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Live Review: Dropkick Murphys / The Rumjacks / Jesse Ahern – Kemba Live, Columbus 13.03.2023
By Tiffany Detzel I don’t know about you, but I can’t think of a better way to kick off the week of St Patrick’s Day than by going to a Dropkick Murphys show! Their “This Machine Still Kills Fascists” tour ploughed through Columbus, Ohio on a cold and snowy Monday night and everyone was ready …
Live Review: Dropkick Murphys + Supports – o2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester – 18/01/23
Starting off the evening with singer/songwriter Jesse Ahern from Boston Massachusetts and Australian Punk-Folk band The Rumjacks, they both deliver tight sets and suitably get the crowd warmed up with stand out track ‘An Irish Pub Song’ from The Rumjacks, ensuring the whole audience are singing and clapping. Next up is Pennywise who incidentally weren’t …
Track: The Rumjacks – Bounding Main
Celtic punks The Rumjacks have shared a new single titled ‘Bounding Main’ taken from their forthcoming ‘Brass For Gold’ EP due Feb. 11. The band have a well established sound and ‘Bounding Main’ comes from deep within their infectious songwriting closet. How these guys keep finding these huge singalong choruses is beyond me. Safe to say this is another …
Track: The Rumjacks – Bloodsoaked in Chorus
The Rumjacks continue with more brilliance as they share the second single “Bloodsoaked in Chorus,” taken from their forthcoming EP ‘Brass For Gold’ EP, due 11th February. While ‘Hestia’ (read our review here) had the band conquering a global pandemic in order to record, ‘Brass for Gold’ saw the boys united in person for the first time. Producing a sound that …
Track: The Rumjacks – One For The Road
With the release of their fifth studio album ‘Hestia’, (read our review here) The Rumjacks went back into the studio to record a new EP ‘Brass for Gold’. The band have shared a track from the EP – ‘One For The Road’. “After the amazing response we had from Hestia’s release, we knew we had to back …
Track: The Rumjacks – Rhythm Of Her Name
The Rumjacks have shared the video for ‘Rhythm Of Her Name.’ The track is taken from their new album ‘Hestia,’ which was released in March (read our review here), and follows the announcement of an extensive UK and Ireland tour in 2022. Vocalist Mike Rivkees (who also directed and edited the clip) says, “Rhythm of Her Name is …
Album: The Rumjacks – Hestia
After all the press associated with the bands past it seems the addition of new singer Mike Rivkees who has slid into the ranks perfectly well. Writing their new album Hestia who is warmly titled the Greek goddess of home and hearth the band have dug deep and created an album of songs rich with …
Interview: Johnny Mckelvey of The Rumjacks answers some questions after releasing one of the best albums this year
After releasing there finest album to date with Hestia, read our review here. We got a chance to put some questions to Johnny McKelvey covering the band and the new album. First off. How are you guys doing during this current situation? How has the pandemic affected the band? Any messages for your fans? In …