About
Big D and the Kids Table is a third wave ska band formed in October 1995 in Allston, Massachusetts on the Springman Records label. Members of Big D also run the Boston, Massachusetts area record label, Fork In Hand Records and Asian Man Records which has released numerous albums from Big D and other Boston artists. The band's music often reflects member's personal lives, especially the financial difficulties that many members had faced in the past. In 1999, they won Boston Music Awards distinction of "Outstanding Ska Band." Since 1997, Big D has put on an annual Halloween Show (co-headlining with Kicked In The Head until their dissolution in August 2005) in Boston. They have participated on the Warped Tour for several years (and will be heading out with the tour again in 2007), Summer of Ska Tour 2006 and the Ska is Dead tour, sharing the stage with some of both punk and ska's elite underground bands.
Many stories exist about the band name's origin, especially about running over various pets named Big D. Another rumor is that the band actually got their name when a friend told lead singer Dave McWane if he ever started a band he should call it Big D and the Kids Table, so he did. However, fans cannot agree on what the true story is.
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