Tue, 28 Jun 2011|
The guitarist and vocalist of the legendary Boston band joins the show to talk about the Dropkick Murphy's upcoming concert at Fenway Park.
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The Red Sox made a big announcement today announcing that the drop kick Murphy's will be performing not one but two concerts on September 8 and night at Fenway Park. Some of the proceeds from the to show to benefit the Massachusetts 9/11 fund. Which helps support families and victims of 9/11 through with the state the sales go on the tickets go on sale Thursday July 7 at noon. Available online at Red Sox dot com slash drop kicks. Well explain further what we're gonna see at Fenway Park is our friend dropped it -- bassist vocalist and under. Casey joins us on the AT&T outline of the official wireless provider Boston Bruins -- recap how -- And.
We know this helps book's sales -- all those -- books. And we know it helps the departed does that help the drop kick Murphy's that the weighty. Hysteria has taken hold yet again.
No I don't think so all while they analogous coming out of Vancouver in the Seattle -- and Matt. -- made headlines but I don't think I don't think nobody else any of us we're just I just -- abroad to kick start the front page you know.
You can bet that that. They have their tell him they have Geron can't be sure how long's it been since you've been home.
Is about a boat ten days they've recently yes so we just we just came out of it just that they have privileges game to play two nights in Vancouver I just you know. The show week -- so last after the game so nice to rub it in up there.
You're welcome with open arms by the Vancouver writes.
Lol let's put this clearly had a child not to serve bottles that night is that we held him out the Bruins -- all she. Yeah I knew I was lucky enough to be Omnia ice for game seven Domanick. I get all of the Stanley Cup and I I took a picture and took it down to a Kinko's and -- reflect poppy. Brought it out and stated that you know and it you know showed the crowd the shall without. As we -- pretty good and you know you know you don't you know passed a promote opportunity just how big venue where you playing in Vancouver. I delete -- chilly night to make 2000 seat or something like that that's called -- outnumbered and you got all my -- I'll tell you that. -- barricade between us financially you know it's --
Did you go outside after that -- police cars or -- any stores.
Not that medal hope they kick it up against you know most -- Honestly -- you know I haven't been out there for a few games RG RG and that elephant burial party on stocks that. There -- they're all pretty good people on you know they they took a while I think that. I don't know -- assembled -- it didn't seem like any of the people I've met and sat -- that's socially well.
I'm sure we'll be on a much nicer crowd a much better feel good -- September -- the ninth at Fenway Park I assume you're looking bored of that little luck. Concert -- those two concert dates.
Yeah I mean you know we've got to do obviously appearances at Fenway several years and in and -- has been an audit to have you know the relationship which out the Red Sox but. To do you know to do real conscience they it is just intrigued obviously for a local banditry untrue and you know the mayor's office since Sam Kennedy in the Red Sox turned this thing around for so quick it was you know some of them to get it to be able to happen this year.
We're talking with Ken Casey from the drop kick Murphy's and can can can you blame the -- creation of of of your band into the sports culture here in Boston -- got the Papelbon relationship. The World Series celebration all that thing if you sat down and figured out how that happened was that organic.
I think you know I may kill in 2002. -- wrote a song called -- which is apologist -- experience of panic on says so Bruins games as a as a teenager and you know just -- that. Excitement -- you know on a game uses in the seventies and eighties and Dallas strategist -- and -- it has -- the -- now led to a plan a couple of times that Bruins games and then. Obviously the Red Sox SS again you all -- 2004 and 2007 and our noses. A good time and about other guests and I. Stick to videos again all of them. Yeah I mean I -- that -- stand and to get the opportunities we have it in -- can see they actually get the opportunity to play at the market do anything was. But the Red Sox for the Bruins. You know. It's just. It's again -- try as organic as it could merely.
It's a scene a couple of shows there and sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't -- Springsteen didn't get into it -- got to get up on the long walk along the wall. Jimmy Buffett did he was and I talked about baseball on the Red Sox and everything. What what what are you have -- can you do like some kind of thing like like you could walk run along the top of the wall now you know on this known that there is seats up there it's not that dangerous. Would you be allowed to do that which would -- to get really GG up there.
You know I think everytime amendments are for any reason I am I'm taking full advantage of anything actually get a label -- anything that anybody would take pushed the limits of that by going to be yet but. As Leo editions of commercials four actually laughed and you know that was the whole premise of the stops is basically in no way do you know executable to show what we climbed on a -- like us. Actually -- bogey actually --
A -- Casey final question to me on the rare occasion that you run into somebody who doesn't know what your band is all about how to describe your music what do you tell them.
You know I just got a kind of combination you know rock and roll and you know those with the obviously Irish doubtful yeah instrumentation. And nobody musical --
The dates are some timber ate the night at Fenway Park and I'm told us the the state is going to be set up over the bullpen is that right.
Yeah how would actually elected to do -- right so gonna try to you know we get that we get our tree my Emily Fox is she some of the -- They'd gimmicky cheap to the infield -- open -- China A Bruins up close and personal lives so we decided that. China angle. The sealed complaint so are the bleachers in the hole right fielder.
Make a little more intimate -- the connections said.
We know for a fact that the -- is a big -- the drop kick Murphy.
You know it's funny anybody we -- it does this say look relatives and I think anybody for some reason that solely you know I don't know fifty or sixty. Always drops the messages says drop kick -- like it's one guy out to get past the data again called into.
you he Jethro -- or something isn't it and they do get a -- content together and you got a collection. Trying to get a broad stretch -- back in the eighty all so you're way ahead of -- Away -- psychedelic Stanley Cup champion 2011 to that. Wal-Mart download two and he'll but I -- what -- Needham growth runs at you ticker sticks on the road with you when you tour ten.
Oh yeah I just played chambers bay. Yes the Seattle the 2000 just she's US open also. It's put some good ones are you go to Toronto. And we will be later in the -- on the -- get a chance.
I absolutely do let's get in touch -- got a great place to send you up in Toronto pressure call double called doubles pulpit. It gets something right up your Alley. I can look Fortis in September 8 and ninth at Philly park tickets go on sale Thursday July 7 at noon Red Sox dot com slash drop kicks -- and we'll -- later this -- with. Dennis and Callahan on the new AT&T -- the official wireless provider. Of the Boston Bruins.
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