Classic Rock

Dropkick Murphys

in the white heat of Boston’s mid-90s punk scene, but the Dropkick Murphys were always a breed apart, fusing blistering rock’n’roll tear-ups with folk flourishes that made every show feel like St. Patrick’s Day. For now, the hot crush of their stage-front security rail might be off-limits, but for co-frontman Ken Casey, tenth record is about “closing the door on 2020,

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