March 24, Thursday
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<blockquote>"...the Filthy Thieving Bastards take the influences of their independent upbringing and combine them with the sounds of the legendary Pogues and other folk-fueled rockers. They create an intoxicating blend of musical styles, playing stripped-down working-class ballads about love and life, such as "Between the Lines" and "After Thoughts," and songs featuring accordion, violin, piano, pedal steel, and mandolin like "Death Is Not the End" and "Wasting Away." Joining the Bastards for this show is Spider Stacy, a founding member of the Pogues, whose high-proof distillation of traditional Irish music combined with the piss-and-vinegar attitude of punk has been the stuff of myth since the band's inception more than 20 years ago. Word is that the show features a set of both FTB originals and classic material by the boys from the County Hell themselves. Grab yourself a pint and prepare to party like the Irish Rover. Groovie Ghoulies and the Rock and Roll Adventure Kids also play.
10 p.m., Cafe du Nord, 2170 Market, S.F. $10.
(415) 861-5016" </blockquote>