Released in 1998, "From Downtown" was a 7 song album put out by NJ based ska band One Cool Guy. OCG's ska style moves between ska-rap, ska-core, ska-jazz, and punk-ska. The album includes Xample, the band's "straightedge hardcore" song as well Bill Kozby, the band's signature song. The album, like their debut record, was released on Pinball Records, an independent local punk-ska label. OCG existed between 1997 and 1999, during those three years they played primarily in the NY/NJ tri-state area. "From Downtown" was their longest releas… read more
Released in 1998, "From Downtown" was a 7 song album put out by NJ based ska band One Cool Guy. OCG's ska style moves between ska-ra… read more
Released in 1998, "From Downtown" was a 7 song album put out by NJ based ska band One Cool Guy. OCG's ska style moves between ska-rap, ska-core, ska-jazz, and punk-ska. … read more
One Cool Guy, or OCG, was a third wave ska band from Union, New Jersey. OCG was founded in 1997 by a group of Union High School musicians. The group's members were Stuart Kamratz, Keith Eberle, Nick Afflitto, Peter Sibilia, Mark Fonseca Rendeiro, Dave Paiva, and Mike Struening. Later that same year, Chris Paszik joined the band along with technician Jeff "Johnny Benitez" Pereira. With the break up of New Jersey ska band the Royalties, Dan Ross was added to the line up. The band played a fusion of ska punk, jazz, ska-core, and what many refer to as ska-rap. OCG followe… read more
One Cool Guy, or OCG, was a third wave ska band from Union, New Jersey. OCG was founded in 1997 by a group of Union High School musicians. The group's members were Stuart Kamratz, Keit… read more
One Cool Guy, or OCG, was a third wave ska band from Union, New Jersey. OCG was founded in 1997 by a group of Union High School musicians. The group's members were Stuart Kamratz, Keith Eberle, Nick Afflitto, Peter Sibilia, Mark F… read more