Wednesday, Oct. 8: Less Than Jake

Jazzbones

By Rev. Adam McKinney on September 29, 2014

It's been a couple decades, but third wave ska revival giants Less Than Jake have remarkably stuck around with essentially the same line-up. Even though they've kept up with releasing album after album, things haven't fundamentally changed about the band; the order of the day remains the sort of bright, upbeat ska-infused pop-punk that you most likely came to know as a teenage dirtbag. Personally, I can't quite imagine experiencing Less Than Jake in any other environment than a live venue. This is party music, meant to be danced along with in that sweaty area pressed up against the stage. Even if nostalgia is the only thing that brings you to the show - not that I doubt that you've been keeping strict tabs on Less Than Jake - you probably shouldn't pass on the rare opportunity to skank with impunity.

LESS THAN JAKE, w/Big D and the Kids Table, The Interrupters, 8 p.m., Jazzbones, 2803 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, $19.99, 253.396.9169