Name: K-Man & the 45s with The Abruptors + The Write-Ups
Start: 2024-05-15T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 95 King St. E., Hamilton, ON, Canada, Ontario L8N 1A9

K-Man & The 45s
with The Abruptors + The Write-Ups
WED MAY 15, 2024 • 7PM DOOR, 8PM SHOW
General Admission Standing | 19+ | $19 (+SC/HST) ADV.

One of Canada’s most well-known and best-loved Ska bands, K-Man & The 45s' relentless touring and hyperactive live shows keep turning heads. Their critically acclaimed self-titled album came out in 2016 and there’s been no slowing down since (barring the pandemic blip). Fan-favourite songs such as "I Don’t Mind" and "Space Thriller" cemented them in the scene, while festival plays and relentless touring brought them to the four corners of the globe. Playing alongside greats like the Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Planet Smashers, The Original Wailers, Big D and The Kids Table, The Slackers levelled up their fanbase and live show. With the release of Stand With The Youth, the band was solidified in national & international ska and punk scenes. They were not only playing Canada but the USA and Europe as well. Everything was going great! Then the COVID call came in and everything shut down. Completely devastated, beaten by a pandemic and divorce, K-Man spent his time in a little house isolated on the side of a mountain by a lake. Here he wrote the songs for Primed To Go. Self reflection let to the realization that life is just better on the road (a major theme of the album). Primed To Go feels like a more complete album than their past efforts and shows the growth of the band. Always energetic and just as refreshing this new album tips its hat to the original Ska genre with the band’s signature rock and roll attitude front and center.
Best known for its unique blend of ska, soul, rocksteady and reggae, The Abruptors are an American ska band formed in Buffalo, New York in 2015. The four-piece has toured internationally and released several EPs, as well as full-length albums Love & Other Disasters (2019) and Noticeably Cheerless (2021)
The Write-Ups are a politically-driven, dirty ska band from Flint, Michigan featuring former members of The Loose Ties, Morseville Bridge, Mister Creepy and the Sewer Cult Band, The Deadhacks, This Is The Year, The '72 Dolphins, among others.