Critical Mass (ska band)
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| Critical Mass | |
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 Left to right: Valladares, Lethridge, Kamalian, Barry-Smith
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| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco, USA |
| Genre(s) | Punk rock Ska Rocksteady |
| Years active | 1992–2000 |
| Label(s) | Moon Records |
| Members | |
| Michael Valladares Jeff Kamalian Musashi Lethridge Chris Barry-Smith |
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Critical Mass is a ska band, formed in 1992 from the San Francisco Bay area. The members had played in various bands over the prior decade, including The Noise, Basic radio, JFK, Missing Link, Chill Factor and Elephant Men.
Band has played shows with The Skatalites, Reel Big Fish, Save Ferris, Less Than Jake, Bow Wow Wow, The Toasters, The Untouchables, Dave Wakeling, The Skeletones, Let's Go Bowling, Jump With Joey, The Scofflaws, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and countless others.
Band won Best Ska group at the 1998 SF Weekly Music Awards (Wammies), a 1998 California Music Awards (Bammies) Nomination for Outstanding Ska Artist (as well as performing at the Awards show), and The 1996 TicketMaster National Showcase.
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[edit] Discography
- Bamboozled - Online Release
- ¡Give It Up, Let It Go! - Ska Satellite Records/Moon Records/Tachyon Records - Japan
- Critical Mass - Electron Records - 7"
[edit] Compilations
- Skarmageddon 3 - Moon Records
- Love & Affection - Moon Records
- This Are Moon Ska #4 - Tachyon Records - Japan
- Moonshot - Moon Records
- Just Not Punk Enuff - Missing Words Records
- Skanking The Scum Away - Mad Butcher - Germany
- Live From Mars - Random Order
- Music That Won't Swallow - Super Toad
- Mashin' Potatoes - Beat Happy
- SF03 Band Sampler - Gavin
[edit] Members
Main lineup
- Michael Valladares - vocals, saxophone, keyboards
- Jeff Kamalian - guitar, vocals
- Musashi Lethridge - bass, vocals (1996-2000)
- Chris Barry-Smith - drums
Other members
- Ross Stevenson - bass (1992-1996)
- UC Buu - vocals (1997-2000)
