The Slackers

The Slackers
L to R: Vic Ruggiero, Ara Babajian, Marcus Geard, Dave Hillyard, Jay Nugent, Glen Pine
Background information
Also known as	Sundy The Nods
Origin	New York City, New York, USA
Genres	Ska
Years active	1991 - Present
Labels	Hellcat Moon Ska Records
Associated acts	SKAndalous All Stars Dave Hillyard Rocksteady 7 Da Whole Thing
Website	Official Site
Members
Vic Ruggiero Jay Nugent Dave Hillyard Glen Pine Marcus Geard Ara Babajian
Former members
Marc Lyn TJ Scanlon Luis Zuluaga Jeremy Mushlin Allen Teboul Dunia Best Jeff Baker Tobias Fields Eric Singer Victor Rice Dave Hahn

The Slackers are a New York City band, formed in Brooklyn in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz. The Slackers' notability is credited to their prolific career, tours of North America, Europe, and elsewhere, and signing to notable punk label Hellcat Records.

There are several side projects of The Slackers, including David Hillyard & The Rocksteady Seven, Crazy Baldhead Sound System, Da Whole Thing, the SKAndalous All Stars, as well as an acoustic solo project by Vic Ruggiero. Vic Ruggiero, Jay Nugent, and David Hillyard were also in the NYC Ska band Stubborn All-Stars led by frontman King Django.

Current Lineup

• Vic Ruggiero - Keyboards, Vocals
• Jay "Agent Jay" Nugent - Guitar
• Dave Hillyard - Saxophone
• Glen Pine - Trombone, Vocals
• Marcus Geard - Bass
• Ara Babajian - Drums

Former Members And Contributors

• Marq "Q-Maxx 4:20" Lyn - Vocals
• TJ Scanlon - Guitar
• Luis "Zulu" Zuluaga - Drums
• Jeremy "Mush One" Mushlin - Trumpet, Vocals
• Allen Teboul - Drums
• Dunia Best- Vocals, Flute
• Jeff "King Django" Baker - Trombone
• Tobias Fields - Congas
• Eric "E-ROC" Singer - Alto Saxophone
• Victor Rice - Bass
• Dave Hahn - lead guitar
• Justin Redekop- Trumpet

Full Discography

Studio Albums

• Better Late Than Never (1996)
• Redlight (1997)
• The Question (1998)
• Wasted Days (2001)
• The Slackers and Friends (2002)
• Close My Eyes (2003)
• An Afternoon in Dub (2005)
• Slackness (With Chris Murray) (2005)
• Peculiar (2006)
• The Boss Harmony Sessions (2007)
• Self Medication (2008)

DVDs

• Give 'Em the Boot DVD (2005): "And I Wonder"
• The Slackers: A Documentary (2007)
• The Flamingo Cantina Series With The Slackers (2009)

Singles

• "2-Face" (1996)
• "Minha Menina" - (2007)

EPs

• International War Criminal (2004)
• The Slackers/Pulley Split (2004)

Cassettes

• Do The Ska With The Slackers (1992)
• The Slackers (1993)

Live Albums

• Live at Ernesto's (2000)
• Upsettin' Ernesto's (2004)
• Slack in Japan (2005)
• NYC Boat Cruise 2009 (digital only, 2009)
• Slackfest NYC 2009 (digital only, 2009)

Collections

• Before There Were Slackers There Were... (1999)
• Big Tunes! Hits & Misses from 1996 to 2006 (2007)
• Lost & Found (2009)

Compilations

• Give 'Em the Boot
• Give 'Em the Boot II
• Give 'Em the Boot III
• Give 'Em the Boot IV
• Give 'Em the Boot V
• Give 'Em the Boot VI
• This Is Special Potatoe Vol. 1
• From New York to Luxembourg (Live @ the Kufa) (with P.O. Box, Kunn & the Magic Muffins and Toxkäpp)
• New York Beat: Breaking And Entering Volume 2

Trivia

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (June 2009)

"Walking On" off Wasted Days appears in the horror movie "Shredder" directed by Greg Hudson.

A The Slackers sticker is seen on Drake and Josh’s bed on the Nickelodeon TV series, Drake & Josh.

They were the featured musical guests on All Things Considered on National Public Radio on July 24, 2001, playing songs from their album Wasted Days. ^[1]

External links

• The Slackers official homepage
• Interview with the Slackers on www.grundfunk.net
• Interview with the Slackers' singer Vic Ruggiero about the album Self Medication (2008)
• Interview and studio session with The Slackers on National Public Radio (2001)
• AMG entry
• The Slackers collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
• The Slackers' Chords, a website dedicated to The Slackers' music
• Management (Europe) Tourbooking (GER, AUT, CZ, DK, CH)

References