Back across the Hudson for round two of our New York & New Jersey scene report. A Bronx-bred family band has a new record out, New York’s thirstiest band has found a few more taps to drain before Christmas, and the 2027 diary is filling up fast, with St. Patrick’s week shaping up as a pub crawl from Brooklyn to Irving Plaza. Here’s what’s new since our last visit.
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New England Scene Update: Jesse Ahern’s Revolution, a Street Dog for Lou and Thanksgiving at the Black Rose
The clocks have gone back, Thanksgiving is on the horizon and New England has plenty to fill the long dark evenings: a new record from one of the Dropkick Murphys’ favourite troubadours, a Street Dog paying his respects to a hardcore legend, and a turkey-week pub crawl on State Street. Here’s your fortnightly New England round-up.
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Philly & Mid-Atlantic Scene Report: Celtic Christmas at 16, a Timonium Hooley and Scythian’s Ugly Sweaters
Next stop on our tour of the regional scenes: Philadelphia and the Mid-Atlantic, from the Delaware Valley through Baltimore and DC to the Virginia hills. Pub-band heartland, never short of fiddles or thirst, and the run to Christmas is stacked: a holiday show turning sixteen, a three-day indoor hooley in Timonium and touring heavyweights booked through March.
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