Okay? (12XU). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

No Obligation (Epitaph). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Daniel Rachel gives us a comprehensive account of the 2 Tone Records label and the innovative ska bands who fueled the movement in Too Much Too Young, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation.

Our Ancestors Swam to Shore (Free Dirt / PM Press). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Urban Chaos (ZenneZ Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

A New Day (ECM). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Ensoulment (Cinéola / earMUSIC). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

The Strangeways celebrate 30 years as Sarasota’s premier ska band in this documentary.

HARVEST (Mixto Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

As For The Future. Review by Bob Pomeroy.

The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert (Smithsonian Folkways Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Desert Run. Review by Bob Pomeroy.

POPtical Illusion (Domino). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Good Trouble (Palmetto). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Joe Jackson brought his Two Rounds of Racket tour to the Lincoln Theatre in Washington D.C. on Monday. Bob Pomeroy was in the area and caught the show.

I Love You (Party Mermaid Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Stands for deciBels (Propeller Sound Recordings). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Cocoa the Tour Dog is the heartwarming true story of a boy and his dog and his reggae band. Bob Pomeroy reviews the book by Adam Mansbach and reggae artist Stick Figure, with illustrations by Juan Manuel Orozco.

Fumi Tomita’s new book, Early Jazz: A Concise History from Its Beginnings to 1929 seeks to expand the story of jazz to include early voices.

Harmonimonk (Random Chance Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.