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- Career
- Current lineup Former members and contributors Former producers and collaborators
- Discography Studio Albums EPs Singles Demo Cassettes Live albums Collections Compilations DVDs
- References
- External links
{{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 = Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
| genre = Ska
| years_active = 1991–present
| label = Hellcat, Moon Ska, Whatevski Records
| associated_acts = Stubborn All-Stars
SKAndalous All-Stars
Dave Hillyard Rocksteady 7
Da Whole Thing
| website = 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
- King Django
}}The Slackers are an American ska band, formed in Manhattan, New York in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, 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. The members of the Slackers have also been known to perform in other bands and musical projects, including Reggae Workers of the World, David Hillyard & The Rocksteady Seven, Crazy Baldhead Sound System, Da Whole Thing, The Hall Trees, Stubborn All-Stars, and the SKAndalous All Stars. Vic Ruggiero performs as a solo act performing both original compositions as well as reworked Slackers songs. Career{{expand section|date=November 2015}}The band's second album, Redlight, released on September 23, 1997,[1] was ranked number seven in Billboard editor Carrie Bell's "The Year in Music (1997)" list.[2] The album's track with the same name charted at number 116 on the week of November 10, 1997—the song's third week—in CMJ Radio Top 200.[3] Current lineup- Vic Ruggiero - keyboards, vocals
- Jay "Agent Jay" Nugent - guitar
- Dave Hillyard - saxophone
- Glen Pine - trombone, vocals
- Marcus Geard - bass
- Ara Babajian - drums
Former members and contributors- Marc "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
- Jeff "King Django" Baker - trombone
- Tobias Fields - congas
- Eric "E-ROC" Singer - alto saxophone
- Dave Hahn - lead guitar
- Ben Lewis - trumpet
- Justin Redekop - trumpet
Former producers and collaborators- Victor Rice - producer and bass
- Zack levine - producer
- Eric Sierra - songwriter
- David Lindome - producer
DiscographyStudio Albums- Better Late Than Never (1996)
- Redlight (1997)
- The Question (1998)
- Wasted Days (2001)
- The Slackers and Friends (2002)
- Close My Eyes (2003)
- An Afternoon in Dub (2005)
- Slackness (with Chris Murray) (2005)
- Peculiar (2006)
- The Boss Harmony Sessions (2007)
- Self Medication (2008)
- The Great Rocksteady Swindle (2010)
- The Radio (2011)
- The Slackers (2016)
EPs- International War Criminal (2004)
- The Slackers/Pulley Split (2004)
- My Bed Is A Boat (2013)
Singles- 2-Face (1996)
- Minha Menina (2007)
- Dreidel (2009)
- New Years Day (Urban Pirate Records, 2010)
Demo Cassettes- Do the Ska with The Slackers (1992)
- 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! Hits & Misses from 1996 to 2006 (2007)
- Lost and Found (2009)
- Stash Box (2011)
- Before Hellcat (2011) (USB flash drive release)
- Ganbare! (2011) (Japan only release)
Compilations- 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 (2005): "And I Wonder"
- The Slackers: A Documentary (2007)
- The Flamingo Cantina Series with The Slackers (2009)
References1. ^{{cite book|author=CMJ Network, Inc.|title=CMJ New Music Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LhGxd6mX1UUC&pg=PA51|date=8 September 1997|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|pages=51–}}
2. ^{{cite book|author=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|title=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0g0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA71|date=1997-12-27 - 1998-01-03|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=71–}}
3. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=oVDTEZdWha0C&lpg=PA7&dq=Redlight%20slackers%20-wikipedia%20cmj&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q=Redlight%20slackers%20-wikipedia%20cmj&f=false CMJ Top 200], Page 7, 10 Nov 1997, CMJ New Music Report
External links- The Slackers official homepage
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090314005617/http://www.grundfunk.net/faulenzen-mit-den-slackers/ Interview with The Slackers on] www.grundfunk.net
- Interview with the Slackers' singer Vic Ruggiero about the album Self Medication (2008)
- [https://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]
- [https://archive.org/details/TheSlackers The Slackers collection] at the Internet Archive's live music archive
- The Slackers' Chords, a website dedicated to The Slackers' music
- Management (Europe) Tourbooking (GER, AUT, CZ, DK, CH)
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