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Big D and the Kids Table is a ska punk band formed in October ___MASK15___ in Boston , Massachusetts when its members converged in college . Their first release was on their own Fork in Hand Records label , but have since teamed with ___MASK59___ and SideOneDummy . The band has been noted for its strict DIY work ethic , such as engineering , producing , and releasing their own albums and videos and self - promotion of their own shows . Ska ( Jamaican ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and ___MASK21___ . Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues . It is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms on the off - beat . Ska developed in Jamaica in the 1960s when Prince Buster , Clement " Coxsone " Dodd , and ___MASK45___ formed sound systems to play American rhythm & blues and then began recording their own songs . Some suggest ska dates to earlier times , however . In the early 1960s , ska was the dominant music genre of Jamaica and was popular with British mods . Later it became popular with many skinheads . Massachusetts ; officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States . It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east , the states of Connecticut and Rhode ___MASK31___ to the south , New Hampshire and Vermont to the north , and New York to the west . The state is named for the Massachusett tribe , which once inhabited the area . The capital of Massachusetts and the most populous city in New England is Boston . Over 80 % of Massachusetts ' population lives in the Greater Boston metropolitan area , a region influential upon American history , academia , and industry . Originally dependent on agriculture , fishing and trade , Massachusetts was transformed into a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution . During the 20th century , Massachusetts ' economy shifted from manufacturing to services . Modern Massachusetts is a global leader in biotechnology , engineering , higher education , finance , and maritime trade . How It Goes is the third studio album by Boston ska punk band , Big D and the Kids Table , released in 2004 . Strong language is used on the album and consequently it is released with the parental advisory sticker for strong language on songs such as `` LAX '' . ___MASK59___ is an independent record label founded in 1998 by Avi Ehrlich that was run out of his parents ' garage in Cupertino , California , until late 2005 , when Ehrlich moved the label to Sacramento . The label ' s official slogan is " Friendly Punks " though many other styles of music appear on the label , such as indie rock , rockabilly , ska , folk music , pop punk , and hardcore . England is a country that is part of the ___MASK2___ . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and ___MASK82___ to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . New England is a geographical region comprising six states of the northeast United States : Connecticut , Maine , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , Rhode ___MASK31___ , and Vermont . It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and south , and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north , respectively . The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and southeast , and Long ___MASK31___ Sound is to the south . Boston is its largest city . Its largest metropolitan area is Greater Boston , which also includes Worcester ( the second - largest city in New England ), Manchester ( the largest city in New Hampshire ), and Providence ( the capital and largest city of Rhode ___MASK31___ ), with nearly a third of the entire region ' s population . Boston ( pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States . Boston is also the seat of Suffolk County , although the county government was disbanded on July 1 , 1999 . The city proper covers with an estimated population of 667 , 137 in 2015 , making it the largest city in New England and the 23rd most populous city in the United States . The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston , a Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA ) home to a census - estimated 4 . 7 million people in 2014 and ranking as the tenth - largest such area in the country . Alternately , as a Combined Statistical Area ( CSA ), this wider commuting region is home to some 8 . 1 million people , making it the sixth - largest as such in the United States . Greater Boston is the metropolitan region of New England encompassing the municipality of Boston , the capital of the U . S . state of Massachusetts and the most populous city in New England , as well as its surrounding areas . The region forms the northern arc of the U . S . northeast megalopolis and as such , Greater Boston can be described as either a metropolitan statistical area ( MSA ), or as a broader combined statistical area ( CSA ). The MSA consists of most of the eastern third of Massachusetts , excluding the South Coast region and Cape Cod ; while the CSA additionally includes the municipalities of Manchester ( the largest city in the U . S . state of New Hampshire ), Providence ( the capital of the U . S . state of Rhode ___MASK31___ ), Worcester , Massachusetts ( the second largest city in New England ), as well as the South Coast region and Cape Cod in Massachusetts . Greater Boston ' s most impactful contributions to human civilization involve the region ' s higher education institutions and sports culture . Greater Boston also constitutes a region influential upon American history and industry . The region and the state of Massachusetts are global leaders in biotechnology , engineering , higher education , finance , and maritime trade . Punk rock ( or simply " punk ") is a ___MASK54___ genre that developed in the early to mid 1970s in the United States , United Kingdom , and Australia . Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as " proto - punk " music , punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock . Punk bands typically use short or fast - paced songs , with hard - edged melodies and singing styles , stripped - down instrumentation , and often political , anti - establishment lyrics . Punk embraces a DIY ethic ; many bands self - produce recordings and distribute them through informal channels . Ska punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska music and punk ___MASK54___ .