Street Dogs
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| Street Dogs | ||
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 CD cover of Back to the World
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Genre(s) | Street punk | |
| Years active | 2002 – present | |
| Label(s) | DRT Entertainment | |
| Website | Official website | |
| Members | ||
| Mike McColgan Johnny Rioux Marcus Hollar Tobe Bean Joe Sirois |
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Street Dogs is a punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Among its ranks are Mike McColgan, former lead singer of Dropkick Murphys and Joe Sirois, former drummer for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
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[edit] History
In 1998, McColgan left Dropkick Murphys to pursue a life-long dream of becoming a firefighter for the Boston Fire Department. In 2002, McColgan decided he could no longer stay away from music and formed Street Dogs. Their first album, Savin Hill, was a success and resulted in a supporting tour with Celtic punk band Flogging Molly.
The band underwent a complete shuffle in 2004 when McColgan quit his firefighting career to devote time to recording and promoting their second album Back to the World.The Street Dogs at this time enlisted Markus Hollar on lead guitar, and expanded the range of their sound with the addition of rythmn guitarist Tobe Bean. The drummer's spot was filled by Joe Sirois, formerly of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
Their second release, Back To The World, proved to be even more of a success for the band. It was hailed critically in the United States, Europe and Japan and opened the doors to touring with the notable likes of Social Distortion, Tiger Army, Bad Religion, Millencolin (in Europe), The Bouncing Souls (US And Japan) and The Briefs. The band also toured on the Vans Warped Tour in the summer of 2005 and embarked on their first headlining tours in the US and Europe.
Early 2006 saw more headlining shows in the Northeast as well as an opening slot with the legendary band The Pogues in Boston on March 14. The rest of 2006 saw the band opening for more notable punk bands, including Rancid for a couple dates in early July [1], The Adolescents in mid-July–August [2] and The Bouncing Souls in October – December [3].
After their early 2006 tour dates, the band began pre-production of their next release in Boston, Houston, Los Angeles. The album, Fading American Dream, was released on October 24th and was recorded with producer Ted Hutt, who has produced such bands as Flogging Molly, Madcap, and The Bouncing Souls.[4]
McColgan describes that he wants it known
That the band is a full-time band. That whatever Street Dogs is doing, whether recording or playing live, we're gonna give 110%. Always. But the thing i'd like to convey most through bio or anything is that this music has an honesty and earnestness to it. The lyrics are from legitimate life experiences from the band members.[5]
This immediacy of experience is represented in the lyrics of songs such as “In Defense of Dorchester” (a paean to a Boston neighborhood), “Back to the World” (about a soldier in the Iraq War missing his girlfriend and kids) and "Drink Tonight" (which recognizes the futility in drunken abandon).
The Street Dogs are signed to DRT/Brass Tacks records.
At a February 27, 2007 show at the Sokol Auditorium in Omaha, NE while opening for Flogging Molly, bass player Johnny Rioux collapsed on stage due to an apparent seizure. McColgan stopped the show and called for paramedics. At the start of the Flogging Molly set, lead singer Dave King dedicated the show to Johnny and announced that he was all right and would be well enough to play the next night in St. Louis.
[edit] Members
[edit] Current
- Mike McColgan – vocals
- Johnny Rioux – bass
- Marcus Hollar – lead guitar
- Joe "The Kid" Sirois – drums
- Tobe Bean – rhythm guitar
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Savin Hill (2003)
- Back to the World (2005)
- Fading American Dream (2006)
[edit] Splits
- Round One (with The Dents) (2004)
- Includes two tracks by Street Dogs, "Savin Hill" from Savin Hill and "One Of a Kind" exclusive to this release
[edit] EPs
- Tales of Mass Deception (2004)
- Includes two songs from Back to the World, "In Defense of Dorchester" and "Tale of Mass Deception", and two from Savin Hill, one of which is "Borstal Breakout"
[edit] Compilations
- Old Skars and Upstarts 2004 (2004)
- Includes the exclusive "Lock and Loaded"
[edit] Notes
- ^ Punk News article 18709
- ^ Punk News article 18256
- ^ Punk News article 19044
- ^ The Gold Tour
- ^ Taang.com
