Seems Shane-o has and new band and is playing gigs in and around Dublin and other bits of Ireland. No news on anything being recorded (it's been 13 years since Crock of Gold so don't hold your breath)
The new band consists of:
- Joey Cashman (Fast Skirts, Tokyo Olympics) - whistle, - John "Sarge" O'Hara (DC9,Tokyo Olympics) - keys, - Jack Dublin (In Tua Nua, Gravediggers) - bass - Paul Byrne (In Tua Nua, Gravediggers) - drums
Olympia Dublin WED Dec 8, 2010 19:30
Olympia Dublin THU Dec 9, 2010 19:30
Kilarney, Co. Kerry SAT Dec 11, 2010 19:30
Academy Glasgow Glasgow MON Dec 13 2010 19:30
Academy Newcastle Newcastle TUE Dec 14, 2010 19:00
Academy Sheffield Sheffield THU Dec 16, 2010 19:00
Apollo Manchester FRI Dec 17, 2010 19:00
Academy Birmingham Birmingham SAT Dec 18, 2010 18:00
Academy Brixton London MON Dec 20, 2010 19:00
Academy Brixton London TUE Dec 21, 2010 19:00
DKM head to Australia and New Zealand in December to not only avoid the cold New England winter but to play the No Sleep Till.....serious for festivals.
Other bands playing include: Megadeth, NOFX, Parkway Drive, GWAR, Alkaline Trio, Frenzal Rhomb, August Burns Red, Suicide Silence, Katatonia, 3 Inches of Blood, We Came as Romans, Antagonist AD, Leeches, Outsiders & Shitripper......heres to GWAR taking a chainsaw to Dave Mustaine.
Continental is the new band from Rick Barton (a founding member of the Dropkick Murphys and one of their main song writers on the 1st couple of releases). They recently played in Boston with The Mahones and they are frigging A-OK! If you like classy street punk in the vein of DKMs Do or Die then check 'em out. They are on the up coming Street Dogs / Flatfoot 56 tour.
Sep 16 2010 -Rock and Roll Hotel w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE and FLATFOOT 56 Washington, DC
Sep 17 2010 -Theatre of the Living Arts w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE and LEFT ALONE Philadelphia, PA
Sep 18 2010 -The Gramercy Theater w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, and LEFT ALONE New York, New York
Sep 19 2010 -The Met Cafe w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 and LEFT ALONE Pawtucket, Rhode Isla
Sep 21 2010 -Town Ballroom w/ STREET DOGS, FLATFOOT 56 and LEFT ALONE Buffalo, New York
Sep 22 2010 -Diesel w/ STREET DOGS, FLATFOOT 56, LEFT ALONE Pittsburgh, PA
Sep 23 2010 -Grog Shop w/ STREET DOGS, FLATFOOT 56, LEFT ALONE Cleveland, Ohio
Sep 24 2010 -Small's Bar w/ STREET DOGS, FLATFOOT 56 and LEFT ALONE Hamtramck, MI
Sep 25 2010 -Reggie's Rock Club w/ STREET DOGS, FLATFOOT 56, LEFT ALONE Chicago, Illinois
Sep 26 2010 -The Firebird w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 St. Louis, MO
Sep 28 2010 -The Loft w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 Dallas, Texas
Sep 29 2010 -Red Seven w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 Austin, Texas
Oct 7 2010 -The Clubhouse w/ STREETS DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 Tempe, Arizona
Oct 7 2010 -The Clubhouse w/ STREETS DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 Tempe, Arizona
Oct 8 2010 -Galaxy Theatre w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 Santa Ana, CA
Oct 9 2010 -El Rey Theatre w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 Los Angeles, California
Oct 10 2010 -House Of Blues w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 San Diego, CA
Oct 11 2010 -The Seen w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 Hesperia, CA
Oct 13 2010 -Downtown Brew w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 San Louis Obispo, CA
Oct 14 2010 -Narducci's Cafe w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 Bakersfield, CA
Oct 15 2010 -Starline w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 Fresno, CA
Oct 16 2010 -Slim's w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 San Francisco, CA
Oct 17 2010 -The Venue w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT56 Sacramento, CA
Oct 19 2010 -Hawthorne Theater w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 Portland, CA
Oct 20 2010 -Chop Suey w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 Seattle, WA
Oct 21 2010 -Knitting Factory Concert House w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 Boise, ID
Oct 22 2010 -Club Sound (EARLY SHOW!) w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 23 2010 -Marquis Theater w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 Denver, CO
Oct 24 2010 -Black Sheep w/ STREET DOGS, DEVIL'S BRIGADE, FLATFOOT 56 Colorado Springs, CO
Belfast punk legends Stiff Little Fingers undertake a brief tour of Europe and a more extensive UK this coming September, October.
If you haven't heard them then here is a video from when they were young and skinny.
Dates are as follows:
• Thursday, September 23, Assaig, Mallorca, Spain
• Friday, September 24, Estraperlo Club del Ritme, Badalona, Spain
• Saturday, September 25, Sala Heineken, Madrid, Spain
• Friday, October 1, Sala Totem, Pamplona, Basque Country
• Saturday, October 2, 4th OKTOBERFEST Basque edition, Durango, Basque Country, w/ Cock Sparrer, Slaughter and the Dogs, Cobra and many more.
• Wednesday, October 6, The Brook, Southampton, UK
• Thursday, October 7 , Gloucester Guildhall, Gloucester
• Friday, October 8, The Auditorium, Leicester Market, UK
• Saturday, October 9, The Tivoli, Buckley, UK
• Monday, October 11, HMV Institute, Birmingham, UK
• Tuesday, October 12, 53 Degrees, Preston, UK
• Thursday, October 14, The Ironworks, Inverness, Scotland
• Friday, October 15, Palace & Grand Hall, Kilmarnock, Scotland
• Saturday, October 16, Edinburgh Picture House, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Wednesday, October 20, Picturedrome - UK, Holmfirth, UK
• Thursday, October 21, Woughton Centre, Milton Keynes, UK
• Friday, October 22, Sub89, Reading, UK
Irish Stew of Sindidun all the way from Serbia (that's some where beyond Cavan folks....??) have entered the studio to record a third album. The new CD will feature 11original songs and 2 instrumentals. The new album will be released early 2011.
Just around the corner from Boston’s North Station and the home of The Celtics and The Bruins, is McGann’s Pub. Although only average-sized in square footage, the place is laid out perfectly for a show like tonight’s.
The first act to go on was a single guy with an acoustic guitar. There was no fear of any James Taylor-like smooth and/or mellow stylings though, as the guy was Chris Skel, helmsman of New Jersey pub punk act, The Skels. With just his axe and his voice, he created a huge noise off of that stage! His set included a track or two from the Skels catalog, true, but the bulk of it came from his solo material. For those unaware, Chris has put out two solo project CD over the last eighteen months, so he had plenty of great material to choose from. (Look for a review of his newest 6-track EP, “Sudden Psalms” here soon!) Chris set the pace well and got the crowd on their feet.
Up next, (or ‘again,’ since they did the sound check earlier with some killer stuff!), was Rick Barton and The Continental. Rick Barton, a familiar face in this type of venue as the former guitarist for the Dropkick Murphys, assembled this new project with himself in the guitar and lead vocals role, (and his son on the bass.) An incredible performance from these guys, tight and sharp, with some fantastic guitar solos from his lead guitarist. (Oh, and an excellent rendition of DKM’s The Torch, by the way!)
The third band in the line-up was The Gobshites, who somehow manage to show up and play at every show I see in Boston!
Pete and the gang jumped right into action and proved, once again, to possess the largest catalog of drinking songs in the free world!
Apparently on a first-name basis with every member of the audience, the band’s conversational banter and audience participation portion, (which included alternating readers for the limericks, and some masterful beer-tray playing,) brings Gobshites’ sets as close to an open seisiún as punk rock gets.
The headliners, of course, were The Mahones. The band were in the midst of celebrating their twentieth anniversary tour, and a festive mood was running amok!
Unfortunately, the band was playing as a four-piece, without their mandolinist. As a mandolin player myself this was a bit of a let down, but the band seemed to compensate by selecting songs from the higher-energy end of their catalog! This was probably for the best, and the mood of the crowd was perfect for these tunes.
Tight, clean and in top-notch form, The Mahones blasted out a great set deep into the evening.
By the time the music had died down, the Newcastles and Patron were making their presence known to me. Fearless and bulletproof, I was feeling pretty good. The show, though, was a great time for all, and another huge success for Shite ‘n’ Onions.
Thanks a bunch to S’n’O’s John Murphy, for another fantastic show!
Review by Christopher P. Toler, THE Blathering Gommel
You might have notice on the bottom right hand side of the blog there is now a little widget that tracks site visitors and how they found Shite'n'Onions - well to my surprise I'm getting lots of visitors from Saudi Arabia - now originally I was thinking that my Arab friends were actually searching on Shiite and getting Shite but then I noticed that the key words being searched were, "hairy backed guys" and I realized to my shock and surprise that The Skels have a fan base in the Middle East!
Speaking of HBGs, The Skels were in Boston for the 1st time in a long while, paying their 1st ever gig in bass players Henry Ryan's home from home - Brighton's own The Castlebar. The special occasion that merited 3 sets from The Skels and was to celebrate Paddy Keys of The Larkin Bridges impending nuptials (congrats Pat), and The Skels were in rare form - lots of Pogues covers, their own master pieces and synchronized Judas Priest style guitar/banjo poses - in fact there were even a few new tunes and an new CD announced which is schedule for release at the end of the year (though Chris Skel wouldn't commit to which year). It was also nice to see Benny from Toxic Narcotic join The Skels on his accordion for a few songs.
The Skels are always great to see live and 3 sets in The Castlebar a special treat - I've been going to see The Skels for over 10 years and they never fail to impress and hope to see 'em again when they come back from their tour of Iran, Iraq and Yemen.
Apparently, this band out of Sweden went ahead and released the EP, “This Is Sir Reg” some time in 2009 and I am just getting a taste of it now! I mean, these guys could EASILY have secured a position on any Celtic-Punk ‘Best of 2009’-list based on the six tracks contained here. Easily.
So who is Sir Reg? Well, instrumentally, the band consists of guitar, bass, drums, vocals, keyboards, banjo, mandolin, whistles and fiddle, distributed among the Swedish and Irish musicians. The combination of these elements throws off a noise that is polished, professional, damned impressive.
Musically, the band has a sound that is immediately accessible; familiar, but fresh. For a point of reference, imagine a sound scale. At one end of it put Flogging Molly. At the other end, put Australia’s Roaring Jack.. And now, right smack dab in the middle of this scale, that is where I would put Stockholm-based Sir Reg! And the six-track E.P., This Is Sir Reg, contains all of the Swagger and Celtability found in those two venerable bands, rolled up into one tidy package!
Lyrically, Sir Reg is just as impressive. No shortcuts or clichés, no drinking songs or covers, This Is Sir Reg contains six 'original originals', of both intelligent and entertaining content. My particular favorite being the brilliant “17 Coffins” which tells the tale of Burke and Hare, a pair of Irishmen who moved to Scotland in the early 19th century and began a killing spree in order to sell the bodies to science for a tidy profit. Fun stuff, eh? But with phrases like “If you’re ever short on cash, just reach into the human stash,” one realizes that the subject matter is approached fairly tongue-in-cheek.
Normally, when this excited about a new band, I would recommend keeping eyes peeled for future releases, but if Sir Reg continues with the quality of material on This Is Sir Reg, we won’t won’t have to look very hard. We will hearing about them.
You can also grab a 30 second bite of their songs over at iTunes. Do it and you’ll see for yourself.
