Keep Flying brings its horns to the 100-cap Sherman Showcase on Dec. 3

The New York ska-punk band headlines a four-band, all-ages bill in Stroudsburg's smallest room, and tickets are $15 in advance.

One hundred people, a horn section and three openers on a Thursday night on Main Street. That's the setup for Keep Flying's stop at the Sherman Showcase, and for anyone in the Poconos who still goes out to sweat at punk shows, it's one of the better December bets.

Keep Flying plays The Sherman Showcase in Stroudsburg on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7:15 p.m., with Joint Operation, SteveO & the Crippling Addictions and The Chemical Imbalance. The Sherman Theater's event page lists doors at 6:30 p.m., an all-ages show (21+ to drink), and tickets at $15 in advance or $18 at the door, plus fees. Tickets are on sale now through Etix. The show was announced Oct. 15.

Keep Flying is a New York rock band formed in 2016 and built around a signature horn section, as a 2026 ticket listing for their Ottawa show with We Were Sharks put it. That listing billed them simply as "Long Island ska-punk," which tells you most of what to expect. The band's Bandcamp carries the studio cuts and a run of live recordings, including "Fashion Statement" and "I Always Knew," if you want a preview of how hard they hit on stage.

Their most recent release in the sources we could find is *Revival*, an August 2022 EP that reworked songs from across their catalog, as BroadwayWorld reported. The band has since shared a newer single and video, "Left Behind," covered by IDIOTEQ, which called them horn-driven melodic punk rockers. According to their Bandcamp tour listing, Stroudsburg is the night before a Dec. 4 show in Utica, N.Y., so this is a short winter run, not a one-off.

One hundred people, a horn section and three openers on a Thursday night on Main Street.

The undercard is worth getting there early for. The Sherman lists The Chemical Imbalance as a six-piece ska-core group, which makes for a horns-heavy night from front to back. SteveO & the Crippling Addictions and Joint Operation round it out, a full four-band bill for the price of a movie ticket.

The room is the other draw. The Sherman Showcase is the Sherman Theater's small stage at 522 Main Street, a 100-capacity room. In a room that size, a horn line doesn't just carry; it fills the place. The Sherman's FAQ covers the house rules, and the box office is at (570) 420-2808 if you'd rather buy in person.

With 100 tickets, a $15 advance price and a December weeknight, this is the kind of show that's either packed or sold out by the time the openers start. Grab tickets now, show up at 6:30 and bring earplugs for the trumpets.

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