In Defense of Ska Ep 193: Ume (Kill Lincoln, Cutie Pi, Party Like It’s…)

Kill Lincoln are one of leading ska bands in this current era of ska. The wildest member of that band is their trombonist, Ume, who is often filmed playing his trombone on a ladder or while floating on the crowd. Today we learn Ume’s story. 

Ume discovered ska in Japan a few decades ago. He eventually started his own group, Cutie Pi and developed a following. They even came to California for a month to try to get some shows. (And got a few). Eventually, Ume moved to Washington DC. He played in the ska cover band Party Likes It’s… and then joined Kill Lincoln in 2017. 

There’s so much more to Ume’s story and we tell it all, from playing with MU330, to singing a song Mike Park wrote to breaking his tooth on stage, and still continuing his tour. 

Plus, we talk about the very important organization, Ume Safety Crew. Be sure to grab a copy of the new Kill Lincoln record, No Normal. It will be released on Sept 27 on Bad Time Records. 

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If you like our theme song, go download the EP Lives by Slow Gherkin. They wrote the opening and closing songs for our podcast. You can get both tunes from their Lives EP. Also, check out Dan P and the Bricks two LPs. They provided the mid-roll ad transition music. 

Support the In Defense host Aaron Carnes by purchasing a copy of his book, In Defense of Ska. The 2nd, expanded edition of In Defense of Ska will release in Oct 2024. 

Co-host Adam Davis has a band called Omnigone. Their latest record, Against The Rest released on March 31, 2023. 

The In Defense of Ska editor Chris Reeves runs a record label called Ska Punk International. They have new releases coming out all the time.

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