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OC Music News was in attendance for Ska Smackdown II on January 10th at the Garden Amp in Garden Grove, and reviewer Kevin Gomez had plenty to say about The Goodwin Club’s opening set.

The band showed up dressed as a bunch of elderly women, with singer Tami Demaree joking, “We’re The Golden Girls!” ocmusicnews The crowd loved every second of it. Classics like “Everything” and “Sorry Not Sorry” had the whole crowd skanking and singing along to every word, while guitarist Charles Grey delivered a standout solo to close out “Little Girl.” ocmusicnews

The set only got wilder from there. The band nailed a ska cover of Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off,” then closed with “Turkey Tit,” which featured a brief nod to Op Ivy’s “Sound System” as trumpeter Chris Graue played his way through the pit and into the stands. ocmusicnews

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The Indy Review was on the ground at Ska Smackdown II on January 10th at the Garden Amp in Garden Grove, CA — and The Goodwin Club set the tone for the entire night.

Reviewer b.liebman noted that the band took the stage dressed as The Golden Girls, blasting confetti poppers into the air theindyreview — and the energy never let up from there. The set included feel-good originals like “See All Color,” oldies like “Everything” and “Little Girl,” and a ska cover of Taylor Swift, closing with the singalong anthem “Join the Club” to get the audience’s vocal cords warmed up for the festive evening ahead. theindyreview

The reviewer also noted that the O.C. has a knack for breeding great female-fronted ska-influenced bands — citing The Goodwin Club alongside No Doubt and others as part of that proud local tradition. theindyreview

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The Goodwin Club turned heads at Ska Smackdown 2, held January 10th at the Garden Amp in Garden Grove, CA.

Writing for Skanking News!, reviewer Jacob “Jack” Armas gave the recently reunited band some of the night’s highest praise, calling their set “the most fun of the night” and describing it as a performance that “screamed 3rd wave ska.” The Goodwin Club brought the full package: a six-piece horn section (three trumpets, two trombones, and one alto sax), confetti cannons firing on the opening song, and a setlist mixing originals with covers of The Aquabats! and Taylor Swift.

Armas noted that the band — originally known for their teenage energy back in the early ’90s — arrived thirty years later having “not skipped a beat.”

Read the full review on Skanking News!

The Goodwin Club sat down with the History of L.A. Ska podcast for Episode 105 of their One On One Sessions, with singer Tami Demaree, saxophonist Dean Medford, and guitarist Jesse Wilder sharing stories about the band’s history and reunion.

Host Eric Kohler noted that despite only being together for a few years in the ’90s, the band built a dedicated following — largely thanks to their reputation for unique and high-energy live shows.

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Punknews.org gave The Goodwin Club a full exclusive premiere for the music video for their single “Join the Club,” directed by trumpeter Chris Graue.

The video is for their song “Join the Club” and was directed by Chris Graue. Lead vocalist Tami Demaree told Punknews, “The Goodwin Club is so excited to share our video for our new single. We are nerds and if you are too, give it a watch and a listen!” Punknews.org

“Join the Club” is off the band’s album of the same name, released September 20 via Wiretap Records. Punknews.org

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Ska Punk Daily — one of the most followed ska music pages on social media — gave The Goodwin Club a shoutout when the band dropped their title track and music video for “Join the Club.”

The page shared the video with their audience, noting that The Goodwin Club had reformed and were releasing new music “for the first time in… well, eons,” and encouraged fans to “celebrate your inner (or outer) nerd” — a nod to the video’s Revenge of the Nerds theme.

The EP Join the Club is out now on Wiretap Records, with vinyl available through their webstore.

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The Goodwin Club are back — and this time with a new home and new music to match.

The recently reunited OC ska-punk veterans have announced signing with Wiretap Records as they prepare their new album, Join the Club, nearly three decades after their first. ThePunkSite The lead single, “See All Color,” is an upbeat ska anthem now streaming everywhere. ThePunkSite

The Goodwin Club were fixtures of the early-to-mid ’90s OC ska scene, sharing stages with Reel Big Fish, No Doubt, Sublime, and The Aquabats before dissolving in 1995. ThePunkSite Later members included Aaron Barrett, Scott Klopfenstein, and others who went on to prominent roles in bands like Reel Big Fish, The Aquabats, The Hippos, The Scholars, and Teen Heroes. Saladdaysmag

The band had this to say about the comeback: “30 years between album releases might sound impossible to some, but we in The Goodwin Club stare impossibility square in the eyes and say NAY, It shall be done!” Moosic Entertainment

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