St. Patrick's Season has officially kicked off...

...Because it's the day after Squall's birthday, and I'm waking up at the at the crack of 1pm, a little (okay, very) fuzzy from the night before. Hope he had a good time on his birthday, cause I sure as fuck did.

So we have a whole bunch of shows coming up, and I need to do an official press release to papers and radio. Something witty, high energy, and self fellating. Unfortunately, I think it's going to come across more like an AA advertisement for desperate and dirty crackheads. More on that later today, whereas you guys get the informal version right here.

This month celebrates 5 goddamn years of The Swaggerin' Growlers. Come out and have a pint with us - We'd like to see some old faces. And new faces. And perhaps the floor.

Mar 5 2010 8:00P
Casey O’Conners (Mansfield, MA)
First time at a new pub! We're playing all night long. Can you keep up with us?

Mar 6 2010 8:00P
The Stone Church (Newmarket, NH) w/ The Pubcrawlers
Our only New Hampshire show this St Patrick's Season! Gotta return to the old stomping grounds for at least a little bit.

Mar 13 2010 9:00P
An Cu Liath - The Greyhound Pub (Worcester, MA)
St Practice Day, Round 1

Mar 14 2010 9:00P
Six House - Private Party (South Boston, MA)
Parade Day - We'll be on the parade route beforehand. Say Hey

Mar 17 2010 7:00P
The Middle East Upstairs (Cambridge, MA) w/ The F-Bombers, The Old Edison, Time & Place
This is the big one! There's talk of recording this entire show for a DVD, so you
really should show up for this one.

Mar 19 2010 8:00P
Snapper McGee’s (Torrington, CT)
For all you fine folks in CT who might have to miss the bonanza in Boston, here's your chance to partake in the revelry.

Mar 20 2010 8:00P
Snapper McGee’s (Kingston, NY)
Yep, expect to see us drinking Mother's Milk by the Bucket. If you haven't had the shit, you should come out to the Elder Snapper McGee's and try it with us.

February

Hey All-

So, if you've noticed, February is a little light on the schedule. There's a good reason for this: We're gearing up to record an acoustic release. Yep. We've got a whole bunch of Irish / Scot / American trad songs we've done over the years (and some new ones!) that we've decided to put down. As much as we've turned into a crazy folk-core band, we still have our roots in the pub and in the kitchen, drinking and playing all night long.

There are a couple of reasons why we're doing this: We figured it would be nice to have some of this stuff available that we've been playing since the start of the band. We figure, what the hell, it would be fun. Maybe I'll actually remember all the goddamn words to Finnegan's Wake without slurring them too badly. Also, we're looking to use this to book more pubs, and actually make some goddamn money - Our van is dying (I spent 4 out of the last 7 days under it), and we're all shit broke. THE GLAMOR OF PUNK ROCK.... It would be nice to get back out on the road, you know? That way people can quit bitching to us about it. Our last tour showed us that the US is full of a whole bunch of awesome fucking people - We'd like to see you all again, and have the chance to make some more friends along the way.

The only downside of touring? We can't afford to make a living off of it, yet. Hopefully in the next year or so! Wouldn't that be neat?

Moving forward. Annie and Chestnut are doing a side project, the Lady and Her Felon. It's pretty rad. You should be able to find them at any of your favorite online time drains (Facebook, Myspace, Reverb Nation, yadda). I'm too lazy to toss up any links, but that's okay because you'd have to be deaf and blind to miss Chestnut's promotional blitz. They should be recording in the next few months. Eventually, I'll add it to the links section of the website.

Also, doing my (Jonny Swagger) own solo stuff, too. My adventures with harmonica have been fairly successful, and there's a burning in my blood to get back out on the road. Cause you know, being a punk playing solo acoustic is TOTALLY COOL RIGHT NOW SO I GOTTA GET IN ON THE ACTION. Bwahahhaaa.... Anyways. I should also be recording in the next few months, probably in my goddamn bedroom, as to not annoy Hutch with my perfectionism and the fact that yes, I want my boot stomps on the recording. I love the fact that we have pretty much a full studio set up in the band house. I can honestly say the first studio that I recorded in was far less equipped than what we've got. Been toying with the idea of setting up a blog, too, to go around it.

Alright, that's all for now. Back to getting orders ready, then off to work. But first, more coffee. Don't forget our awesome upcoming shows in March, especially our St. Patrick's day bonanza.

Hugs and Kisses,
Swagger

The Presale Link for St Patrick's Day

The presale link for St. Patrick's day finally arrived:

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1187895&pl=rockon

There should be more shit coming up, in good time. Possibly some exclusive content if you join our mailing list. Nudge nudge wink wink.