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Chris DeMakes A Podcast

Ep. 40: Karina Deniké discusses Dance Hall Crashers "Go"

Chris DeMakes A Podcast

Chris DeMakes

Music History, Music Commentary, Music, Music Interviews

4.9923 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2021

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Co-lead vocalist Karina Deniké of the legendary Berkeley ska-punk band Dance Hall Crashers, discusses the writing, recording, and release of the song "Go" off of their 1995 album Lockjaw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Post your free job on LinkedIn.com slash select today. Hey gang. Today's guest is my friend, Karina Danike, best known as Co lead vocalists for the Berkeley California

0:50.1

ska punk band Dance Hall Crashers.

0:53.0

Karina is currently the touring keyboardist and backup vocalists for no effects.

0:57.0

Today we take a deep dive into the song Go from the Dance Hall Crashers 1995 major label debut, Lockjaw.

1:04.0

Karina tells a really interesting story behind the inspiration for the lyrics,

1:08.0

and I couldn't have been further off in what I initially thought the song was about.

1:12.0

We get into how producer Stoker would get the band

1:14.4

excited and motivated in the studio and how Karina could relate to his

1:17.8

motivational tactics from a cultural perspective. We talk about why Lockjaw

1:22.4

was the first Dance Hall Crasher's album

1:24.8

not to feature a horn section, and my thoughts as to why there weren't horns are exactly

1:29.7

in line with what Karina explained to me. So grab your dance and shoes and join us on this songwriting trip down memory lane.

1:37.0

Hey, hey, have you heard Krista makes a podcast?

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