by Low D Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:07 am
Being from Toronto, i'm familiar with The Mahones. I usually go & see 'em when they play here. One time, i didn't bother... and a certian Misters Woods & Chevron were on the tour... won't make that mistake again!
As for what they're like, here's how they describe themselves on the site:
The Mahones were formed at the end of the bar at the Toucan Irish Pub in Kingston, (Ontario Canada), in 1990 over a few pints of Guinness and a couple of shots of Jamesons Irish Whiskey. It was the brilliant idea of Dublin-born Finny McConnell and his musical mentor Barry Williams to put together a band that sounded like The Clash, The Pogues, The Who, The Waterboys, Husker Du and The Dubliners with a dash of The Replacements and a name that rhymed with The Ramones.
p.s. Before anybody gets too excited, this thread is about a Mahones tour from 2005 and - as far as i know - no Pogue is currently touring with 'em. But go see 'em anyway, a good time.
Being from Toronto, i'm familiar with The Mahones. I usually go & see 'em when they play here. One time, i didn't bother... and a certian Misters Woods & Chevron were on the tour... won't make that mistake again!
As for what they're like, here's how they describe themselves on the site:
[i]The Mahones were formed at the end of the bar at the Toucan Irish Pub in Kingston, (Ontario Canada), in 1990 over a few pints of Guinness and a couple of shots of Jamesons Irish Whiskey. It was the brilliant idea of Dublin-born Finny McConnell and his musical mentor Barry Williams to put together a band that sounded like The Clash, The Pogues, The Who, The Waterboys, Husker Du and The Dubliners with a dash of The Replacements and a name that rhymed with The Ramones.[/i]
p.s. Before anybody gets too excited, this thread is about a Mahones tour from [b]2005[/b] and - as far as i know - no Pogue is currently touring with 'em. But go see 'em anyway, a good time.
