BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Find Local//findlocal.community//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:971934fc-8003-4739-9ac9-2a24c976d5a7@findlocal.community DTSTAMP:20261011T234036Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270311T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270311T200000 SUMMARY:Dropkick Murphys DESCRIPTION:Dropkick Murphys proudly remain Boston’s rock ‘n’ roll underd ogs turned champions. Since 1996\, the boys have created the kind of mus ic that’s meant to be chanted at last call\, in packed arenas\, and duri ng the fourth quarter\, third period\, or ninth inning of a comeback ral ly. Their celebrated discography includes four consecutive Billboard top 10 album debuts (Turn Up That Dial\, 11 Short Stories Of Pain & Glory\, Signed and Sealed in Blood\, Going Out In Style)\, along with 2005’s Ce rtified-Gold album The Warrior’s Code featuring the double platinum clas sic “I’m Shipping Up To Boston.” Whether you caught a legendary gig at T he Rathskeller (The Rat) under Kenmore Square\, found the band by taking the T to Newbury Comics to cop Do Or Die in ’98\, discovered them in Ma rtin Scorsese’s Academy Award winning The Departed\, or saw ‘em throw do wn at Coachella (or one of hundreds of other festivals)\, you’ve become a part of their extended family. Dropkick Murphys’ music has generated h alf-a-billion streams\, they’ve quietly moved 8 million-plus units world wide and the band has sold out gigs on multiple continents. Dropkick Mur phys’ official charity\, The Claddagh Fund\, has raised millions to supp ort non-profit organizations that are focused on children\, veterans and addiction recovery. In 2020\, the band was one of the first to embrace streaming performances\, starting with their Streaming Up From Boston St . Patrick’s Day virtual performance. It was followed by their landmark S treaming Outta Fenway livestream\, which drew more than 5.9 million view ers and held the #3 spot on Pollstar’s “Top 2020 Live Streams” chart. Dr opkick Murphys St. Patrick’s Day Stream 2021…Still Locked Down\, was #1 on Pollstar’s Livestream chart for the week ending March 22\, 2021\, log ging over 1 million views. Dropkick Murphys returned in 2022 with their first-ever all-acoustic album\, This Machine Still Kills Fascists (Dummy Luck Music Play It Again Sam)\, and seated theater tour. This Machine S till Kills Fascists–and their follow-up album Okemah Rising–breathe musi cal life into mostly unpublished lyrics by the legendary Woody Guthrie\, curated for the band by Woody’s daughter Nora Guthrie. Dropkick Murphys ’ new album For The People rises to its moment: an expression of humanit y at a time of relentless dehumanization\, a promise of hope in an era f ueled by fear-mongering\, a declaration of solidarity in an age of disun ion\, a defiant rebuttal to the charlatans and demagogues who seek to di vide us for their own power and profit. Spiritual Cramp aren’t looking f or a soapbox. The San Francisco-born punk experimentalists are here to f lash a big smile\, flip you off\, deliver a burst of musical adrenaline\ , and then keep on walking. “But at the same time\, that’s something tha t I’m working on\,” vocalist Michael Bingham knowingly grins. And on the ir upcoming sophomore album\, RUDE (due TK via Blue Grape Music)\, Spiri tual Cramp discover a newfound balance between that impish cheekiness\, emotional vulnerability\, and rabid energy. As RUDE’s opening track “I’m an Anarchist” kicks in\, an FM signal tunes in the voice of DJ Crash (p layed by percussionist Jose Luna) and Wild 87 Radio\, home of the “San F rancisco rude boy sound.” The fictitious radio station takes its name fr om the band’s original moniker\, and recurs on the album as a way to kee p Spiritual Cramp grounded. “My foundation is in San Francisco\, Califor nia\, and from there I can go anywhere and be who I am\,” Bingham says. The song that follows similarly embeds listeners in the Spiritual Cramp musical language\, tongue-in-cheek sloganeering (“I’m an anarchist\, so leave me alone”) soaring over clap-along sunshine punk. While Spiritual Cramp have perfected their kaleidoscopic take on rock over nearly a deca de\, the gleeful RUDE marks the start of a new era. Bingham and bassist Mike Fenton have been the band’s constants and written the majority of S piritual Cramp’s songs\, but the new lineup of Bingham\, Fenton\, percus sionist Luna\, guitarists Nate Punty and Orville Neeley III\, and drumme r Julian Smith gelled to the point that everyone joined in the RUDE writ ing process. “It really helped give color and energy to the whole record \,” Fenton says. The results are nothing short of ecstatic\, bounding be tween new wave burn\, indie rock swagger\, old-school punk\, and even du b and hip-hop flourishes. The thumping rhythm and chunky guitar riffs of album highlight “At My Funeral” showcase that evolved fusion\, as well as Bingham’s trademark self-deprecating sense of humor. “At my funeral/ Nobody came/ Everybody knew/ My shit was lame\,” he deadpans\, as Punty and Neely’s guitars ping-pong to each headphone. The following track\, “ Automatic”\, utilizes similarly muscly\, Clash-indebted guitars\, though this time paired with a neon dance punk swagger and a Killers-esque soa ring chorus. Another major factor in RUDE’s amplified genre experimentat ion came in the studio\, with Spiritual Cramp working with a producer fo r the first time\, namely the iconic John Congleton. The giddy\, DEVO-ad dled “Young Offenders” exemplifies the growth he helped foster\, pulsing electronics and a stuttery bridge underpinning the sarcastic punk anthe m for yuppie expansion. Throughout RUDE\, the tracks feel dense and lush \, though always full of light and life. “We got crazy in the studio thi s time\,” Fenton says. Perhaps the wildest surprise\, though\, comes via guest vocals from indie singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten. Bingham and his wife became friends with the indie singer-songwriter after their mo ve to Los Angeles\, and the unlikely pairing sounds absolutely fated on “You’ve Got My Number”\, a smoky\, slow-burning gem. “People sometimes t hink of us as ‘just’ a punk band\, but we love indie rock and were so ho nored Sharon would sing on one of our songs\,” Bingham says. “For whatev er reason I thought a reggae song with a big rock chorus would be perfec t for her\, and she sounds incredible.” Throughout RUDE\, it’s clear tha t Spiritual Cramp are constantly pushing the boundaries of their musical world. “Sometimes we’d write something and everyone in the room would t hink it was totally nuts\,” Fenton laughs. “And then we’d finish it\, an d it was great to realize we weren’t crazy.” And while they continue evo lving\, the witty\, fun-loving heart of Spiritual Cramp keeps the engine running. “We have a cool thing that people like\, but we can always get better\,” Bingham says. “This record paints a picture of what it feels like to be in Spiritual Cramp.” HOME FRONT from Edmonton\, Alberta\, Can ada\, have been blasting out of everyone’s stereos for the past 3 years with their unique combination of THE CURE\, BLITZ\, EURYTHMICS\, and SUI CIDE wrapped up with modern production and tightly wound hooks. Unrelent ing 2nd LP “Watch It Die” soars high and reaches deep with frayed punk e dges wrapping around canonic pop luxury. A record about moving through l ife while acknowledging death\, about humanity\, rebirth\, dreams and co mmunity — all powered by vintage drum machines\, analog synths and screa ming guitars. A punk pop crossover treat like no other.\n\nTickets: http s://www.ticketmaster.com/dropkick-murphys-portland-maine-03-11-2027/even t/0100653CC5CA1AB3\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/971934fc-8003-47 39-9ac9-2a24c976d5a7 LOCATION:State Theatre\, 609 Congress St\, Portland\, ME 04101 URL:https://findlocal.community/event/971934fc-8003-4739-9ac9-2a24c976d5a 7 STATUS:CONFIRMED SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR