
It’s March and we all know what that means! St Patrick’s Day is right around the corner. This month’s ReadJunk Playlist is dedicated to Celtic and folk songs that will get you in the green spirit; and well for others the drinking spirit! This playlist is an easy one for me considering this is one of my favorite genres of music and something I listen to all year round. I’m not one of those phony “Kiss Me I’m Irish” people that breaks out their shirt and stupid green and white Mad Hater hat every year. Perhaps this playlist will give you a bit of a variety than just listening to Dropkick Murphys or Flogging Molly. Here we go!
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Bonnaroo has officially & annoyingly announced their lineup today. All day today, bands & artists either announced they were playing the popular US festival or Bonnaroo announced the lineup on Twitter or other social networks. To be honest, It made things a bit of a headache to keep up. Tickets also went on sale today at 12 at Bonnaroo.com! As for the bands, the most notables ones out of the bunch include: Stevie Wonder, Jimmy Cliff, Dave Matthews Band, Jay-Z, Weezer, Kings Of Leon, Gaslight Anthem, Phoenix, Damien Marley, Rise Against, Gwar, She & Him, Dropkick Murphys, Jeff Beck, Against Me!, Michael Franti & Spearhead and Daryl Hall & Chromeo. For the full list of confirm acts, see below:
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The Dropkick Murphys performed “I’m Shipping Up To Boston” at the NHL Winter Classic in Boston on New Year’s Day. If you watched it on crappy NBC, you might have noticed that most of the song wasn’t aired. Here’s the full video of the band performing at Fenway in Boston, Mass.
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The NHL announced today that the Dropkick Murphys will be making a special appearance at the 2010 Bridgestone Winter Classic at Boston’s Fenway Park on New Year’s Day. I guess it’s one reason to watch the game, considering I don’t like either team playing. But if I had to root for a team, go Bruins. The Flyers and their fans can go shove a cheese-steak up their asses. But anyway, I guess it’s always cool to see hockey teams playing in big baseball stadiums. Seems like the ice is too far away from the stands though so I don’t know why people enjoy this.
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All the Celtic bands will be slowly announcing dates for February and March since it’s St. Patrick’s Day time. Dropkick Murphys play every year in Boston, and this year they will be playing at the House of Blues from March 12th to 17th. They will be starting the tour in Montclair, NJ at the Wellmont Theater as well as the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ at the end of February. The initial dates are listed after the jump:
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Dropkick Murphys announced tour dates for the month of November. Tickets for most shows will go on sale today or Saturday morning. For the most part, this is a West Coast tour but the East Coast of Canada have some dates. Check it out below:
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Dropkick Murphys will be playing a one off show with Boston legends Aerosmith. The concert will be at the Comcast Center in Mansfield MA on Tuesday June 16th. you can buy tickets now for the event here. The band commented about the news in their newsletter saying “Yes, that’s right Dropkick Murphys will be joining Aerosmith for one special show only at the Comcast Center in Mansfield MA on Tuesday June 16th. Tickets are available now & some special lower priced seats have been released for DKM fans.”
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As far as good bands are concerned, there are only 2 bands that you should watch on TV tonight in honor of St Patrick’s Day. That is, if you’re not out there getting shitfaced. So be sure to tape/DVR/Tivo performances of the Dropkick Murphys and Young Dubliners tonight!
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