To some, Reel Big Fish was nothing more than a real big flash in the pan. After all, the band's biggest hit to date was a song titled "Sell Out," released in 1997 during ska's last big moment in the sun.
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Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish, with Against All Authority and Streetlight Manifest. Tuesday, July 3,
at the Uptown Theater.
With tongue planted firmly in gills, Mr. R.B. Fish is surely aware of the stigma; in fact, the singular noun in the title of last year's greatest-hits album, Greatest Hit ... And More, poked fun at the preconception.
All that's important now, though, is that the Fish's live shows are a flurry of sing-along choruses, frantic dancing, toilet humor and the obligatory horn section. Ten years after its biggest hit, Reel Big Fish remains a versatile and energetic live act. Add fellow ska veterans and co-headliners Less Than Jake, and audiences are guaranteed an exciting evening, even if it is a decade on.