Boston’s own Street Dogs just punched a hometown date into the calendar — Friday, December 18 at the Paradise Rock Club on Comm Ave. Mike McColgan’s Irish-tinged street-punk crew (ex-Dropkick Murphys frontman, firefighter, forever Savin Hill) land back where the boots slam hardest, with Gang Green and Liberty And Justice on the bill. Doors 6:30.
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Shanghai Treason: Small Town Hero
Yorkshire flat cap banjo punks, Shanghai Treason just lobbed another single into the pit. Small Town Hero — third teaser for the next album, out mid-September via Kicker — is burnout anthem energy: ditch the M1 grind, back to fields, generators and black boots.
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Muirsheen Durkin & Friends: Bunch Of Bastards
Germany’s Muirsheen Durkin & Friends just released their third long-player, Bunch Of Bastards — eight years after 11 Pints & 3 Shots, and still serving Irish Celtic folk-punk with a boot and a bottle. Thirteen tracks: five originals, five traditional, three covers, all dressed for the pit. Official release was 19 September (CD now; vinyl eyed for 16 November), with the home-turf launch at Wackenberg Open-Air Party near Möhnesee. Festival circuit already lined up for 2027. Have a drink, ya bastards.
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Mary Wallopers: Paddywhackery
Dundalk’s rowdiest export The Mary Wallopers — Irish folk with a boot up the arse — just put Paddywhackery out (18 Sept via BC Records). Lead single Crowns of England was the warning shot; now the full eleven-tracker’s live and a UK/Ireland run’s stacked through autumn.
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The Real McKenzies – On Yer Bike (new album)
Canadian Celtic punk vets The Real McKenzies have put out their 13-track album, Paul McKenzie Sings…On Yer Bike via Cortex/Stomp. The album features “Shackleton,” “I Wanna Eat Sardines (With Yer Mother),” “The Mad Trapper of Rat River” and much more bagpipe punk mayhem. Remember, if it’s not Scottish, it’s crap!
01. Fortitudine Vincimus, The Final Voyage Of The Endurance
02. Shackleton
03. I Wanna Eat Sardines (With Yer Mother)
04. The Mad Trapper Of Rat River
05. Read A Book
06. I Love A Lassie / Roamin’ In The Gloamin
07. Liver Spot
08. Fiona (Wee Luv Ewe)
09. The Ragged Rock
10. A Cannibal’s Lament
11. Black Agnes
12. The Reckoning Of Sawney Bean
13. On Yer Bike
1916: Conscience of Kings
Nashville’s (and formerly Rochester, New York’s) rowdiest pint-swilling Irish psychobilly punks, 1916, have dropped their sixth full-length album, Conscience of Kings, and it detonates! Produced by the legendary Ted Hutt, this 12-track, 37-minute riot of Irish punk, rockabilly swing, and foot-stomping Celtic fire is the breath of fresh air that the scene needs.
Kicking off with the high-octane “America,” the lads drag you straight into tales of immigration, the fight, and hard-won freedom. “The Mollies” is a gritty, shit kicker about the Molly Maguires and the battle for miners’ rights in Pennsylvania, while “O’Rorke” charges like a rockabilly cavalry charge through Johnny Reb’s lines. They twist the trad classic “I Know My Love” into something fresh, fierce, and original, while “On the Radio” delivers pure catchy punk-power-pop. “Covered in Gold” is a slow-burner, “Drums of War”, “Upon the Green”, and “Here in the Days” keep the foot stomping, shitkicking, working-class fire burning bright—no filler, just pure passion and melody crashing into chaos.
Turn it up until the neighbors complain — then turn it up again.
Shanghai Treason: Ring True (new single)
Yorkshire banjo punks, Shanghai Treason, have a new single out. Titled “Ring True,” it’s available through Spotify. The B-side is Scallywag.
Shank Painters: New Album
I wanted to give a shout-out to Shank Painters, pirate punks, moored in Portland, Maine. On June 18th, they will be launching their fourth studio album, Spitfire. Spitfire is described as a rollicking mix of reimagined traditional sea shanties and Irish folk tunes, genre-bending originals, and floor-stomping rebel songs. Check out the video for “South Australia,” the advance single from the album.
The Peelers: US North East tour
The Walker Roaders: Maggie May Went to Heaven 7″ Vinyl
Folk punk supergroup, The Walker Roaders, release a new 7″ single, Maggie May Went to Heaven. The Walker Roaders are James Fearnley (The Pogues), Ted Hutt (Flogging Molly), and Marc Orrell (Dropkick Murphys).
Pre-order here: https://walkerroaders.rosecityworks.com/collections/music
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