The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are a ska-core band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States (Bosstones is a play on Boston). They are credited with creating the ska-core genre, a form of music that mixes, to various degrees, elements of modern third-wave ska along with hardcore punk, jazz, and other influences. Their current lineup is Dicky Barrett (vocals), Joe Gittleman (bass), Lawrence Katz (guitar), Ben Carr (dancer, "Bosstone"), Joe Sirois (drums), Timothy "Johnny Vegas" Burton (saxophone), Kevin Leaner (saxophone) and Chris Rhodes (trombone)

Formed in 1985, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones started playing in Boston clubs in the mid-1980s. After a brief period of inactivity due to the schooling commitments of its members, they reformed and released their album Devil’s Night Out on Taang! Records. The Bosstones toured relentlessly throughout the 1990s, playing hundreds of shows a year, releasing albums and spinning off the popular rock radio hit "Someday I Suppose". They were eventually signed to Mercury Records. The band appeared in the movie Clueless. In 1997, the success of their single "The Impression That I Get" and its follow up, "The Rascal King" earned them mainstream recognition. In 2000 they put out their critically acclaimed disk Pay Attention. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones released their last album on Side One Dummy Records. They officially went on hiatus in 2003, citing too much time on the road and desire to branch out and do different things. In 2007, the Bosstones announced that they were reforming. They played their 10th Hometown Throwdown in Boston and released a new album, Medium Rare, which consists of rare B-sides, and 3 new songs, including the single, "Don’t Worry Desmond Dekker".

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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Albums

0.0 0.0 20th Century Masters The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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0.0 0.0 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Mighty Mighty Bosston The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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0.0 0.0 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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0.0 0.0 A Jackknife to a Swan The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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January 1, 2005 Read More →


0.0 0.0 Awfully Quiet The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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November 30, 2000 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Best Of/20th Century The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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July 12, 2005 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Devil’s Night Out The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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December 18, 2007 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Devils Night Out The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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0.0 0.0 Don’t Know How To Party The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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July 14, 2009 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Every Trick in the Book The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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November 30, 1997 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Here We Go Again The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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November 30, 1994 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Impression That I Get The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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0.0 0.0 Jackknife to a Swan The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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0.0 0.0 Kinder Words The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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November 30, 1993 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Let’s Face It The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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0.0 0.0 Lets Face It The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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0.0 0.0 Let`s Face It The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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0.0 0.0 Live From The Middle East The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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July 14, 2009 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Live From The Middle East [Explicit] The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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0.0 0.0 Madcap The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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