If you are a fan of legendary British ska band The English Beat and have never seen them in concert, don’t save that time for later: See them when they come to the Rio Theatre Friday. Formed as The ...

When original frontman Dave Wakeling brought the group that’s called The English Beat these days to Summerfest, it was a walk down memory lane for the large crowd at the Generac stage. However, it was ...

The English Beat will rock the Ridgefield Playhouse on Tuesday, Oct. 22, with ska, pop and reggae. It's the kind of music that makes people want to get up and dance. Show time is 8 p.m. Founded by ...

NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 27: Dave Wakeling of The English Beat performs at “Dare to be Different” Premiere during 2017 Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Robin ...

Two bands — formed in the same year (1978) and in the same place (Birmingham, often referred to as England’s “second city) — raised the roof at the Palace Theatre in Albany last Thursday. Openers the ...

Dave “Blockhead” Wright, composer of the English Beat’s 1982 hit “I Confess,” has died. The news was shared on the English Beat’s official Instagram account. Wright’s age and cause of death have yet ...

Dave Wakeling is set to release the first new English Beat album since 1982. Here We Go Love is out June 15 and finds him revisiting the ska sound of the band’s early days as well as the more ...

Marc Wasserman is following his 2021 book Ska Boom! An American Ska & Reggae Oral History with a new book about/inspired by 2 Tone legends The English Beat, Soul Salvation: A Gen X Love Letter To The ...

It's amazing how a few well-placed singles can cement a legacy. Take Birmingham, England's The Beat, which produced three albums of variegated reggae revivals in the early 1980s: I Just Can't Stop It, ...

Fans of the The English Beat, devoted or casual, may be somewhat disappointed Soul Salvation is not the thorough history the ska-pop band deserves. But as the subtitle states, A Gen X Love Letter is ...