The Mahones

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Twenty three years ago, Irish music met punk rock, and the world was forever changed! Irish Punk pioneers THE MAHONES formed at the end of the bar at a legendary Irish Pub in Kingston, (Ontario, Canada), over hundreds of shots of Jamesons Irish Whiskey and pints of Guinness Irish Stout to chase (naturally). It was the brilliant idea of Dublin-born Finny McConnell to put together a band that sounded like The Clash, The Pogues, The Who, Husker Du, The Dubliners and The Replacements, with a dash of Social Distortion, and a name that rhymed with The Ramones. Once this Irish rock and roll stew was complete, and with the band motto "Give it all you've got, or forget about it" (Joe Strummer), a one off gig was booked on March 17th - St. Patrick's Day. Go figure. The world has never been the same!

Led by Irish-Paddy Punk Pioneer/Singer/Guitarist and Songwriter Finny McConnell with Dominic "The Bomb' Whelan (Drums/Vocals), Katie 'KaBoom' McConnell (Accordian/Vocals), Sean Winter (Banjo/Mandolin/Harmonic/Vocals), Paul "Cuzo" Mancuso (Bass/Vocals), and a revolving line-up of fantastic musicians, this Irish gang of rockers have played at many major concerts and festivals in Europe, UK, Ireland, Australia, Scandinavia and North America.

The Mahones have released ten CDs to date (Draggin' The Days, Rise Again, The Hellfire Club Sessions, Here Comes Lucky, Paint The Town Red - The Best Of, Live At The Horseshoe, Take No Prisoners, The Irish Punk Collection, Whiskey Devils - A Tribute To The Mahones and The Black Irish Album), and one very rare cassette (Clear The Way). The Black Irish Album, The Mahones' critically-acclaimed 7th studio album, was released along with a tribute album in 2011, featuring 20 international bands covering Mahones' classics!

Many of the band's talented friends have made guest appearances on these recordings including Scruffy Wallace (Dropkick Murphys), Rick Barton (Dropkick Murphys, Continental), Ian Blurton (C'Mon/Change Of Heart), Mary Margaret O'Hara, Johnny Fay and Gord Sinclair (Tragically Hip), Ian D'Sa (Billy Talent), Colin Cripps (Crash Vegas, Jim Cuddy Band), Ian Thornley (Big Wreck, Thornley), Kevin Hearn (Lou Reed, Barenaked Ladies) and Kevin Quain (The Mad Bastards). As for touring, The Mahones have been on too many tours to count and have performed in over 25 countries around the world. Europe, North America, Scandinavia, Ireland, UK, and Australia have been the usual stomping grounds for these Irish Punk Legends.

The Mahones have shared stages and toured around the world with legends such as The Dropkick Murphys, Stiff Little Fingers, Shane MacGowan and The Popes, Billy Bragg, Chuck Ragan, The UK Subs, Sick Of It All, The Defects, Agnositic Front, The Buzzcocks, D.O.A., Against Me, The Tragically Hip, The Damned, Suicidal Tendencies, The Prodigy, Gwar, Skunk Anansie, Tricky, Blue Rodeo, Steve Earle, The Alarm, Sinead O'Connor, The Street Dogs, Roger Miret and The Disasters, Flogging Molly, Spirit Of The West, The Dubliners, Christy Moore, The Band and even Van Morrison, to name a few. More recently, Terry Woods and Phil Chevron of The Pogues joined The Mahones on stage for a tour of Central and East Coast Canada and long time Mahones fan and friend Scuffy Wallace of The Dropkick Murphys joined The Mahones onstage for a few shows as Tin Whistle player in Toronto and Montreal during a recent DKM Canadian tour.

Over the years, The Mahones' music has appeared in several major International Hollywood film releases. Recently, The Mahones were very excited to have their song "Paint The Town Red 2010" featured in the climactic final fight scene of the 2 x Academy Award/ 2 x Golden Globe winning Mark Wahlberg/Christian Bale/Amy Adams film "The Fighter" (2010). The Mahones also co-wrote and recorded the title track for the Hollywood Pictures movie "Celtic Pride" (Wally High/The Mahones) featuring Damon Wayans, Daniel Stern, and Dan Akroyd which was composed specifically for the film. The song 100 Bucks was also featured in the movie " Dog Park ", featuring Natasha Henstridge, Luke Wilson, Janeane Garofalo, as well as Bruce McCulloch and Mark McKinney from Kids in the Hall. Our latest film news is The Mahones song 'A Little Bit of Love' is in the new film Ecstasy, based on Irvine Welsh's (Trainspotting) critically acclaimed book.

The Mahones had the honour performing The Pogues Christmas classic "Fairytale of New York" on CBC's The Hour's 2007 Christmas special, viewed by over 1 million people. The Mahones also made a special St. Patrick's day appearance to sing the Canadian and American national anthems at the Air Canada Center for the Toronto Raptors, and then there was the time that they blah blah blah...

The Mahones have headlined and made main stage headline appearances at many major festivals internationally...a few (dozen) are listed below...
The Dropkick Murphys 2011 1st Annual Shamrock N' Roll Festival (USA), The Rock For People Festival (Prague, Czech Republic), Strummercamp Festival with Billy Bragg (Manchester, England), The Festival Interceltique (Lorient, France- the biggest in Europe), With Full Force Rock Festival (Roitzschjora, Germany), Sion – Guinness Irish Festival (Switzerland), Amsterdam - Rebellion Festival (Netherlands), Ieper – Ieper Fest (Belgium), London - Trafalgar Square Canada Day Festival (Great Britain), Dour Festival (Dour, Belguim), Tabor – Mighty Sounds Festival (Czech Republic), Zwarte Cross Festival (Lichtenvoorde, Holland), Renaissance Festival (Las Vegas, USA), Gierle – Sjock Festival (Belgium), Le Cateau - Zikenstock Festival (France), Villmar – Tells Bells Festival (Germany), Enschede – Geuzenpop Festival (Netherlands), Chemnitz - Rock'n'Ink Festival Tattoo Festival (Germany), Brintaal Celtic Folk Festival (Valstagna, Italy), Moravska Trebova – Pod Parou Festival (Czech Republic), Am Bach Festival (St. Wendel/Saar, Germany), E & L Rocknacht Festival (Alsfeld, Germany), Sklab Festival (Trbovlje, Slovenia), Viva Le Punk Festival (Callac, France) Irlanda In Festa 09 Festival (Bolongna, Italy), Minneapolis Irish Fair (Minnesota, USA), Disneyland St. Patricks Day Festival (Paris, France), Big Irish Night Festival (Amsterdam, Holland), The Toronto Festival of Beer in Fort York (Toronto, Canada), Koeinpop Festival (Horst, Holland), The National Celtic Festival (Portarlington, Australia), The Freemont Street St. Patrick’s Festival (Las Vegas, USA), Deerlyck Folk Festival (Deerlyck, Belguim), The Fergus Highland Games Festival (Fergus, Canada), Castle Festival (Soligen, Germany), Capital City Celtic Festival (Ottawa, Canada), Huntenpop Festival (Ulft, Holland), George Street Festival (St John, Canada), Celtic Transhumances Festival (Laas, France), Yonge St Festival (Toronto, Canada), The South Carolina Irish/Scottish Festival (Anderson, USA), and The Celtic Nights Festival (Vienna, Austria) plus many more...

Now with two new CDs "The Black Irish Album" and "Whiskey Devils - A Tribute To The Mahones" released in 2011 and over 100 shows performed in over 25 countries...THE MAHONES are now on a world tour in 2012. See you soon!

Hide your drinks, and lock up you daughters....

THE MAHONES ARE BACK!



Stream Whiskey Devils here:
http://www.truenorthrecords.com/Albums.php?album_id=719

Stream The Black Irish here:
http://www.truenorthrecords.com/Albums.php?album_id=718

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Tour Dates

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  • May 18 Saturday
    Halifax, NS, Canada Seahorse Tavern
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  • May 18 Saturday
    Halifax, NS, Canada Seahorse Tavern
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  • May 19 Sunday
    Saint John's, NL, Canada Club One
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  • May 27 Monday
    Boise, ID, US Knitting Factory
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  • May 28 Tuesday
    Salt Lake City, UT, US In The Venue
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  • May 29 Wednesday
    Denver, CO, US The Fillmore Auditorium
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  • Jun 1 Saturday
    Oklahoma City, OK, US Diamond Ballroom
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  • Jun 2 Sunday
    Memphis, TN, US Minglewood Hall
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  • Jun 3 Monday
    Chattanooga, TN, US Track 29
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  • Jun 4 Tuesday
    Raleigh, NC, US The Ritz
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  • Jun 4 Tuesday
    Memphis, TN, US The Ritz
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  • Jun 5 Wednesday
    Charlotte, NC, US Chop Shop
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  • Jun 6 Thursday
    Nashville, TN, US Marathon Music Works
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  • Jun 7 Friday
    Montreal, QC, Canada Unknown venue
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  • Jun 7 Friday
    Cincinnati, OH, US Bogart's Cincinnati
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  • Jun 9 Sunday
    Columbus, OH, US Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
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  • Jun 11 Tuesday
    Stroudsburg, PA, US Sherman Theater
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  • Jun 12 Wednesday
    Huntington, NY, US The Paramount
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  • Jun 13 Thursday
    Clifton Park, NY, US Upstate Concert Hall
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  • Jun 15 Saturday
    Toronto, ON, Canada Echo Beach at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
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  • Jun 28 Friday
    Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg Oude Zaal
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  • Jun 29 Saturday
    Münster, Germany Gleis 22
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  • Jul 5 Friday
    Weinheim, Germany Café Central
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  • Jul 19 Friday
    Weinheim, Germany Café Central
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  • Jul 27 Saturday
    Weinheim, Germany Café Central
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  • Aug 1 Thursday
    Bristol, UK Boomtown Fair
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  • Aug 9 Friday
    Blackpool, UK Winter Gardens
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  • Aug 11 Sunday
    London, UK The Underworld
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  • Dec 31 Tuesday
    Toronto, ON, Canada Bovine Sex Club
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Discography

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  • Angels & Devils (2012)
    The Mahones
    Angels & Devils (2012)
    True North Records
  • The Black Irish (2010)
    The Mahones
    The Black Irish (2010)
    True North Records
  • Take No Prisoners (2006)
    The Mahones
    Take No Prisoners (2006)
    Stumble Records
  • Get Stuffed (2002)
    The Mahones
    Get Stuffed (2002)
    Jig It!
  • Here Comes Lucky (2001)
    The Mahones
    Here Comes Lucky (2001)
    Universal Distribution
  • The Hellfire Club Sessions (1999)
    The Mahones
    The Hellfire Club Sessions (1999)
    True North Records
  • T.A.F.K.A.H.I.M. (1997)
    The Mahones
    T.A.F.K.A.H.I.M. (1997)
    Jig It!
  • Rise Again (1996)
    The Mahones
    Rise Again (1996)
    True North Records
  • Draggin' the Days (1994)
    The Mahones
    Draggin' the Days (1994)
    True North Records
  • The Mahones Vs. Catgut Mary
    The Mahones
    The Mahones Vs. Catgut Mary
    Mustard Finnegan's/Shite 'N Onion
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