South Side Chicago boot boys, Flatfoot 56, celebrate their 10th anniversary as a band with their 1st release on Old Shoe Records – Black Thorn. For awhile I think it was a far comparison to call Flatfoot 56 “Dropkick Murphys junior” and with their last release Jungle of the Midwest Sea they reached teenage years and now on Black Thorn they have reached adulthood. But with adulthood does come some maturity - middle eastern melodies, the occasional Johnny Cash touch and just a little bit more melody here and there - not a bad thing in my book but don't worry Flatfoot 56 haven’t gone soft and on Black Thorn still sound like the Celtic punk equivalent of Wallace's army of highlander’s about to slay the Sassenach at Sterling Bridge.
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Thanks to Bernie McCafferty for sending on.
Date Band Location
3/4 - Seanchai & the Unity Squad P. J. McIntyres
3/5 - Flogging Molly House of Blues
3/5 - Kilroys Harp
3/5 - Kreellers Sullivan's
3/5 - New Barleycorn Sully's
3/6 - Beoga Cuy Nat Valley Peninsula
3/6 - Boys From the County Hell House of Blues
3/6 - Kreellers East Side IA
3/6 - Mossy Moran Sully's
3/6 - New Barleycorn Sullivan's
3/6 - Pat Shepard Public House
3/6 - Pitch the Peat House of Blues
3/6 - Portersharks Harp
3/11 - Gaelic Storm House of Blues
3/11 - Michael Crawley Casey Jones Tavern
3/11 - Mossy Moran Croagh Patrick
3/11 - New Barleycorn Mavis Winkle's Twinsburg
3/12 - Callahan & O'Connor Sully's
3/12 - Kreellers P. J. McIntyres
3/12 - Pat Shepard Around the Corner
3/13 - Craic Brothers St. Mary’s (Lorain)
3/13 - Kilroys Harp
3/13 - Marys Lane Sully's
3/13 - Pitch the Peat Flannery's
3/14 - Searson P. J. McIntyres
3/14 - Tossers Grog Shop
3/16 - Bog Ponies Fat Little Buddies
3/16 - Flatfoot 56 Musica (Akron)
3/16 - Mossy Moran P. J. McIntyres
3/17 - Bigley & Stamper Stampers
3/17 - Bog Ponies St. Brendan Akron
3/17 - Boys From the County Hell House of Blues, Flannery’s, Harp
3/17 - Brigid's Cross Hooley House
3/17 - Marys Lane P. J. McIntyres , East Side IA
3/17 - Mossy Moran Great Lakes Brewery, Sully’s
3/17 - New Barleycorn Nighttown
3/17 - Pat Shepard Pickwick & Frolic
3/17 - Prodigals House of Blues
3/18 - New Barleycorn Public House
3/19 - Michael Crawley East Side IA
3/19 - Morrison & McCarthy Sully's
3/19 - New Barleycorn Flannery's
3/20 - New Barleycorn Flannery's
3/20 - Pitch the Peat Harp
3/25 - New Barleycorn Mavis Winkle's Independence
3/26 - Pat Shepard Merry Arts
3/31 - Craic Brothers Barking Spider
bernie.
