Skinnerbox

Skinnerbox (sometimes Skinnerbox NYC) was founded in the late '80s by scene veteran Jeff "King Django" Baker, who had previously played with the Boilers, the Slackers, the Skadanks, and hardcore band Murphy's Law. Handling the songwriting, vocals, and trombone, Baker put together a band capable of leaping from song to song between R&B, punk, jazz, and pop variations on the ska sound. Aside from numerous compilation appearances and several cassette-only releases, Skinnerbox's discography includes the full-length album Tales of the Red (1993) and the compilation/retrospective Sp...