Before Bumpin Uglies came along, reggae and punk practically contradicted each other. Against all odds, the reggae-punk quartet—which is playing St. Petersburg’s Jannus Live on Saturday, Nov. 12—dropped its seventh studio album in September, Mid-Atlantic Dub, which sounds like what you’d hear if a band at Warped Tour started tripping balls and jamming island-style.
We’re still in shock that Bumpin Uglies still hasn’t been tapped to perform at the annual Reggae Rise Up, but for now, a Jannus Live gig two weeks before Turkey Day will totally do.
Tunnel Vision—which will rock Vinoy Park next spring—and Joey Harkum open.
This article appears in Nov 3-9, 2022.
