sunday 5 Dropkick Murphys PUNK—If you’ve ever thought, “You know what this punk song could use? A little bit of bagpipe, an an accordion, and some traditional sounding banjo,” then Dropkick Murphys are for you. The Boston boys behind the hit song from Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award-nominated The Departed, “Shipping Out To Boston,” remains the […]
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Full Interview, Dropkick Murphys Drummer Matt Kelly
The Source Weekly’s full Q&A with Dropkick Murphys drummer, Matt Kelly. Dropkick Murphys 8 pm. Sun., Oct. 5 Midtown Ballroom, 51 NW Greenwood Ave. $32. Tickets available at bendticket.com Source Weekly: How did you originally get into punk rock? Matt Kelly: I was always interested in it in the ‘80s when I’d see skaters, punks, and skinhead […]
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Irish Roots Meet Combat Boots
Dropkick Murphys make bagpipes headbang
The first time that Matt Kelly heard punk rock he was in middle school. A friend’s older sister brought over a mix tape and it only took a few bars of “Where Eagles Dare” by the Misfits to send Kelly running home to destroy his collection of heavy metal records (save, of course, he said […]