A high-angle fisheye lens photo of the band JER and their touring members standing in a cramped stairwell covered in colorful punk and ska gig posters. The members look up at the camera with various expressions, including Jeremy Hunter in a bright green shirt, blue bucket hat, and sunglasses, while the walls around them are a collage of concert flyers.
Jer Credit: jerska / Bandcamp

Tolerance levels to oi vary. Jeremy Hunter invites ska expats to come back home.

The Gainesville songwriter created YouTube’s popular Ska Tune Network and has hundreds of thousands of subscribers. His 2025 album Death of the Heart is a dramatically-fresh take on the genre that doesn’t abandon any of ska’s energy or roots.

Tampa punk favorite Pilot Jonezz supports alongside Clearwater rock outfit Just Courtesy (“Secondary”) and Central Florida ska band Misadventure.

Tickets to see Jer play the music hall at New World Tampa on Thursday, April 9 are still available for $15.

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This article appears in Mar. 26 – Apr. 1.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...