Photo Credit: Pitlad. London-based independent powerhouse punk/rock label Xtra Mile Recordings and English folk-punks Skinny Lister are excited to present “Mantra,” the latest single to be lifted from the Friday, October 20 release of the band’s sixth studio LP titled Shanty Punk (pre-order/pre-save HERE). “Make it a mantra, make it a habit, to recognise what you have while you have it,” beams Skinny Lister vocalist Lorna Thomas on the …
On the last day of February I celebrated by seeing England’s folk/punks Skinny Lister at Seattle’s Barboza club. Despite the dreary weather outside, Skinny Lister hit the stage bursting with energy, charisma and downright fun. Every member knows how to rile an audience. Singer Lorna Thomas beguiled everyone with her unadulterated charm. When she wasn’t …
On a rainy Tuesday night, two days before Thanksgiving, I ventured to the intimate basement club Barboza Lounge on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Playing was British band Skinny Lister. This would be my third time seeing them but my first time seeing them at their own show. The last time I saw them was as an …
Thursday nights aren’t usually nights that draws large crowds to a concert, but Seattle’s Neptune hosted soon to be British legend, Frank Turner. Frank Turner, after playing to sell-out crowds in England, has finally made the breakthrough into the US. Imagine the poetry of Bob Dylan with the voice and charisma of Bruce Springsteen and …
August fifth, Saturday, was a beautiful day in the Seattle area. After a cloudy and rainy June and July, I welcomed the sunny, hot weather as I headed to The White River Amphitheater for the 2012 Warped Tour. For those of you unaware of what the Warped Tour is, allow me to briefly explain. The …
If you don’t know about them, Skinny Lister is a well loved folk-fusion band from the UK that was dubbed “the hardest working band” in that rainy country and are said to have a sound reminiscent of the Pogues. Below is the video for “If The Gaff Don’t Let Us Down,” which the band describes …