Tuesday, February 9, 2010

The Young Dubliners to tour

Irish-American rockers The Young Dubliners jig around the West Coast beginning February 27 at Plush in Tucson and up to St Patrick’s Day when they will once again perform twice in a night: first at The Gaslamp in San Diego at 7:30 p.m. followed by The House of Blues in Los Angeles at 10:30 p.m.

Appropriately, The Dubs are on touring in support of Saints and Sinners, a collection of lively recordings inspired by their tireless love of the road and the trials and tribulations that the group has encountered over the years.

Playing an average of 180-250 shows internationally a year, the band members have seen their share of joy and pain and they share both their personal experiences and external observations on the new recording. Borrowing from an Irish proverb, the band's journeys have been filled with "poets and patriots, saints and sinners". Filled with free-wheeling party anthems to politically charged songs to poignant, harmony-laden jams, Saints and Sinners finds the Dubliners seamlessly blending their trademark rock and Celtic influences and offering up a vibrant collection of songs bursting with wit and wisdom.

The disc comes on the heels of With All Due Respect: The Irish Sessions, a collection of the best of the best representing Irish poets, playwrights and vagabonds. Indeed, centuries old traditional melodies shimmer bookended by distinctive romps through the songcraft of Shane McGowan which brush up against the wistfully sad lyrics of Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh.Not surprisingly, the Young Dubliners will hit the road again beginning in late February for a West coast tour in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.

February 27 TUCSON, AZ Plush
February 28 PEORIA, AZ SKYE Platinum Room
March 5 DENVER, CO Soiled Dove
March 6 SALT LAKE CITY, UT The Depot
March 7 BOISE, ID The Knitting Factory
March 9 RENO, NV The Knitting Factory
March 10 SANTA CRUZ, CA The Catalyst
March 11 BERKELEY, CA Shattuck Down Low
March 12 VENTURA, CA The Lodge presented by Zoey’s Café
March 13 LA MIRADA, CA Theater for the Performing Arts
March 14 LAS VEGAS, NV Wasted Space at Hard Rock Hotel
March 17 SAN DIEGO, CA Shamrock in the Gaslamp Quarter (7p.m.)
March 17 LOS ANGELES, CA House of Blues (10:30 p.m.)

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