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Out: The Dropkicks Murphys steal the scene at the Boston Music Awards; Viva Viva, Mean Creek, and Moufy also honored

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Punk's not dead — it just wears a scally cap and a Joe Thornton-era Bruins jersey.
By MICHAEL MAROTTA | November 21, 2011

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Photos: Dropkick Murphys at the MFA

Dropkick Murphys play WFNX's MFA Sessions at the Museum of Fine Arts | September 9, 2011
The Dropkicks invade the MFA.
By JANICE CHECCHIO | September 09, 2011

Lots of noise

Plus, singing out against hunger
A last-minute heads-up for two outstanding shows on THURSDAY (the 15th) — a freebie at the Newport Blues Café (401.841.5510) features JOE FLETCHER & THE WRONG REASONS , THE WANDAS , and THE SKINNY MILLIONAIRES , while a big weekend at the Whiskey Republic (401.588.5158) kicks off with KNIFE PARTY and party-thrash kings SHE RIDES , free of charge!
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | September 14, 2011

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Photos: Dropkick Murphys at Royale

Royale | September 6, 2011
It’s no secret that the Dropkick Murphys are New England’s fifth major-league sports team. This week, they brought the Bruins and the Stanley Cup to Royale, before shipping up to Fenway Park for two nights.
By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | September 08, 2011

Photos: Dropkick Murphys and Mighty Mighty Bosstones at Fenway Park, Night 1

Dropkick Murphys + Mighty Mighty Bosstones + Street Dogs | Fenway Park | September 8
Dropkick Murphys, Bosstones, and Street Dogs rock Fenway Park for the first of two bagpipe-and-scally-cap-filled concerts.
By DAN WATKINS | September 09, 2011

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A Red Sox aural history

How I learned to face the music
Going to a ballgame for the music is like visiting a bus station for bouillabaisse. You shouldn't get your hopes up.
By CHRIS FARAONE | April 07, 2011

A pint with Ken Casey and Al Barr of the Dropkick Murphys

"I didn't know we were associated with Faneuil Hall"
For whoever's interested, here's the full transcript of my chat with Ken Casey and Al Barr at McGreevy's from a few weeks back, just in time for St. Patrick's Day. The story we ran made it seem like Barr didn't say much. In fact, he shared a whole bunch of observations on punk-related matters.
By BARRY THOMPSON | March 24, 2011

Photos: Dropkick Murphys at Whiskey Republic

Dropkick Murphys | Whiskey Republic | March 14, 2011
The Dropkick Murphys perform live at the exclusive grand opening party for Whiskey Republic on March 14, 2011.
By CAROLYN BUBEL | March 16, 2011

Against Me! survive the major labels ... barely

Achieving clarity
Against Me! played the best rock show I've ever seen. This was almost seven years ago at Jackson Mann K-8 School in Allston, for a capacity crowd of about 300 people. Or maybe closer to 600. Or maybe fewer. I didn't take a head count.
By BARRY THOMPSON | March 11, 2011

Sage Francis's office party; Ken Casey & friends' new Whiskey

Party time!
Two big names in music are doing big things locally within the upcoming week: world-class lyricist and Strange Famous Records CEO Sage Francis will host another SFR office party, and later in the week Dropkick Murphys' frontman Ken Casey will officially unveil the Whiskey Republic.
By CHRIS CONTI | March 09, 2011

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Dropkick Murphys remain Boston's most treasured punk success

The tightest ship in the business
Dropkick Murphys are the best tourist trap in this city. Maybe in any city. Maybe in the world.
By BARRY THOMPSON | February 28, 2011

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Michael Patrick MacDonald writes the Dropkicks' backstory

Common ground
Who is Cornelius Larkin, and how did his obituary come to be on the cover of the new Dropkick Murphys disc, Going Out in Style ?
By CLEA SIMON | February 23, 2011

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Blackboard jungle

Taking charge; bitchin' 'bout the Steelers; campaign notes
Look who's swinging in on a vine with a long and loud Tarzan yell to take over as chairman of the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education: it's our old pal "George of the Jungle" Caruolo.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | February 09, 2011

50 shows to see before finals week

Pulling an all-nighter
This is a message fromBostonFunShit, the Phoenix's authority on having a good time: Get out of your dorm. Here are 50 ways to have an unforgettable evening this semester.
By BOSTONFUNSHIT | February 05, 2011

An (almost) A-to-Z guide to Boston

From Ben Affleck to Yawkey Way
Welcome to Boston, college kids.
By LUKE O'NEIL | January 27, 2011

2011 brings Jon Hope, the McGunks, Jocie Adams, and more

On the horizon
We're wrapping up our 2011 preview, checking in with a few more of our favorite local acts and artists.
By CHRIS CONTI | January 04, 2011

The future was now at the 2010 BMAs

Scene together
Scene together
By MICHAEL MAROTTA | December 07, 2010

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10 things to do on St. Patty's Day 2010

You don't have to be Irish to score some fun this St. Patrick's Day
Places to go, food to eat, and where to have fun on this Irish holiday.
By BOSTON PHOENIX WEB TEAM | March 18, 2010

Titus Andronicus | The Monitor

XL (2010)
As if to allay any fears of a starchy Civil War concept album, Titus Andronicus frontman Patrick Stickles spends the first minute of The Monitor shouting out a series of cultural artifacts that postdate that conflict by, oh, about a hundred years: the Garden State Parkway, the Newark Bears, even the Fung Wah bus.
By MIKAEL WOOD | March 16, 2010

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Must Flee TV?

With his new ‘reality sitcom,’ the artist formerly known as Robbie Roadsteamer tries to stop the Allston hipster brain drain
If Jersey Shore and Last Comic Standing had a threesome with Curb Your Enthusiasm in the men’s room of Great Scott, the bastard issue might look a little something like Quiet Desperation .
By CHRIS FARAONE | March 10, 2010

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