Dropkick Murphys - Rose Tattoo

Friday, a day you can pinch a beer, then it fits great with a little folk punk, right?
The American punk rock band Dropkick Murphys has just released their eighth album "Signed and Sealed in Blood" we were going to play a song from. The band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. The band was initially signed to independent punk record label Hellcat Records, releasing five albums for the label, and making a name for themselves locally through constant touring and yearly St. Patrick's Day week shows, held in and around Boston. The 2004 single "Tessie" became the band's first and one of their biggest charting singles to date. The band's final Hellcat release, 2005's The Warrior's Code, included "I'm Shipping Up to Boston", which was featured in the Academy Award-winning movie The Departed and went on to become one of the band's biggest singles, one of their best-known songs, and an anthem for Boston sports teams.

The band is out touring atm and will visit Sweden in the end of the month, for other dates check below.

Todays tune "Rose Tattoo" is taken from the eighth studio album "Signed and Sealed in Blood" by the Dropkick Murphys. It was released in January 8, 2013 on the band's Born & Bred Records label. The album's title comes from the lyrics of the first single, "Rose Tattoo". The band show off their ink with “Rose Tattoo,” a lilting folk song that uses Ken Casey’s tattooed skin to weave a larger story about the band, its hometown, and its fans. “The pictures tell the story,” Casey sings in a punky brogue during the first verse, his voice drawing equally from punk rock and Celtic folk.



Tour Dates:

JAN 12, Dublin, Ireland, Vicar Street
JAN 13, Dublin, Ireland, Vicar Street
JAN 15, Manchester, UK, HMV Ritz
JAN 16, Glasgow, UK, Barrowlands
JAN 17, Nottingham, UK, Rock City
JAN 18, London, UK, HMV Forum
JAN 19, London, UK, HMV Forum
JAN 21, Copenhagen, Denmark, Vega
JAN 22, Stockholm, Sweden, Annexet
JAN 23, Oslo, Norway, Sentrum Scene
JAN 24, Gothenburg, Sweden, Tradgarn
JAN 25, Hamburg, Germany, Sporthalle
JAN 26, Munich, Germany, Zenith
JAN 27, Berlin, Germany, Columbiahalle
JAN 28, Vienna, Austria, Gasometer
JAN 30, Deinze, Belgium, Brielpoort
JAN 31, Dusseldorf, Germany, Mitsubishi Electric Hall
FEB 1, Mannheim, Germany, Maimarkthalle
FEB 2, Paris, France, Le Zenith
FEB 3, Luxembourg, Rockhal
FEB 4, Leipzig, Germany, Auensee
FEB 5, Zurich, Switzerland, Komplex
FEB 6, Milan, Italy, Alcatraz
FEB 8, Barcelona, Spain, Sala Razzmatazz
FEB 9, Madrid, Spain, Sala Riviera
FEB 21, Cleveland, OH, House of Blues
FEB 22, Chicago, IL, Aragon Ballroom
FEB 23, Duluth, MN, Twin Ports Brewfest
FEB 24, St.Paul, MN, Myth
FEB 26, Dallas, TX, House of Blues
FEB 27, Austin, TX, Stubb's
FEB 28, Houston, TX, House of Blues
MAR 2, Lake Buena Vista, FL, House of Blues
MAR 3, St. Petersburg, FL, Jannus Live
MAR 4, Atlanta, GA, Tabernacle
MAR 5, Charlotte, NC, The Fillmore
MAR 6, Norfolk, VA, The Norva
MAR 8, Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory
MAR 9, Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory
MAR 10, Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
MAR 11, Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
MAR 12, New York, NY, Terminal 5
MAR 13, New York, NY, Terminal 5
MAR 15, Boston, MA, TD Garden
MAR 16, Boston, MA, Brighton Music Hall
MAR 17, Boston, MA, House of Blues


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