Flogging Molly
Sun, Mar 18
Mar 17 show is sold out |
Tickets available at the Mesa
Amphitheatre Box Office M-F 10am to 2 pm or from Ticketmaster at 480-784-4444 or on-line at www.ticketmaster.com |
Doors open at 3:30, Show starts at 4:30
Tickets are $32 in advance, $32 day of show
Biography by MacKenzie Wilson
(All
Music Guide) Flogging Molly at The House of
Blues Within a Mile from Home, yet so far away, Dublin born
Dave King and his band mate’s hit the House of Blues stage Saturday As the third album just hit shelves, the band is on tour in its support. Los Angeles loves Flogging Molly. From the moment they hit the stage crowd participation was at an all time high. Dave told stories about his mum, for example how she “had the heart of a lion and the claws to match” and explained how many of the songs are written as an expression of his love for her. Songs included the Black Friday Rule, Salty Dog and Drunken Lullabies to name a few. Notable crowd favorites included Why Delilah and Devils Dance Floor. Amongst the bands 90+ min set they played a cover of Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison Blues and an amazing acapella number called Grace of God Go I. I happened to enjoy the bands love for Guinness AND humor
as after the first couple of songs, Dave told the crowd “If anyone
else throws a beer at the stage I’m gonna come down and punch you
in the face, cause as my father would say that’s alcohol abuse!”
What a riot. Good time’s had by all, a band that proves music is
more than just a livelihood; it’s a way a life.
Dave King: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Bodhran,
Spoons, Backing Vocals
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punk
rock. Former Fastway acoustic guitarist/frontman and Dublin native Dave
King formed the band with fiddle player Bridget Regan, guitarist Dennis
Casey, accordion player (and former pro skateboarder) Matt Hensley, bassist
Nathen Maxwell, drummer George Schwindt, and mandolinist Bob Schmidt.
Getting their start playing regularly at the L.A. bar Molly Malones, Flogging
Molly eventually took their music to the road; their explosive and passionate
live show was the heart of the band, after all, and the band toured relentlessly
around the world throughout their career. Their 
rowdy
folk-rock punk revival sound has been compared to the likes of other Irish
bands such as the Pogues and Black 47, but the raucous septet opted for
its own unique brashness that defied genre lines. Flogging Molly released
its debut, Swagger, in March 2000 on Side One Dummy and followed up two
years later with Drunken Lullabies. Crafting exuberant anthems to raise
up a full Guinness to, King often used personal touchstones — such
as his childhood in a war-torn Ireland, his father's premature death,
and an eight-year exile in the United States — for the band's compelling
lyrical content. Within a Mile of Home appeared in September 2004, and
the band continued to hit the road hard in support. The DVD documentary
Whiskey on a Sunday was issued in July 2006; it was a candid look at Flogging
Molly as both a band and seven individuals, and came with a ten-song CD
of acoustic and live tracks. In early 2007, as the group geared up for
a U.S. headlining run, Hensley amicably departed to spend more time with
his family. 
night to an eager and packed house. Flogging Molly consists of 7 incredible
artists fusing together traditional Irish sounds with an intense punk
rock feel.
Whiskey
on a Sunday [CD/DVD]
Within
a Mile of Home
Drunken
Lullabies
Swagger
Alive
Behind the Green Door
