"That the band is a full-time band. That whatever Street Dogs is doing, whether recording or playing live, we're gonna give 110%. Always. But the thing i'd like to convey most through bio or anything is that this music has an honesty and earnestness to it. The lyrics are from legitimate life experiences from the band members. The End." You know, Mike McColgan could leave it at that. Few bands can sum themselves up so succinctly and accuratly and truthfully in a paragraph.They have to resort to hyperbole and clichés and any other public relations gimmick to make themselves interesting. With Street Dogs, you get truth -- real feelings, uncontrived sentiments -- and music that is as gritty and unwashed as their name. Case in point: their newly-minted second album Back to the World. From the opening anthem strikes through the stirring closer Unions And The Law Back to the World is a defiantly hopeful, inspiring journey through the tattered heart of The Everyman. McColgan and bandmates Johnny Rioux (bass), former Mighty Mighty Bosstone Joe Sirois (drums) and Marcus Hollar (guitar) speak plainly and loudly as they champion the working man (⤦In Defense of Dorchester, Unions and the Law or the grunt soldier missing his girl and kids, Back to the World, and lament the state of the country/world Tale of Mass Deceptio or declare a night of drunken abandon Drink Tonigh You understand and agree with every word as if they were copied verbatim from your soul. While we're indulging in some of that hyperbole: the folksy sensibilities and rollicking guitar rock sounds like Billy Bragg backed by the Clash; Bob Dylan on Red Bull and Guinness; Bob Marley fronting The Replacements; Joe Jackson having guzzled a liquefied Che Guevara,then ditching decorum and belching loud and proud. Get the drift? It's punk, but it's also heartland rock -- the sound of freedom. The sound of union workers walking home at quitting time. The sound of world- and work-weariness, imbued with the irrepressible, unwavering nerve and determination of the working man.


Back to the World was written in the short year-long period following the release of their 2003 debut Savin Hill and is the first release on Street Dogs own imprint Brass Tacks, which will be marketed via DRT Entertainment. Fellow hometown boys Matthew Ellard (Converge, Billy Bragg and Wilco) and Nate Albert (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones) produced part of the album at Q Division; Paul Q. Kolderie (The Blake Babies, Dinosaur Jr.) handled the rest at his facility, the erstwhile home of legendary platter factory Fort Apache. It sounds great thanks to these guys hard work -- proof that Street Dogs ethos is its ace. Street Dogs is McColgan's first project post-The Dropkick Murphys, which he co-founded, singing on the EP Boys on the Docks and LP Do or Die, two of punk rock's modern classics. He left the band in 1998 to fulfill his lifelong dream as a member of the Boston Fire Department. I have no misgivings, no regrets and there are no bad feelings he says proudly. still talk to those guys. Unable to stay away from music, McColgan and Rioux formed Street Dogs in 2002, quickly recorded the acclaimed Savin Hill album, and hit the road. The band has been touring constantly since and building a following on rapid word of mouth. They've recently finished a successful jaunt with Flogging Molly in the US and the UK. Once you hear the record, the only word left is real, which bassist Johnny Rioux hits upon in this convenient bookend quote: Punk rock music says Rioux, it's a rebellious type of music, especially these days. There is so much crazy stuff, from injustice to rebelliousness, to brush over and [instead] sing about breaking up. You're really serving music an injustice by not addressing issues. But there's a way to combine influences iinto good, catchy, hooky songs with a message thats even better. That;s real rebel music, you know

STREET DOGS
Savin Hill ENHANCED CD
$14.99


STREET DOGS
Savin Hill LP w/Bonus non CD Track
LTD EDITION GREEN VINYL
600 MADE
$15

1. Savin Hill	 	
2. Cutdown On The 12th
3. Star
4. Fighter
5. The Pilgrim: Chapter 33
6. Justifiable Fisticuffs
7. Stand Up
8. When It Ends
9. Don't Preach To Me
10. 2 Bottles
11. Doclaration
12. Jakes
13. Last Call
14. Borstal Breakout (Boston Version)
15. Modern Day Labor Anthem
SIDE 1
1. Savin Hill
2. Cutdown On The 12th
3. Star
4. Fighter
5. The Pilgrim: Chapter 33
6. Justifiable Fisticuffs
7. Stand Up
8. When It Ends
SIDE 2
1. Don't Preach To Me
2. 2 Bottles
3. Doclaration
4. Jakes
5. Last Call
6. Borstal Breakout (Boston Version)
7. Modern Day Labor Anthem
8. Locked & Loaded (Bonus Non-CD TRACK)
   
STREET DOGS
Back To The World CD
$15.99
STREET DOGS
Fading American Dream CD
$14.99
1. Strike A Blow	 	 
2. You Alone
3. In Defense Of Dorchester
4. Back To The World
5. Tale Of Mass Deception
6. Drink Tonight
7. Stagger
8. White Collar Fraud
9. Patrick
10. Pull The Pin
11. Hands Down
12. Unions And The Law
1. Common People	 
2. Not Without a Purpose
3. Fatty
4. Decency Police
5. There Is Power in a Union
6. Tobe's Got a Drinking Problem
7. Shards of Life
8. Sell Your Lies
9. Rights to Your Soul
10. Hard Luck Kid
11. Fading American Dream
12. Final Transmission
13. Katie at the Door
 
STREET DOGS
Fading American Dream LP
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STREET DOGS
WEDNESDAY 06 JULY 2011
Vans Warped Tour 2011 3OH!3, Simple Plan, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, The Ready Set, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, Hellogoodbye, Relient K, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, Every Avenue, A Skylit Drive, Miss May I, Blood On the Dance Floor, and 51 more…
Bonner Springs, KS, US

STREET DOGS
THURSDAY 07 JULY 2011
Vans Warped Tour 2011 Simple Plan, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, The Ready Set, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, Hellogoodbye, Relient K, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, Every Avenue, A Skylit Drive, Miss May I, Blood On the Dance Floor, Pepper, and 52 more…
Noblesville, IN, US

STREET DOGS
FRIDAY 08 JULY 2011
Vans Warped Tour 2011 Simple Plan, Hellogoodbye, The Ready Set, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, Relient K, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, Every Avenue, Miss May I, A Skylit Drive, Less Than Jake, Pepper, and 51 more…
Detroit, MI, US

STREET DOGS
SATURDAY 09 JULY 2011
Vans Warped Tour 2011 A Day to Remember, Simple Plan, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, The Ready Set, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, Hellogoodbye, Relient K, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, Every Avenue, A Skylit Drive, Miss May I, Blood On the Dance Floor, and 51 more…
Tinley Park, IL, US  

STREET DOGS
SUNDAY 10 JULY 2011
Vans Warped Tour 2011 A Day to Remember, Simple Plan, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, The Ready Set, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, Hellogoodbye, Relient K, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, Every Avenue, A Skylit Drive, Miss May I, Blood On the Dance Floor, and 52 more…
Shakopee, MN, US

STREET DOGS
TUESDAY 12 JULY 2011
Vans Warped Tour 2011 3OH!3, Simple Plan, The Ready Set, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, Relient K, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, Every Avenue, Miss May I, A Skylit Drive, Less Than Jake, Pepper, and 48 more…
Darien Center, NY, US

STREET DOGS
WEDNESDAY 13 JULY 2011
Vans Warped Tour 2011 3OH!3, A Day to Remember, Simple Plan, Gym Class Heroes, The Ready Set, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, Relient K, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, Every Avenue, Miss May I, A Skylit Drive, and 50 more…
M
ansfield, MA, US

STREET DOGS
THURSDAY 14 JULY 2011
Vans Warped Tour 2011 Paramore, 3OH!3, A Day to Remember, Simple Plan, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, The Ready Set, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, Relient K, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, Every Avenue, A Skylit Drive, Miss May I, and 51 more…
Scranton, PA, US

STREET DOGS
FRIDAY 15 JULY 2011
Vans Warped Tour 2011 Paramore, 3OH!3, A Day to Remember, Simple Plan, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, The Ready Set, Attack Attack!, Relient K, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, Every Avenue, A Skylit Drive, Miss May I, Blood On the Dance Floor, and 50 more…
Montreal, QC, Canada

STREET DOGS
SUNDAY 17 JULY 2011
Vans Warped Tour 2011 Paramore, 3OH!3, A Day to Remember, Simple Plan, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, The Ready Set, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, Relient K, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, Every Avenue, A Skylit Drive, Miss May I, and 49 more…
Hartford, CT, US

STREET DOGS
TUESDAY 19 JULY 2011
Vans Warped Tour 2011 Paramore, 3OH!3, A Day to Remember, Simple Plan, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, The Ready Set, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, Relient K, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, Every Avenue, A Skylit Drive, Miss May I, and 49 more…
Milwaukee, WI, US

STREET DOGS
WEDNESDAY 20 JULY 2011
Vans Warped Tour 2011 Paramore, 3OH!3, A Day to Remember, Simple Plan, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, The Ready Set, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, Relient K, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, Every Avenue, A Skylit Drive, Miss May I, and 50 more…
Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US

STREET DOGS

THURSDAY 21 JULY 2011
Vans Warped Tour 2011 3OH!3, A Day to Remember, Simple Plan, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, The Ready Set, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, Gym Class Heroes, Relient K, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, Every Avenue, A Skylit Drive, Miss May I, and 51 more…
Camden, NJ, US

STREET DOGS
SATURDAY 23 JULY 2011
Vans Warped Tour 2011 3OH!3, Simple Plan, Gym Class Heroes, The Ready Set, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, Relient K, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, Every Avenue, Miss May I, A Skylit Drive, Less Than Jake, and 79 more…
Uniondale, NY, US

STREET DOGS
THURSDAY 28 JULY 2011
Vans Warped Tour 2011 A Day to Remember, Asking Alexandria, The Ready Set, The Devil Wears Prada, Gym Class Heroes, Relient K, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, Every Avenue, Miss May I, A Skylit Drive, Pepper, Less Than Jake, and 51 more…
Charlotte, NC, US

STREET DOGS
FRIDAY 29 JULY 2011
Vans Warped Tour 2011 3OH!3, A Day to Remember, Asking Alexandria, The Ready Set, The Devil Wears Prada, Gym Class Heroes, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, Every Avenue, Miss May I, A Skylit Drive, Pepper, Less Than Jake, and 53 more…
Orlando, FL, US

STREET DOGS
THURSDAY 04 TO SUNDAY 07 AUGUST 2011
Rebellion Festival 2011 Pennywise, Bouncing Souls, The Damned, The Hood Internet, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, The Exploited, The Adicts, UK Subs, GBH, Subhumans, The Vibrators, Street Dogs, 999, Bay City Rollers, Cock Sparrer, and 179 more…
Winter Gardens Blackpool, UK

STREET DOGS
SUNDAY 07 AUGUST 2011
White Rabbit Plymouth, UK

STREET DOGS
WEDNESDAY 10 AUGUST 2011
Blood for Blood with Street Dogs
Backstage Munich, Germany

STREET DOGS
MONDAY 29 AUGUST 2011
Old Bell Hotel Derby, UK

STREET DOGS
TUESDAY 30 AUGUST 2011
The Sugarmill Hanley, UK

STREET DOGS
WEDNESDAY 31 AUGUST 2011
Street Dogs with Neck, UK Vomit,
and Booze & Glory
Tufnell Park Dome London, UK

STREET DOGS
THURSDAY 01 SEPTEMBER 2011
One Step Beyond, Street Dogs, Ignored, and Zebrapad
De Pit Terneuzen, Netherlands

STREET DOGS
SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2011
Soundwave Revolution 2011 All Time Low, Panic! At the Disco, Sum 41, Yellowcard, The Used, Dashboard Confessional, Hellogoodbye, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, Relient K, Hollywood Undead, Story of the Year, Thrice, Four Year Strong, Funeral for a Friend, and 35 more…
Brisbane, QLD, Australia

STREET DOGS
SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2011
Soundwave Revolution 2011 All Time Low, Panic! At the Disco, Sum 41, Yellowcard, The Used, Dashboard Confessional, Hellogoodbye, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, Relient K, Hollywood Undead, Story of the Year, Thrice, Four Year Strong, Funeral for a Friend, and 35 more…
Sydney, NSW, Australia

STREET DOGS
FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2011
Soundwave Revolution 2011 All Time Low, Panic! At the Disco, Sum 41, Van Halen, Yellowcard, The Used, Dashboard Confessional, Hellogoodbye, Alice Cooper, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, Relient K, Bad Religion, Hollywood Undead, Story of the Year, and 45 more…
Soundwave Revolution Festival Melbourne, VIC, Australia

STREET DOGS
SATURDAY 01 OCTOBER 2011
Soundwave Revolution 2011 All Time Low, Panic! At the Disco, Sum 41, Yellowcard, The Used, Dashboard Confessional, Hellogoodbye, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, Relient K, Hollywood Undead, Story of the Year, Thrice, Four Year Strong, Funeral for a Friend, and 35 more…
Adelaide, SA, Australia

STREET DOGS
MONDAY 03 OCTOBER 2011
Soundwave Revolution 2011 All Time Low, Panic! At the Disco, Sum 41, Yellowcard, The Used, Dashboard Confessional, Hellogoodbye, Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides, Relient K, Hollywood Undead, Story of the Year, Thrice, Four Year Strong, Funeral for a Friend, and 35 more…
Perth, WA, Australia

 

          
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