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Story and photos Matt Schwenke With half-empty cups of beer flying round the room and the crowd chanting the "Ole" soccer thing, Flogging Molly took the stage with their two-fisted mix of traditional Irish folk sounds and punk, and turned the Rave into a friendly but rowdy pub.![]() Standouts from the evening included "Selfish Man" and "Life in a Tenement Square" off the the groups early release Swagger , both featuring King's biting vocals. "Rebels of the Sacred Heart" featured the crowd chanting along while the most telling tune of the evening was the decidedly half-paced strut of "Factory Girls," off of the band's latest release Within a Mile of Home, that featured King and Regan singing softly over a warm blend of traditional Irish sounds-- a beautiful, beer-tinged mix of folk and punk. |
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