Concerts: October 2007 Archives

Dropkick Murphys

For those with an Irish bent towards music, next week at the Wiltern promises to be a Godsend. The Pogues playing two nights starting Halloween followed by Boston's Dropkick Murphys on Nov. 2. With the Celtic influence on Halloween well known, these shows should definitely be memorable.

DKM is touring behind their newly release sixth album, The Meanest of Times, which debuted at #20 on the Billboard top 200 a few weeks ago and is a fine addition to their already solid body of work. Mind you these aren't your lilting Irish drinking songs, but straight up punk hard rocking music with more than a touch of green beer. More like a mega-keggar of green beer.

The band is on a bit of roll lately, doing the National Anthem and some of their own music to open the seventh game of the American League Championship Series. They wrote the theme song of the 2004 Red Sox World Series Championship, the team's first in 86 years. The Sox' record when playing at Fenway Park after a DKM performance? 6-0. It is no wonder many of the players are regulars at their shows. One of their songs was featured in The Departed, set in Boston last year. And apparently they inspire their fans so much many feel compelled to get tattoos to show their love of the band.

With no filler on this record there probably won't be any filler at the show, so come out to the Wiltern and check the Murphs!

DKM fans' tats

The Secret Handshake on YouTube

Lest you all think I listen to nothing but twang and torch, here is a curveball recommendation. The Secret Handshake, aka Luis Dubuc will do the young electronica dance thing at The Knitting Factory tonight, October 18, 2007. Summer of '98, video above, is just about as cool as the genre gets. Check it out.

The rest of October's calerndar is below.

Thu 10/18/07 Dixie Chicks Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Fri 10/19/07 Southern Culture On The Skids Echo
Fri 10/19/07 Junior Brown Key Club
Sat 10/20/07 Dixie Chicks Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Sat 10/20/07 Eagles Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Sat 10/20/07 Silversun Pickups The Wiltern
Mon 10/22/07 The Fiery Furnaces Troubadour
Tue 10/23/07 Interpol The Forum
Tue 10/23/07 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (B.R.M.C.) The Wiltern

Kelly Willis at Austin City Limits Music Festival in September
Wed 10/24/07 Kelly Willis Safari Sam's
Wed 10/24/07 Earlimart Troubadour
Sat 10/27/07 David Kilgour Echo
Sun 10/28/07 John Doe McCabe’s
Sun 10/28/07 Roky Erickson El Rey Theatre
Tue 10/30/07 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Los Angeles Mem. Sports Arena
Tue 10/30/07 Broken Social Scene Orpheum Theatre

Regina Spektor sings her heart out at ACL
Tue 10/30/07 Regina Spektor The Wiltern
Tue 10/30/07 Shelby Lynne Ivar Theatre
Wed 10/31/07 Ted Leo and The Pharmacists The Wiltern
Wed 10/31/07 The Pogues The Wiltern
Thu 11/01/07 The Pogues The Wiltern
Fri 11/02/07 Bob Schneider Hotel Cafe
Fri 11/02/07 Dropkick Murphys The Wiltern