Westbound Train
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Westbound Train is a ska band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band was formed in 2001.
Westbound Train released their first album, Searching for A Melody, in 2002. The band self-released their second album, Five to Two, in 2005, which featured guest appearances from Alex Desert of Hepcat and King Django. The album was re-released by Stomp Records on March 14, 2006.
Westbound Train were featured on the Hellcat Records compilation Give 'Em the Boot IV in November 2004. In January 2006, Hellcat announced that they had signed the band. A third full-length, titled Transitions, was released in September of 2006.
Westbound Train started the Fall of Ska tour with Reel Big Fish, Streetlight Manifesto, and Suburban Legends on October 24, 2006.
Westbound Train members are Obi Fernandez, Gideon Blumenthal, Thaddeus Merritt, John DeCarlo, Josh Cohen, Jesse Hayes, and Captain Rich Graiko.
Lynval Golding, the former guitarist of The Specials, is a big Westbound Train fan. Golding can often be seen at Westbound Train concerts in the Seattle, Washington area, even once playing on stage with them and calling them "the next ska sensation."
