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Dropkicks rock annual St. Patrick’s gig

By Jim Sullivan
Sunday, March 14, 2010 - Updated 5 months ago
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When Dropkick Murphys play an all-ages show during their St. Patrick’s Day hometown skein on Lansdowne Street, they mean all ages.

Yesterday afternoon, there were kids as young as 5 and seniors as old as 87 at the sold-out House of Blues. Granted, those ages represented singer-songwriter-bassist Ken Casey’s son and grandmother, but you catch the drift. Dropkick Murphys play a harsh and frenzied brand of fist-in-the-air Celtic punk rock. It just happens to be fun for the whole family.

 
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‘SHIP’-SHAPE: Al Barr,...
Photo by Faith Ninivaggi

‘SHIP’-SHAPE: Al Barr, a vocalist for Dropkick Murphys leads the crowd in song yesterday at the House of Blues.

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