During the ’80s in Los Angeles, a band of Black kids from the South Central area and the San Fernando Valley played a form of rock music with such vigor, bands such as Red Hot Chili Peppers were ...

It made almost too much sense when Fishbone singer and saxophonist Angelo Moore said his love for music came as a child watching Looney Tunes cartoons. My own first exposure to his ska/punk/rock band ...

Tracey Singleton’s return to punk-ska-funk pioneers Fishbone in 2024, after a 22-year absence, came about unexpectedly. Singleton, also known as Spacey T, had watched some videos online and sent a ...

For Chris Dowd, songwriter and keys player for the genre-defying musical group Fishbone, a band is like an artistic movement. Like a painter who unveils a new style that legions imitate (read: Picasso ...

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Well, during a phone call with Fishbone’s Chris Dowd last week in honor of their upcoming Van Buren show, he asked me, “When was the last time you listened to a Fishbone record?” Then he added, “Be ...

“I felt musically invisible. I wasn’t feeling respected as a writer,” says Christopher Dowd, explaining why he quit the band Fishbone in 1994. Fast-forward to 2023, and Fishbone just released the ...

We're joined by Angelo Moore and Chris Dowd, the founding members of Fishbone. In the world of ska and punk music the band is a legend. The band formed in 1979 – over 45 years ago. Angelo and Chris ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...