The Specials @ Club Nokia


The Specials @ Club Nokia; Credit: Sorrell SchneiderThe Specials @ Club Nokia; Credit: Sorrell Schneider

Club Nokia played host to The Specials' first proper U.S. performance in over 30 years. Unlikely how a '70s ska band from across the pond can elicit this much excitement stateside. But when it's a fun, exuberant, generally life-affirming and, well, special bunch as this, it's hard not to act squirrelly. Read more in Siran Babayan's review, “Burn, Baby, Burn: The Specials Return to U.S. After 30 Years, Play Club Nokia.”

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