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Once and Future Kings

Over a career spanning more than 30 years, the Toasters have become ska royalty, reigning regents directly descended from a checkered lineage that includes genre godfathers the Skatalites and two-tone originators the Specials. The seminal NYC band bridged ska’s so-called second and third waves, laying the groundwork for the pop, punk and hardcore evolutions of the genre that followed and continue today. Skank it up this Sunday, September 2, when the band holds court at Club Metronome with locals Trapper Keeper and Fading Fast.