Tomorrow night we play tribute to a man that influenced this band probably more than any other. Shane MacGowan’s band The Pogues’ ability to sound like a traditional Irish band infused with punk rage and rebellion was exactly what I wanted to do with The Bad Things. It was too easy to stick a loud electric guitar in the mix to give it a “punk” feel….Shane did it all with words and attitude. He distilled Irish folk music down to its core and overlayed stories of excess (of all kinds), misery, romance and horror. We didn’t pick Irish music as our base but pretty much took everything else from what that late great London band taught us.

Tomorrow night we will be joined by an all-star cast of Seattle musicians and singers who will each pay tribute to this great man in their own way. We will be headlining the last part of the show and will have a host of guest singers and musicians joining us for our favorite Pogues tunes. Expect much singing and drinking….let’s make Shane proud.

This is looking like it will sell out so if you want to attend, we HIGHLY RECOMMEND BUYING ADVANCED TICKETS!

All proceeds will go to two charities that Shane raised money for and donated to:

One in Four – a charity organization that helps end the trauma of childhood sexual abuse in Ireland.

Childline – a 24/7 hotline that Irish children can use in crisis.