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Sep 19, 2024 · Dropkick Murphys have shared a new single, Sirens. The first tease of a new album from the Boston band coming in 2025, the song addresses growing divides in American society, with frontman Ken Casey calling out those who would seek to profit from driving wedges between races, cultures and communities.
- Paul Brannigan
Feb 23, 2021 · But we did it.” The name, Dropkick Murphys, was inspired by professional wrestler John E. “Dropkick” Murphy, a Massachusetts native who also owned and ran the Bellows Farms Sanatorium, a ...
Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. [5] The current lineup consists of co-lead vocalist Ken Casey , drummer Matt Kelly , co-lead vocalist Al Barr (on hiatus from the band since 2022), rhythm and lead guitarist James Lynch , lead guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Tim Brennan , multi-instrumentalist Jeff DaRosa and bassist Kevin Rheault.
- The Dropkick Murphys Played Its First Show on a Dare. The band pretty much came together by accident. One day, a kid who worked with Casey said to him, “You’re always talking about starting a band.
- Casey Didn’t Know How to Play an Instrument Before Starting the Band. In addition to having zero experience working in a band, Casey didn’t even know how to play an instrument before accepting the dare.
- The Name Came from a Local Wrestler. The name Dropkick Murphys came from the nickname given to Massachusetts-born professional wrestler and sanatorium owner John E. “Dropkick” Murphy.
- The Band Used to Press Their Own 45s. Before making it big, the Dropkick Murphys used to press their own 45 RPM records and even started their own label called Flat Records.
Nov 21, 2018 · Dropkick Murphys charitable foundation ‘The Claddagh Fund’ was founded in 2009 by band frontman, Ken Casey. The Claddagh Fund honors the three attributes of the Claddagh Ring: Friendship, Love & Loyalty. Their mission is to raise money for the most underfunded non-profit organizations that support vulnerable populations in our communities.
- David Barsalou
Dropkick Murphys are preparing to release their 10th full-length studio album, Turn Up That Dial, April 30 via band-owned Born & Bred Records. Volume cranked, heads held high, smiles wide, eyes on the prize, Dropkick Murphys charge forward with the same spirit that brought them here in the first place…yet with a new determination and exuberance that brings both the live show and this album ...
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Feb 10, 2017 · Barr, Dropkick Murphys’ lead singer since replacing Mike McColgan in 1998, is tattooed right up his arms, lean and rangy, the black-framed glasses and the white hair beneath his cap suggesting the disciplined 48-year-old family man, the bratty, rabble-rousing wild man now a thing of past. Brennan, his bandmate since 2003, is bearded and more ...
