Let’s get this straight: Dave Wakeling is not a medical doctor. Nor is he a licensed physical therapist. But the founding singer/guitarist of The English Beat knows what works for the health and ...
Got your ticket yet to the 2025 WFUV High Line Bash at City Winery at Pier 57 on April 30? If so, along with Jade Bird and Fantastic Cat, you're going to see one of Britain's most beloved and ...
Two bands — formed in the same year (1978) and in the same place (Birmingham, often referred to as England’s “second city) — ...
English Beat plays the SeaWorld Summer Spectacular Concert Series Credit: Photo courtesy English Beat/Facebook SeaWorld is adding some more live music to its summer schedule, with this week’s ...
The English Beat will rock the Ridgefield Playhouse on Tuesday, Oct. 22, with ska, pop and reggae. It's the kind of music that makes people want to get up and dance. Show time is 8 p.m. Founded by ...
Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...
Ska and two-tone music is known for its bounce. And that’s exactly what the floor was doing less than one song into the English Beat show at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City Tuesday. Those songs, all ...
At its core, the 2 Tone ska scene in 1980s England championed diversity, tenacity, and smarts, and none of its bands combined those traits as seamlessly as the English Beat. When rude boys started ...
The English Beat’s Dave Wakeling makes his KCRW debut in conversation with DJ Nassir Nassirzadeh, spinning selects from Soft Cell, Tim Buckey, and more. The English Beat’s Dave Wakeling makes his KCRW ...
When original frontman Dave Wakeling brought the group that’s called The English Beat these days to Summerfest, it was a walk down memory lane for the large crowd at the Generac stage. However, it was ...
If you ever find yourself missing the English Beat when they come to Santa Cruz County, it is often best to just wait a few months. The ska legends come to the area quite often, whether playing the ...