OUR DEBUT GIG!
What a blast of a launch we had on Easter Sunday at the Sahara Lounge! Big thanks to all the folks who came out, danced and sang along!!! And especially to the Easter Bunny for sitting in!
The Auskanites are a ska/reggae/dub band from Austin, TX, playing the classics: first-wave Jamaican ska, British 2 Tone and original songs in that tradition.
Think Jimmy Cliff
and The Specials —
Tight rhythms, crisp horns, and familiar grooves that get people moving, dancing, and singing along before they realize what hit them.
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More info at the Facebook event.
LIVE FROM REHEARSAL
A Message to You, Rudy (Dandy Livingstone)
Gangsters (The Specials)
Spirits In The Material World (The Police)
The Harder They Come (Jimmy Cliff)
Welcome To The 21st Century (The Auskanites)
THE MISSION
Ska was never just party music. From Kingston to London to Austin, this sound carries messages – about resistance, justice, love, and finding joy in hard times.
These classics aren’t just nostalgia: they speak directly to our polarized and stratified era.
Gray Parsons, Danny Piccuirro and Jason Molin
Mark Gonzales
Oliver Steck
THE CATS
The horn section is led by Grammy-winning arranger Mark Gonzales (trombone) and the inimitable Oliver Steck (trumpet).
The rhythm section – Danny Piccuirro (drums), Doug Marcis (percussion), Gray Parsons (bass), Gus Manzur (keys) and Jason Molin (guitar/vocals) – features friends who’ve been playing around Austin for years.
The Auskanites: Doug Marcis, Oliver Steck, Jason Molin, Gray Parsons, Mark Gonzales and Danny Piccuirro (with toaster standing in for Gus Manzur)
This band is what happens when old-Austin players find the right upbeat groove at the right damn time.
CONTACT
Email j@theauskanites.com about bookings, updates or inquiries.
