People around here like to get all hoity-toity when we talk about the Boston Celtic punk institution Dropkick Murphys, but guess what, fuckers! Dropkick Murphys stomp ass! Always have! Every few years, Dropkick Murphys will reliably come out ripping with another album of beery, obvious fists-up singalong songs, and that album will reliably rule....

Bruce Springsteen virtually sat in with Boston punk institution Dropkick Murphys during their Streaming Outta Fenway show at an empty Fenway Park last night. Towards the end of their set, the Boss popped up on the Jumbotron to perform the Murphys' "Rose Tattoo," which the band previously recorded a version of with Springsteen for a…

Boston music venue Great Scott, a longtime Allston institution, will not reopen once the pandemic passes. "It is with a heavy heart today that I announce that Great Scott will not reopen," general manager Tim Philbin wrote in a statement on Twitter. Read his full statement below. It is with a heavy heart…

It's been an eventful few months for Dropkick Murphys, the durable Boston Celtic punk warriors. In January, the band released a two-song single, pairing their new rager "Smash Shit Up" with a cover of singer-songwriter Gerry Cinnamon's "The Bonny." As of now, the band is still supposed to head out on a spring co-headlining tour…

The members of Converge, the great Boston metallic hardcore institution, are really coming through during this strange and disorienting week. Deathwish, Inc., the label co-founded by vocalist Jacob Bannon, is offering every one of its releases as pay-what-you-want downloads on Bandcamp, giving all the proceeds directly to the bands. Drummer Ben ...