Aaron Barrett has spent the past 25 years writing songs about heartbreak, professional outrage and losing girlfriends, sometimes to members of the opposite sex. His latest effort as the main ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Orange County, California’s ska-punk band Reel Big Fish has been producing angsty ...

What: Reel Big Fish at Vans Warped Tour. When: Gates open 11 a.m. June 16. Where: Portland Expo Center, 2060 N. Marine Drive, Portland. Cost: $35 to $45 through ...

Maybe it’s better that some bands never become uber-famous. That’s the selfish position of a music fan, a sign of our increasingly entitled culture for sure, but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong either.

As the summer of 1996 drew to a close, John Christianson was busy studying to be the next great American jazz trumpeter. Little did he know that his career trajectory would put him on stage with the ...

Reel Big Fish are kicking off 2020 with their first tour announcement, Life Sucks…Let’s Dance. They’ll be joined by Big D And The Kids Table and Keep Flying. The bands will be heading out beginning ...

Celebrating the 20th, or really 21st, anniversary of its popular sophomore record, “Turn the Radio Off,” Orange County ska-rock band Reel Big Fish delivered the goods Friday night at House of Blues ...

might not be a household name to some. Fourteen years after their debut album brought the group national exposure, the sextet continues to perform sold-out shows around the globe. More importantly, ...

In 1996, Orange County ska-rock band Reel Big Fish had been around a handful of years and garnered a substantial following by the time it released its sophomore album, “Turn the Radio Off.” A year ...

My daughter is equally as terrible as she is beautiful, and she’s definitely driving me crazy,” said Johnny “Christmas” Christianson with a laugh, as he expertly juggled his daughter, Olivia, and his ...

Horns-based ska music is pretty much commercially dead these days, but Huntington Beach's Reel Big Fish remains one of the few bands of the genre still making a national impact. At the sold-out Palace ...