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Let's just say that if it weren't for the outlandish '80s hair-metal rockers of Poison - and more specifically, guitarist C.C. Deville and his dangerously flamboyant licks, leads and neon-lime painted axes-legendary Orange County ska-rockers Reel Big Fish probably wouldn't have ever existed.

Advance: $15 21-plus, $18 under 21. Day of show: $17 21-plus, $20 under-21. 314-773-3363. The Ska Is Dead 4 Tour may seem morbidly self-aware. After all, ska's third wave crashed at the turn of the millennium when Reel Big Fish went rock, Less Than Jake fired its horn section, and teenagers who once clung to the genre's levity found solace in emo's ...

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Contributed photo Chase Long Beach is a ska-punk seven-piece ensemble from Southern California.

IT MIGHT HAVE been nine years since the band's last album, but it's never too late to dig the Squirrel Nut Zippers .

Reel Big Fish was one of the legions of Southern California ska-punk bands to edge into the mainstream following the mid-'90s success of No Doubt and Sublime.

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Big Hand are a ska-funk group from Edinburgh. We first enjoyed their pacy, trumpet-laden sound about four years ago during a trip north of the border.

Today: Country singer Kitty Wells is 90. Actor-turned-politician Ben Jones is 68.

If there is an outdoor party in Hartford, one thing is for certain - it's going to rain.

The English Beat: Twist and crawl to town. Details: The English Beat and Reel Big Fish 7 p.m. Thursday, August 13.

The English Beat: Twist and crawl to town. Details: The English Beat and Reel Big Fish 7 p.m. Thursday, August 13.

Despite having been a band since 1990, Reel Big Fish didn't really make waves until ska's revival in the mid-to-late '90s, when the band had their biggest hit to date, "Sell Out." Later, they appeared in Trey Parker and Matt Stone 's spoof BASEketball , in which they performed a rendition of a-ha's "Take on Me." Perhaps it was simply a coincidence, ...

"Take on Me" by Reel Big Fish RBF have given a new spin to a-ha's original. This new version includes more big band sounds with a ska-punk flavor.

It's a safe bet that George Thorogood will play "Bad to the Bone" when he rocks the Desert Diamond Casino, Thursday, July 30.

Here are another 5 quick picks for you, the loyal reader: MUSIC: Reel Big Fish Few bands survive having a hit major label album, let alone lasting more than another decade beyond that.

The O's at AllGood Cafe on Friday, July 24 Foot stomping, banjo picking and two good 'ol boys screaming heartache? I'm absolutely loving this duo.

With Reel Big Fish and Supervillains, 7 p.m. Monday, July 27, at Warehouse Live , 813 St.

REEL BIG FISH sang, "We hate it when our friends become successful" in its cover of the Morrissey song.