EP.140-Control This! (Jeff Richey)

This week we chat with Jeff Richey from Control This. Jeff tells us how he got into ska and about his time in The Toasters. We also learn how Control This got their start and we listen to a song from the band. Jeff talks about how he got his start in being a promoter and he shares his tips over other promoters. Lastly, we give you ska news and our ska picks of the week. Control This: https://www.facebook.com/ControlThis?mibextid=LQQJ4d https://controlthis.bandcamp.com/music https://instagram.com/floridaskaevents?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= 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 Ska News…. 1. The Holophonics On December 9th The Holophonics released their third and final single of the up coming album, Lavos. The new song is called The enchiridion. https://open.spotify.com/track/4mO3tfqqYJ47kfQvZP2R6i?si=yyDZPX6mRdqWbitNLdJybA 2.) Rudebeard On December 9th Rudebeard released a new EP called A Mucky Fumble with Rudebeard. https://open.spotify.com/album/0yQMz7Mal8i0asoRd56Xvf?si=-B_Ep3pLTuqDqzHNzcScsA 3. Fishbone Fishbone is kicked off their The Red Hot Holiday Tour in Vancouver, BC on 12/9 and the tour will end on 12/18 in San Diego. Joining them for the whole run is JER/Skatune Network. Go to http://fishbone.net for tickets. 4. Arose Such a Clatter: Letters to Santa https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/album/arose-such-a-clatter-letters-to-santa 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/track/on-the-upbeat