Danger Boy is a band made up of guys from all around the northern Illinois suburbs, but their brand of ‘80s indie rock meets ska always seems to do well in DeKalb.

Having opened for people like Mustard Plug, The Toasters and Dan Deacon, its easy to tell that Danger Boy can play with almost anybody.

The Northern Star caught up with guitarist/singer Alex Beach and asked him about his band’s favorite albums.

Primus- “Frizzle Fry”: The album that got us “off” punk rock, almost completely. The three instruments on that album showcased how we wanted to work as a band.

Blue Meanies- “Full Throttle”: The only thing other than Operation Ivy’s “Energy” that showed us that we could be an aggressive band and still maintain our ska style. This album changed our band quite a bit.

NoMeansNo- “Sex Mad/You Kill Me”: This album was the logical pairing of our love for progressive rock, jazz, and punk. Everything we love about contemporary music is contained within, and they are Canadian to boot.

Operation Ivy- “Energy”: The common ground for the band. Everyone got into it and it opened our minds up to both ska and politics in punk.

Dead Kennedys- “Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables”: One of the best punk records ever. Any “punk” band that doesn’t use it in their model is doing it wrong. When we discovered it eight years ago, it stopped our band from becoming another Millencolin tribute act.