Flogging Molly – Live @ Canopy Club
October 26, 2006
I went to see Flogging Molly this weekend, which I understand is very un-indie of me, but I had a great time. I haven’t listened to their music much but I think it takes a good amount of talent to take the basic idea of Irish folk music (fiddles, accordians, flutes, banjos, etc…) and to create a cataloge of punk songs from it that don’t seem horribly repetitive.
They’re also lots of fun and if you’re Irish, nearly irresistible. After seeing them I realized that the last three bands I had seen live all featured both accordian and violin, which is sortof odd.
The crowd, dominated by ISU students, loved the show and I quite enjoyed myself also when I wasn’t being thrashed around like a pinball in the mosh pit… or maybe that was the funnest part. Either way, the lead singer was cracking jokes during the whole set and the band as a whole had great stage presence. The opening band Zox, was pretty enjoyable as well. If you’ve never experienced Flogging Molly’s music and think you might enjoy some celtic punk rock then you might want to listen to a couple of tracks below.
MP3 What’s Left of the Flag
MP3 Drunken Lullabies
I took a video of one of one of the band’s best songs and set closer – “What’s Left of the Flag.” You can watch it below. The picture to the left was taken by my friend Nick Duncan who has a completely awesome photo gallery here.
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October 26th, 2006 at 5:38 pm
That’s very cool. I love Flogging Molly and I’d love to see them live, but I’m afraid of the crowd
Indie crowds are so well-behaved.
October 27th, 2006 at 4:30 pm
Oh boy, Flogging Molly always puts on a great show.
October 30th, 2006 at 6:05 am
dude i love flogging molly. i saw them in may here in perth, actually must have been right before you got here. i just thought they put on an amazing show. but i felt like we should have been in a small pub, dancing on tables and swinging pints of guinness over our heads.
November 19th, 2006 at 2:00 pm
I saw Flogging molly in philly when them came with some college tour. it was amazing although they played at the electric factory which is alittle to big for a band like that is was packed and there was some great danceing
May 29th, 2007 at 11:33 pm
flogging molly is probably the greatest band ever. i got to shoot them a while back for an article that, sadly, was never published. if you like, check out some of the pics on my site. they can be found under ‘portfolio-music’.
June 26th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
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October 19th, 2007 at 10:12 am
I saw flogging molly a few years ago on the pukkelpop festival in Belgium. They were awesome!!! i want to see them because, but the problem is that they’re touring in america now :s