Big D and the Kids Table is a third wave ska band formed in October 1995 in Allston, Massachusetts when its members converged in college . Their first release was on their own Fork In Hand Records label , but have since teamed with Springman Records and Side One Dummy. The band has been noted for its uncommon strict DIY work ethic , such as engineering, producing, and releasing their own albums and videos and self promotion of their own shows . In 1999, they won Boston Music Awards distinction of "Outstanding Ska Band ."
In 2000 the band recorded a Gangsta Rap album and distributed it un-officially via cassette tape. In 2003 the album was officially released on CD through Fork In Hand .
They have toured on an average of 200 shows a year in support of such bands as Streetlight Manifesto, Catch 22, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Dropkick Murphys, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Mustard Plug, Rancid, Alexisonfire, and Anti-Flag and have become a regular performer on the Vans Warped Tour. The band has also performed in the Summer of Ska Tour 2006 and the Ska is Dead tour.
They have also recorded splits with Melt Banana from Japan, Brain Failure from China, Drexel, and Lounge.
In the fall and winter of 2007 the band embarked on their first-ever large scale headlining tour, The Steady Riot Tour.
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 made several music video variations for their cover of The Specials' song, Little Bitch.
