As the Dropkick Murphys tour in support of their eighth studio album, 'Signed and Sealed in Blood,' percussionist Matt Kelly spoke with Diffuser.fm about the April Boston Marathon attack, playing with the Boss and not-getting recognized.
This year's Sasquatch! Music Festival kicked off with a bang! Well ... OK, the weather wasn't exactly cooperative, as it rained on Friday and most of Monday, but that didn't stop thousands upon thousands of concertgoers from enjoying four days (May 24-27) of awesome music at the Gorge Amphitheater, one of the most beautiful venues in the country.
Among the acts on hand were Vampire Weekend, Mackle
You never know what you're going to get when you invite the crowd up onstage with you for a performance. What the Dropkick Murphys got during their recent set in New York was at least one audience member who made his way onstage and began performing the Hitler salute as the band rocked out a cover of AC/DC's 'T.N.T.'
Back in the day I was opposed to "big" bands performing cover songs but now my opinion on the topic has softened to the point that I actually love cover songs. Recently, we got the latest song by Charm City Devils and it was a cover of 'Man of Constant Sorrow' and that got me thinking about my favorite cover tunes.