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Hosted by veteran radio DJ/emcee/promoter Junor Francis, we celebrate Southern California's ska, rocksteady and vintage reggae scene through insightful conversations with the legends and modern-day players, including those behind-the-scenes. Produced by Eric Kohler for Rockery Radio.
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Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with Chris Dowd, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist of veteran group, Fishbone.
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler preview The Rude Girl Riot Ska Festival with singers Karen Roberts of Chase Long Beach and Erin Smith-Norrick of The Step Daughters. Presented by Stiff Dog and Steady Beat, The Rude Girl Riot Ska Festival takes place at The Sardine in San Pedro, CA on October 18, 2025.
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with the talented power trio known as Reggae Workers of the World - Vic Ruggiero (The Slackers, The Mooks), Jesse Wagner (The Aggrolites, Western Standard Time), and Nico Leonard (The Moon Invaders, The Utopians, Badasonic Records).
On this Supernova Ska Festival Preview episode, host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with veteran musician/bandleader "Rocksteady" Freddie Reiter (New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble), singer Kelly Di Filippo (The Loving Paupers), and co-founder of Supernova, Tim Receveur.Supernova takes place September 12-14, 2025 at Fort Monroe in Hampton, VA.
On this Bay Area Ska episode, host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with three veterans on the scene - singer/guitarist Eric Din (The Uptones), singer/guitarist Curtis Meacham (Monkey), and singer Adam Davis (Omnigone, Link 80, In Defense of Ska Podcast).
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with three members of the Orange County, CA-based, veteran ska/punk group, The Goodwin Club - singer Tami Demaree, saxophonist Dean Medford, and guitarist Jesse Wilder.
On this Latin Ska Roundtable - Part 4 episode, host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with keyboardist Esteban Flores (Out of Control Army, Matamoska, The Steady 45s), singer/guitarist Angel Salgado (The Delirians), and promoter/proprietor/musician Balti Rodriguez (One Shot Records, Allen Theater, Union 13).
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with legendary musicologist, historian, artist manager, and curator of Jamaican Music Museum, Herbie Miller, and Tip-A-Top Records and Moonlitegroover Studio proprietor and musician, Jay Schaetz. Herbie and Jay are behind the new "60 Years of Jamaican Ska: A Recording Tribute to The Skatalites" documentary series and recordings.
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with members of the Los Angeles-based traditional ska/rocksteady group, The Elysians - Lino Luna, Dexter Krohn, Bubba Sanchez, Mandie Bee, and Chris Murray.
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with seven former members of the veteran ska-jazz-punk-funk-reggae fusion group, Pocket Lent: Joel Elsten, Mike Long, Justin Sears, Todd Simon, Ian Souter, Tavis Werts, and Tim Wu.
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler celebrate their milestone 100th podcast episode by talking with Karina Denike and Jason Hammon from the highly-influential and beloved group, Dance Hall Crashers.
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with UK-based Adam Reeves, writer, creator, and publisher of "Trombone Man: Ska's Fallen Genius, The Don Drummond Story."
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with a true Jamaican music legend - harmonica master, arranger, percussionist, and singer Charley "Organaire" Cameron.
On this Celebrating the '90s: Part 1 episode, host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with singer, songwriter, musician Malik "The Freq" Moore (Mobtown, Ocean Eleven, The Lions, Irie Beats, The Rhythm Doctors, The Bullets, The Freqtones) and musician, scooter enthusiast Michael Mercado (Liquidator, The Dynamics, The Mob).
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with legendary bassist, "Sir" Horace Panter, of The Specials, General Public, and Special Beat.
For this 2024 Year in Review Roundtable, host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler are joined by singer/songwriter/musician/emcee Dunia Best (Rude Girl Revue, Supernova Alliance, Dunia & Aram, Dubistry, Agent 99, Brave New Girl, The Slackers), podcast host/ska newscaster Matt Vest (On The Upbeat), and DJ/record collector/promoter Darren Reggae (Jamaican Oldies Productions).
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with two veterans from the Southern California scene (who are also cousins), Jeremiah Benzion and Spanky Kingston of Brotheration Records.
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with Jamaican music legend, Roy Ellis, a.k.a. Mr. Symarip and The Boss Skinhead.
We also preview Roy's upcoming SkaMania show on January 18, 2025 at La Santa in Santa Ana, CA where he'll be backed by The Aggrolites and share the stage with Mobtown and The Steady 45s.
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with fellow ska enthusiasts Matt Wixson and JJ Loy for our very special Hornpod Ska Podcast Crossover episode. Visit www.hornpod.org.
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jeremy Peña of The Bandulus.
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