Over the summer, New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble released a new album, Break Thru, and if you’re wondering what kind of music this sort-of supergroup—featuring members of the Toasters, Skatalites and Scofflaws—makes, well, you’re probably on your way to a little breakthrough of your own, too. Get there early to see one of the Bay area’s finest ska and rocksteady bands, The New Rulers, do its thing, too.
New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble w/The New Rulers/Control This. Fri. Jan. 24, 8 p.m. $16-$20. Crowbar, Ybor City. brokenmoldentertainment.com
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This article appears in Jan 23-30, 2020.