Dropkick Murphys

The Best of Coachella: Weekend One

Karen O's Outfit Karen O's wardrobe on Friday night was bad ass. The Yeah Yeah Yeah's front woman appeared on the main stage in a technicolor cape draped over a suit that looked like it was made of mercury. The vibrant collage was topped with a headpiece that Liberace might have worn had he ever bee ... More >>

Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys Feels a Responsibility to Sing About Unions

In what has become a yearly tradition, the Dropkick Murphys make their way through town just before St. Patrick's Day. Their date in town is usually near to the dates of the Flogging Molly Dallas stop and to the North Texas Irish Festival. No one can ever claim that Metroplex residents wait until Ma ... More >>

The Six Best Concerts In Dallas This Week, February 25-28

Tame Impala Wednesday, February 27, at Granada Theater, $22/$24 There is no edge to the earth, but if there were, Perth, Australia, would probably be in spitting distance of it. So it's unexpected for a band to overcome such geographic remoteness to find a place on the world stage. Tame Impala have ... More >>

Five of This Week's Top Show Announcements: Sigur Rós, Bon Jovi and More

Sigur Rós Monday, April 8, at Verizon Theatre, $42.75 In a follow-up to their run of summer festivals, Sigur Rós have announced their largest North American tour to date, set to kick off next spring. Although the Icelandic band put out its most ambient-leaning album, Valtari, earlier this year, t ... More >>

Flogging Molly - House of Blues - 3/4/12

Flogging Molly House of Blues Sunday, March 4 Sunday night's Flogging Molly show more or less served as the triumphant closing ceremony for what might have been the most Irish-intensive week in recent Metroplex history. Last Monday, Boston shamrockers Dropkick Murphys kicked things off, while the N ... More >>

Dropkick Murphys - House of Blues - 2/27/12

Dropkick Murphys House of Blues Monday, February 27 A Dropkick Murphys show isn't one to hold surprises, nor is it one to attend when you're just looking for a decent night of music. Don't get me wrong, the beloved Celtic punk band's performance last night at House of Blues was spot-on in just abou ... More >>

Preview: Dropkick Murphys at House of Blues

Monday, February 27, at House of Blues

Kelly Clarkson at Verizon Theatre, Thurston Moore at Texas Theatre, and Other Show Announcements

Kelly Clarkson​This edition of show announcements is topped by two shows happening on the same day, Friday, February 10. The first of which will be headlined by Burleson's own vocal powerhouse Kelly Clarkson. Her most recent album Stronger was released on October 21. The following tour will take h ... More >>

Last Night All Day Yesterday: Warped Tour Kicks Off Its 17th Summer-Long Tour in Dallas

Warped Tour LaunchGexa Energy Pavilion June 24, 2011 Better than: spending all day on traffic control at the new In-N-Out Burger. Rachel ParkerThe crazy kids today and their crowd-surfing ways.​Let's address the elephant with the pink tutu standing in the corner: Sure, there were doubts about t ... More >>

Looking Back at The Best and Worst Lineups Seen In Warped Tour's 17 Years Of Existence

​The Warped Tour has always had a lot of bands and a lot of different bands. Sure, you're not going to see these bands end up on any Pitchfork best-of, but the tour doesn't exactly play to people who decree most things in life as "meh," either.Even in its first few years, you could see a hardcore ... More >>

Q&A: Everlast Talks House of Pain's Reunion, Whether New Songs Are Coming, and Why He Prefers Dropkicks Murphys to Flogging Molly.

When we first caught wind of tomorrow night's House of Pain reunion show at South Side Music Hall, we weren't sure whether to be shocked or bemused. Let's face it: The group hasn't had anything close to a big radio hit in nearly 20 years now. And, last we'd heard of Everlast, he was working on, of a ... More >>

Last Night: Against Me!, Cheap Girls and Fences at Trees

Against Me!, Cheap Girls, FencesTreesJanuary 24, 2011Better than: seeing some lo-fi band that thinks it's punk rock.Ally Jayne HoffmanFor more photos from last night's Trees show, check the slideshow.​The easiest way to describe the 80-minute onslaught Against Me! offered up to its enthusiastic Tr ... More >>

Reckless Kelly

Friday, December 17, at Billy Bob's Texas

Tonight, Tonight: Ratatat at The Palladium, Street Dogs at The Loft, Atari Teenage Riot at Trees and Jenny & Johnny at the Granada

As seems to be the norm in these parts, Tuesday is quite a bit more musically active than Monday was. Whatever the reasons, there are several shows of interest hitting town this evening--and two of them are in the same building.

Q&A: Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys Talks Touring, Menudo, Politics and, Of Course, Red Sox

The might, mighty Dropkicks.​Dropkick Murphys has been doing its jig-infused version of punk rock for nearly 15 years now. And, in that time, the band has seen its fan base expand greatly as its sound grew more and more Irish-inspired. Known for its beer-soaked live performances, the band is about ... More >>

Show Announcements: Dropkick Murphys, More

​Start stocking up on Guinness now, because it's going to be pretty hard to find come March. Flogging Molly and the band's fans will probably put a pretty good dent in the supply when the L.A. Celtic-influenced punk band comes to the House of Blues Tuesday, February 9. The city's vendors will have ... More >>

Fun Fun Fun Fest Recap in Photos: Neon Indian, SSION, Lucero, Of Montreal and More

Photos by Patrick MichelsSsion's Cody Critcheloe works the crowd Saturday afternoon. Check out more photos in our slide show.​ For the second straight month, a big music event opened in Austin last weekend to fine weather and revelers decked out in their festival finest. Then, as with October's AC ... More >>

Conversions with God (aka Lemmy)

Taylor Swift, Butch Walker and Others Offer Up Their 2008 Favorites

...Oh, and we got a few well-known out-of-towners to share some of their favorites too

The Misfits, The Dropkick Murphys And Johnny Lloyd Rollins Get All Spooky, Too

Dropkick Murphys' Al Barr Talks World Series and Oscar Wins

Flogging Molly, The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Dusty Rhodes and the River Band

Sunday, February 3, House of Blues, Dallas

Erin Go Blah

The minions of Shane MacGowen share Irish thoughts

Street Dogs

Thursday, March 2, at Red Blood Club

Close to You

The music blared, the bodies fell. Our intrepid reporter braves Vans Warped Tour.

I'll Drink to That

Keep that New Year's Eve spirit all year long with these boozy sing-along tunes

The Vans Warped Tour

July 19