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The Uptones

The Uptones

The Uptones has been played on NTS shows including Supporter Radio: Your Specialist Subject, with No More first played on 1 January 2025.

Formed in 1981 in Berkeley, while they were still in high school. The Uptones were the first band devoted to playing Ska on the West Coast. The Uptones played to skanking crowds all over the West. Several of their recordings were regional hits, and for a time they were the most popular band in the Bay Area.

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The Uptones

The Uptones has been played on NTS shows including Supporter Radio: Your Specialist Subject, with No More first played on 1 January 2025.

Formed in 1981 in Berkeley, while they were still in high school. The Uptones were the first band devoted to playing Ska on the West Coast. The Uptones played to skanking crowds all over the West. Several of their recordings were regional hits, and for a time they were the most popular band in the Bay Area.

Original source: Last.fm

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