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Bubbling away in the cavernous doldrums beneath the Roundhouse where tonight the insufferable Dropkick Murphys bumble along incomprehensibly to fiddles and punk that's about as authentic as most 'Irish pubs' are Peckham's Beaty Heart , who've voyaged north of the Thames to headline the somewhat insipidly denominated 'Sonic' night of this year's Roundhouse Rising festival. They're preceded however by a quite demented half hour from analogue gear enthusiasts CLOUT! who sound, for the most part, like Seb Rochford rewiring every psychotic vision within the discography of Devo to hugely dramatic effect. Validating their stated claim under manifesto [...]

Dropkick Murphys prove they are one of the best live bands at a Sold Out Vicar St. gig in Dublin. from http://www.withguitars.com/ Irish American band Dropkick Murphys are regular visitors to Ireland over the last number of years. Tonight's packed show was high on entertainment value, musicianship and surprisingly high on song quality as well. The best song [...]
Dropkick Murphys The Warrior's Code Label: Hellcat Records Released: June 21, 2005 Al Barr – lead vocals Ken Casey – bass guitar, lead vocals Matt Kelly – drums, bodhran, vocals James Lynch – guitar, vocals Josh "Scruffy" Wallace – bagpipes, tin whistle Tim Brennan – guitar, mandolin accordion, vocals Jeff DaRosa – acoustic guitar, banjo, bouzouki, keyboard, mandolin, whistle, organ, vocals 1. Your Spirit's Alive – 2:21 2. The Warrior's Code – 2:30 3. Captain Kelly's Kitchen (Courtin' in the Kitchen traditional) – [...]

British singer/songwriter, Frank Turner , has added more dates to his previously announced tours with Social Distortion and Dropkick Murphys . The first leg of the tour Turner will be with Social Distortion then joining Dropkick Murphys for the second half . He will be touring in support of his 2011 Epitaph Records release, England Keep My Bones . Turner recently released a holiday song with Jon Snodgrass entitled "Happy New Year" .

Boston's Dropkick Murphys have posted a holiday message for their fans, and in that message reveal that they're planning their next album, less than a year after their last album, 2011's Going Out in Style . The band states that they "are currently writing a brand new record that will be recorded in April and released in September. And it's pretty damn fun so far!" Additionally, they are finishing up a re-release of Going Out in Style , which will include audio and video from the band's shows at Fenway Park over [...]
Dropkick Murphys -Boston Music Awards' 2011 "Artist of the Year" and "Live Artist of the Year"-have expanded their 2012 St. Patrick's Day North American Tour with shows at Boston's House Of Blues on March 15 and 16. A limited number of presale tickets for these two shows are available at www.dropkickmurphys.com through December 9. Look for additional Dropkick Murphys St. Patrick's Day week hometown shows to be announced in January, including a Sunday, March 18 performance to benefit their...
Dropkick Murphys and the Business Mob Mentality Label: Taang! Records Released: 2000 1. Mob Mentality (Business, Dropkick Murphys) 2. In the Streets of London (Dropkick Murphys) 3. Informer (Business) 4. Going Strong (Dropkick Murphys) 5. Keep the Faith (Business) 6. Freedom (Business) 7. Boys on the Docks (Dropkick Murphys) 8. Borstal Boys (Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood) 9. The Kids Are Alright (Pete Townshend) 10. Hang up Your Boots (Slapshot) 11. Knock Me Down (The Outlets) 12. Mob Mentality (Business, Dropkick [...]

Dropkick Murphys ' deluxe digital release Going Out In Style: Live At Fenway Edition is now available on the band's own Born & Bred Records. The release includes all 14 tracks from the groups critically acclaimed album Going Out In Style , as well as an additional 10 songs recorded live at the Red Sox's Fenway Park on September 8 and 9 in front of 20,000 fans at the band's sold out headlining dates at Boston's legendary ballpark. An expanded physical [...]
Viva Viva at last night's Boston Music Awards. Photo by Derek Kouyoumjian Punk's not dead — it just wears a scally cap and a Joe Thornton-era Bruins jersey. Dropkick Murphys, fresh off two... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
Say what you will about the 2011 BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS: Rob Zombie hasn't been nominated in several years. That's progress. We're still getting shitfaced and maybe even livestreaming the... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
Here's a quick look at some of the concerts announced for Toronto over the past week: St Vincent , The Phoenix, Dec 15 Young Rival, The Coppertone, Sandman Viper Command , The Garrison, Dec 15 Lamb Of God , The Phoenix, Jan 27 Machine Head , Sound Academy, Jan 28 Jack's Mannequin , Sound Academy, Jan 31 Hanson , The Phoenix, Feb 10 Kathleen Edwards w. [...]
"The 15th Annual Townes Van Zandt Wake": Sun., Jan. 1. Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (413 20th St., Galveston), 413 20th St., Galveston, Galveston. Adrian Bourgeois, Street Violence, Art Institute: ... Continue reading "Upcoming: Dropkick Murphys, Glen Campbell, Il Divo, Red Fang, Dax Riggs" >

U.K. singer-songwriter Frank Turner have announced dates for his upcoming U.S. tour with Dropkick Murphys.

As has become an annual tradition, Boston-bred celtic rockers Dropkick Murphys have mapped out an early spring U.S. tour leading to up to a series of hometown shows in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. The trek kicks off in Toronto on February 22nd and culminates with two shows on St. Patrick's Day at Lowell, MA's Tsongas Arena. In addition, the band will also appear at next year's installment of ShamrockFest in Washington, DC on March 24th. Along with the tour dates, Dropkick Murphys have also announced the release of a digital deluxe edition of their most recently LP, [...]

When St. Patrick's Day comes around, three things are for certain: Guinness, Guinness and Dropkick Murphys. The Boston based punks go hand-in-hand with the Irish holiday that offers non-Irish people like myself the opportunity to drink themselves to oblivion while wishing my name was Seamus. So it's only right that DM would announce a tour dubbed the St. Patrick's Day tour. The fun kicks off on February 22nd in Toronto, ON and will end on March 24th in Washington, D.C. But it's not just North America that gets in on the fun. They [...]

Dropkick Murphys / Bosstones @ Fenway Park, September 8 Words and Photos : Andrew Bruss Even with acts like The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and Phish playing at Fenway Park, nobody with as much meaning to Red Sox Nation has played at "America's Most Beloved Ballpark" as Boston's own Dropkick Murphys . The Dropkicks brought back the 1902 Sox anthem Tessie just in time for the 86-year curse to be broken with the team's 2004 World Series [...]