main Theme by Millington: https://millingtonband.bandcamp.com/music You can buy the main theme song: https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/release