Had a fantastic time playing at R Bar for our first Virgin Islands show! Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome!! Tonight we’re at Iggie’s for the Bolongo Bay Beach Bash festival, alongside steel pan master Robert Leonard, Soca champion Relo, DJ JonQuan, and Steady Rock Sound System!!Come thru!

Huge news. We’re backing up the legendary Susan Cadogan at this year’s @supernovaska.bsky.social in September!!!

One month away! EST heads to the Virgin Islands! 🇻🇮 19.Feb at R Bar St Thomas and 21.Feb at Iggie’s Beach Club. Both shows alongside DJ Quan and Steady Rock Sound System!!

SIR. PLEASE. 😍 I see @estmusic.bsky.social so often that I guess I forgot how absolutely gorgeous Unikue is. My photos from last night's Skalidays show in Richmond at the Camel are so pretty!

Our next show is this Saturday in Newport News. One Love Reggae Music Festival!! Come forward!

Our next shows…

Thanks to everyone for a fantastic time at @supernovaska.bsky.social !! We had so much fun hanging out with you!

Next at Supernova, Eastern Standard Time

Oh, hi there. It’s your friendly neighborhood EST here to say a) it’s Bandcamp Friday so we’d love your support there (easternstandardtime.bandcamp.com naturally) and b) we’re playing Froggy Daze festival in Narrowsburg, NY tomorrow and Supernova in Virginia next weekend. Very excite.

Just wrapped up the last date of our tour in Cologne with @theslackersband.bsky.social and Youthsayers Outernational Orchestra. Thanks for making it a stellar send off!

So much fun in Roßlau at the This is Ska Festival!! The great @ashleygrebphoto.bsky.social at the lens captured this moment. Danke!!

Tour starts tomorrow!!!

One week from today we kick off our European tour!! So very excite. Hope to see you at one or more of the shows!!

Just sent off one track for an upcoming compilation. Another will be finished this week. Then it’s off to Europe for the rest of the month. 😀🎶🎶🖤🤍🖤🤍

It’s June and that means tour!The first show on our upcoming European tour will be at Eldorado in Nordenham, Germany, June 19! 7:00pm doors, 7:30pm music, gratis entry!

Europe tour just around the corner! Who will we see there?

Hey 757 crew, we’re headed to you tomorrow! 7 Cities Ska Fest Friday 5/9 at The Bunker with The Toasters and Matamoska. Pass it on. #ska #reggae #blueska

Zürich, wir kommen zurück! Wir sehen uns in Juni zusammen mit unseren Freunden @theslackersband.bsky.social Zurich, we’re coming back! See you in June alongside our friends The Slackers! #blueska #ska #reggae

Our next show is coming up May 3 at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center’s HyBall in Hyattsville, MD. Join us for the fun! Details: pyramidatlanticartcenter.org/event/hyball...

Boss Capone and Patsy are where it’s at. This was such a fun time!!

Eastern Standard Time is the closest thing we have to a Supernova house band, and we appreciate their support over the years. They will celebrate 30 years as a band this year and will be performing in Europe this June. Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M55K... @easterncoyote.bsky.social

Absolutely thrilled to be playing @supernovaska.bsky.social in September!!

One of the most remarkable moments in EST history. So much fun working with Sister Nancy!

Upcoming shows: 5/9 Virginia Beach, VA 🇺🇸 - 7 Cities Ska Fest 6/20 Roßlau 🇩🇪 - This is Ska Festival 6/21 Zduńska Wola 🇵🇱 - Dni Zduńskiej Woli 6/23 Mainz 🇩🇪 - Feuerwerks Open Air 6/26 Absberg 🇩🇪 - Wakepark Brombachsee 6/27 Nijmegen 🇳🇱 - De Kaaij 6/28 Köln 🇩🇪 - Die Kantine More coming soon!

Takoma Park, you rule! Last night was so much fun! Thank you!!

Amazing!

ICYMI, we're doing a special appearance in the Takoma Park Arts Series just outside DC on March 7th. It'll be a bit of a different show (there's seats!!), but fun. Free, all ages, Metro accessible. Hope you'll join us! Details: takomaparkmd.gov/Calendar.asp...

ICYMI, we're doing a special appearance in the Takoma Park Arts Series just outside DC on March 7th. It'll be a bit of a different show (there's seats!!), but fun. Free, all ages, Metro accessible. Hope you'll join us! Details: takomaparkmd.gov/Calendar.asp...

This is what's up. Lindsay from @rudegirlrevue.bsky.social laying down a @rocksteadytnt.bsky.social original off our Tempus Fugit record at this month's Blue Beat DC. Ska fam is the best fam.

Roses are red Violets are blue That show last night ruled DC we love you!

DC and DMV music massive, here's your signal to converge at the Wonderland Ballroom tonight. Stellar special guests, music to fill your soul, and scene doing cool stuff together! Hope to see you there!

Just three sleeps until we hit the stage in DC! Blue Beat DC at Wonderland Ballroom 2/13. The Soularites are joining us. We've got special guests & songs for you just for this night. Ska music and ska community recharge your soul. #ska #blueska #LiveMusic

Just announced: May 9 in Virginia Beach, VA. Seven Cities Ska Fest at The Bunker w/ The Toasters, Matamoska, Murphy's Kids, and that's right, us! More details to come, but mark your calendars.

Y'all... so much good stuff keeps coming together for the 2/13 BluebeatDC show at Wonderland with The Soularites. We've got very special guests, rare tunes in the set, storage-find NOS merch from the 1990s,... It's gonna be a special night. Join us.

Next Friday, Feb 7, we will be announcing not 1, but 2 more international bands. Fans of traditional ska, rocksteady, and early reggae will be very happy. One big name in our scene and one major up and comer! Tickets and payment plans are on sale now. www.tixr.com/groups/super... supernovaska.com

This one's gonna be a scorcher! Cologne, Germany 28. June. 2025 with @theslackersband.bsky.social, Youthsayers Outernational Orchestra & afterparty with @freedomsoundsfest.bsky.social DJ crew! Köln, wir kommen zurück!!

Our next DC show is just around the corner. Mark your calendars. February 13, 2025. BlueBeatDC at Wonderland Ballroom.

ICYMI, former EST guitarist/vocalist Kelly Marshall has been cranking out new reggae & ska jams at a furious pace. Check 'em out: @rocksteadytnt.bsky.social

DC folks, FYI the 1/24 show at Pearl Street supporting Black Masala got rescheduled to a date that we can't do so our next DC show is 2/13 at Wonderland Ballroom with The Soularites for February's BlueBeatDC. See you there!!

Happy New Year from Eastern Standard Time!

"You will be visited by three spirits." The three spirits:

1st round of int'l bands joining 2025 Supernova including Desorden Público from Venezuela, Lollypop Lorry from Russia, Alpheus from the United Kingdom, Los Fastidios from Italy, and The Cables from Jamaica. Book now! www.tixr.com/groups/super...

Oh, hi there #BandcampFriday, we have one of those too: easternstandardtime.bandcamp.com

Great memories!! We loved working with Boss Capone & Patsy! @supernovaska.bsky.social is where magic happens. Who will we see there in 2025?

A few pics from the 2023 Freedom Sounds Festival in Cologne, Germany from the lens of the amazing Ashley Greb.

Surprise your loved ones with the spirit of ska! We’ve created a limited batch of commemorative tickets for 2025, perfect for gifting. Purchase your tickets now, and we’ll send these beauties straight to you—ready to tuck under the tree. We'll also be in touch with those who already purchased!

is writing songs for a new record.

A couple of views from the stage at the 2024 Supernova International Ska Festival from the camera of the brilliant photographer and hot sauce aficionado Nick Moreland.

A few upcoming 2025 shows: 
1/24 - Washington, DC 🇺🇸 - Pearl St Warehouse 
2/13 - Washington, DC 🇺🇸 - Wonderland Ballroom 3/7 - Takoma Park, MD 🇺🇸 - Takoma Park Arts Series 6/20 - Roßlau 🇩🇪 - This is Ska Festival 6/21 - Zduńska Wola 🇵🇱 - Dni Zduńskiej Woli 6/23 - Mainz 🇩🇪 - Feuerwerks Open Air

How about some music for your afternoon? Here we are performing Someday Someway from the 2024 Supernova Ska Festival: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJJr... #ska #reggae #rocksteady