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The Tossers
Also Playing: Continental and Kevin Flynn And The Avondale Ramblers
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Sun Mar 17
6:30 pm
The Tossers, Continental, and Kevin Flynn And The Avondale Ramblers at Turner Hall Ballroom
Celtic punk and sloppy Irish rock music tend to go in and out of style, but the subgenres seem to coexist outside the parameters of hype and care little for trendiness. The Tossers fall somewhere in the middle of that spectrum, content to knit tight braids of fiddle, tin whistle, and mandolin with tempered blasts of distortion, foul language, and a steady dose of chumminess. It’s hard not to think of the Chicago sextet as an Irish band first and foremost—thanks to its tradition of touring the Midwest around St. Patrick’s Day before seemingly disappearing for the other 51 weeks of the year—but the South Side group finds plenty of wiggle room for rowdiness even when singing about such familiar topics as drinking and lasses.
Turner Hall Ballroom 1032 N 4th St, Milwaukee, WI
Celtic punk and sloppy Irish rock music tend to go in and out of style, but the subgenres seem to coexist outside the parameters of hype and care little for trendiness. The Tossers fall somewhere in the middle of that spectrum, content to knit tight braids of fiddle, tin whistle, and mandolin with tempered blasts of distortion, foul language, and a steady dose of chumminess. It’s hard not to think of the Chicago sextet as an Irish band first and foremost—thanks to its tradition of touring the Midwest around St. Patrick’s Day before seemingly disappearing for the other 51 weeks of the year—but the South Side group finds plenty of wiggle room for rowdiness even when singing about such familiar topics as drinking and lasses.
Updated 03/05/2013
