My CD copy of the Bosstone's _Don't Know How To Party_ skips somewhere during "Issachar", and it really fucks it up. On this night, the Bosstones didn't miss a beat, as they brought their ska sounds to an extremely receptive Jersey audience.

I saw the Bosstones a few months ago, when they came around with the Warped Tour, and I thought they were perfect then. I knew that this time they would be even better. I looked forward to hearing a full set from them, and not the 45 minute-abridged Warped Tour version.

The Bosstones were supported by the Boston-area band, The Shods. The Shods' guitarist, whose name I really can't remember, toured with the Bosstones on their last tour, in Nate Albert's place. The Shods were ok. They played a slow pop-ska-minus horns set that lasted about 30 minutes. They did do a number that Dickey Barret of the Bosstones wrote and sung, with the full Bosstone's horn section. That was a pretty good song.

Next up, was the latin-ska band, King Chango. They were really impressive. This was the first show that they were doing with the Bosstones, even the first time that Dickey even saw them. They did a great set, turning out terrific ska beats with Spanish/Latin undertones. They got the ground dancing, and they seemed to have a terrific time.

Soon after, the Bosstones took the stage to the loud cry of "Mighty Mighty - Bosstones" from the audience. They entered with the lights darkened and a giant bulldog banner behind the drumset, and took off to a roaring new song called "Noise Brigade." Over the next hour and a half, they kept the crowd dancing and having a great time by playing a great mix of old and new songs. They gave us old favorites, such as the near-hit "Someday I Suppose", "Holy Smoke" "Hell of a Hat" and "Toxic Toast", and "The Bartender's Song." During "Toxic Toast", they were joined by their bus driver on the keyboard, and the guitarist from The Shods. They also debuted a large amount of new songs to the crowd, all of which are on the Bosstones upcoming release, due out on March 11.

Overall, this was a very exciting night of Ska music on the Jersey Shore. This is the third time in a year that the Bosstones have come to the Pony, and each time they blew the roof off the place. The Bosstones are always welcome in New Jersey.