March 17, 2009 by George Koroneos
Dropkick Murphys, H2O, Civet
Roseland Ballroom, New York
March 7, 2009
St. Patrick’s Day is here, which means the Dropkick Murphys have to be close by. At least they were—a week ago.
This is their second pass through the Big Apple, supporting their phenomenal record, “The Meanest of Times,” and this time, the Dropkicks brought a few friends. Members of Agnostic Front and Sick of it All mulled around back stage and long time punk/hardcore mavens H2O were on hand to warm the audience up. Not like the Murphys needed it. Read the rest of this entry »
February 3, 2008 by George Koroneos
The Horrorpops
“Kiss Kiss Kill Kill”
Hellcat
The Horrorpops always made it clear that they were not a psychobilly band. Don’t let the upright bass and thumping, swinging music fool you. With their third record, “Kiss Kiss Kill Kill,” The ‘Pops seal the deal with a dozen tracks that run the gamut of styles, from ska to new wave.
Frontwoman Patricia Day has grown into her voice over the last half decade. Through out the record, she bellows her voluminous vocals, punctuating her lines with the occasional scream. But mostly, she croons with a slight hint of snotty punk rock attitude amidst her rock & roll swagger.
The record kicks off with the traditional rockabilly twangfest on “Thelma & Louise,” an obvious homage to the classic movie. Guitarist/psychobilly legend Kim Nekroman cranks up a feast of surf riffs, soaked in reverb, while Day slaps her bass into oblivion. Read the rest of this entry »
January 16, 2008 by George Koroneos
Guess it helps to have a giant custom King Double Bass with green tiger stripes in your closet.
Epitaph just announced that stand-up bass player Geoff Kresge has rejoined the Tiger Army fold. Kresge performed all live shows with the band from 1999 to mid-2004 and appeared on Tiger Army’s second and third studio albums, as well as providing back-up vocals on the band’s new album, Music From Regions Beyond. Jeff Roffredo has left the band on good terms to pursue other interests. Here’s hoping he doesn’t turn around and sue the band like certain ex-members of KISS.
“I don’t think people understand what a difficult decision it was for me to make when I left the band in late-2004, or that it may or may not have been for the reason(s) that the fans have heard or read about. Being given the opportunity to rejoin the band is an exciting prospect,” says Kresge. Read the rest of this entry »
