No band better mastered the marriage of ska and punk in the ’90s than Michigan’s Mustard Plug. In their perky horns, dynamic pop-punk chords and fist-pumping choruses they found a winning formula they stuck to even after their brand of punchy third-wave ska fell hopelessly out of vogue, though to keep with the . . .

The Turner Hall Ballroom has largely lived up to its promise to bring more live music to town�specifically more all-ages live music�so its with no ill will that I (once again) lightly ridicule the organization�s management for the surprising amount of ska it books. Their latest ska spectacular is the just-announced Mustard Plug show, which, of course, will be Mustard Plug�s second show at ...