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Watch This: Dropkick Murphys “Going Out In Style” Video

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The Dropkick Murphys’ new album Going Out In Style just dropped this week via their own Born & Bred Records. In connection with the release, the band released a video for the title track called “Going Out In Style”:

Man I want a Guinness now…

A little info about the video for those of you who might have recognized a few familiar faces (taken from the band’s website):

In the clip–directed by Mark Higgins–a funeral parlor scene quickly becomes a raucous celebration of life. Dropkick Murphys are joined by friends, family and special guests including NHL Hall of Famer Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins alumni), fellow musicians Fat Mike (NOFX) and Chris Cheney (The Living End), along with a host of Boston-based celebrities: Micky Ward (boxing champion; The Fighter), Lenny Clarke (Rescue Me actor & comedian), Shawn Thornton (Boston Bruins), Milan Lucic (Boston Bruins), Kevin Youkilis (Boston Red Sox) and Heidi Watney (NESN reporter).

I do not know about you, but I enjoyed that video a lot.  I have loved  Dropkick for many years now and am stoked that they keep dishing out new material.

I actually just got my hands on the album and hope to have a review soon for you all.  Having heard a little bit of it previously I can tell you the Boston punks still have their sound on this concept album of sorts.

I am also going to be seeing them this Sunday at the House of Blues in Cleveland with my brother.  The show is sold out and has been for a couple of months now.  I was lucky and grabbed tickets early as I knew it would.  Saying I am excited is an understatement and I am stoked to be able to take my own brother to the show.

Review on their live show with Against Me! and Off With Their Heads to follow as well.

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Daytrader & Mixtapes @ It’s A Kling Thing House – This Sunday!!!

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Screw you Valentines Day.  I never liked you.  You do nothing for me at all and I refuse to buy your stupid cards/flowers/crap to proclaim my love for someone special in my life on just one special day…  Granted I am flying solo this year, but still.  Screw you!

This weekend is going to be all sorts of red and pink and all lovey dovey and honestly, I am not into it.

Luckily for me (and those who are not suckers for V-Day) there is going to be a sweet house show this Sunday featuring two of my favorite newer acts Daytrader (from NY) and Mixtapes (from Cincinnati, OH).

The show will take place in the basement of the glorious It’s A Kling Thing House located on (you guessed it) Kling St. in tropical Akron, OH.  The fun starts at 8 p.m.  Local openers Northwestern will be performing their very first show, so make sure you get there early!

Daytrader features current and ex-members of Crime in Stereo, Latterman/Bridge and Tunnel/Monikers, the Motorcycle Industry and Divider. The band recently released an ever-so-addicting EP entitled Last Days Of Rome, a release that I have been listening to daily since it dropped.

I caught Daytrader just before Jesus Day last year at the Grog Shop and they killed it on stage so obviously I have high expectations seeing them again live.

Mixtapes, a band that just can’t seem to stop releasing songs (no, that is not a bad thing), hails from Cincinnati, OH and really have grown on me thanks to my other pop-punk loving friends who insisted I keep listening to them.  I started loving them the moment I realized I (at my thirty-ish prime) can actually identify with their lyrics as they sing about staying home and drinking Diet Coke.  Recently the band shared a two-song EP on Death To False Hope Records.  The first song is a cover to some Nickeldeon show and the other acoustic song titled “Hey Baby” bashes a Strung Out / Tim Burton loving lady who sucks.  Grab yourself a copy by clicking HERE.

It’s A Kling Thing House is a donation based DIY house so many sure you bring plenty of donation money to help out these hard-working bands.  Merch will be sold there, BYOB, and don’t be a jerk.

Looking forward to seeing everyone out there. Sunday can not come soon enough!

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Download This: Free Demo From Akron’s Worship This!

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Akron, OH’s punk rock act Worship This! just make their demo available for free download yesterday on the Death To False Hope Records website.

Track List:
1. The Best Parts
2. Dinosaur
3. Astronaut
4. Broken Tactics
5. Blinding Lights

Worship This! - The Best Parts

Not only are the guys in this band a bunch of kick ass people who have appeared in numorous Akron/Cleveland punk acts over the years, but they have dropped a solid demo for all to enjoy.  This is just a taste too of what is going to come according to the band and I look forward to their debut release.

If you like Iron Chic (Latterman)  or Samiam, you will dig this.

The download is FREE so just head over and grab a copy for yourself.  Donations are welcomed too.

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Just Announced: Rise Against & Bad Religion Cleveland Show!!!

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Clear your calenders!!!  Rise Against & Bad Religion just announced that they will be making a stop in Cleveland!

Rise Against

Rise Against will be dropping an all new album titled End Game on March 15th.  This will be the band’s sixth studio album. 

Bad Religion

Bad Religion just keeps on trucking.  The 30+ year career punk rock band released Dissent Of Man last year.  Rather than taking a break after touring in support of that amazing release, the band decided to hit the road again.

This is going to be one of those shows not to miss.  Four Year Strong will be on the bill as well.

When:  Saturday May 7th 
Where:  Nautica Pavilion
How Much?:  Tickets go on sale this Friday and are $29.50 each

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Those Darlins “Be Your Bro” Video Premiere!!!

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All I can say is “Holy Eff’n Hot”.  I love me some Darlins…

I can not express the excitement I have for their new release.  I am sure many of you are tired of hearing about it from me…tough.

I spoke to Oh Wow Dang’s JT the other day and he told me that Those Darlins were playing Thursday night at SXSW.  I was bummed to hear that as I will not be arriving to Austin until Friday.  I know that their set will be one of those sets people talk about all weekend.  The hard-working foursome deserves it.