Blue Republic's My Space Band of the Week: Flogging Molly

So it's St. Patrick's Day on Friday, the day when everyone is either Irish or should be. Good beer, good corned beef, and above all, good music. In New York, the legendary Pogues will be playing the Nokia, and Black 47 will be at the Knitting Factory. My favorite Celtic-based rock band, the band of the week, Flogging Molly, will spending St. Paddy's in Mesa, Arizona of all places. New York was priviledged to have these frequent guests play last month at the Nokia (see my review in the February archives at Blue Republic).

One thing I've never quite understood about FM. They seem to be associated with the wrong grouping of bands. Perhaps it's because of their record label, or the pounding drums, or a particular demographic in their audience, either way, Flogging Molly gets lumped in with lame, talentless hack fake-punk bands that populate the Warped Tour. Frankly, I don't think they fit into any grouping...they are world-class musicians, and band leader Dave King is a deep story-teller, full of poetry and whimsy, and they don't sound like anything else out there. But that's just how it is I guess...

Check out "Salty Dog" from their debut album of 2000, Swagger, on my page, then head on over to their page and official site, and have fun on St. Patrick's Day.

Slainte!