Dirty Rig Book NYC Date and Stream New Tracks on MySpace

Kory Clarke is gone but new singer Tom Morrissey sounds great. He has a deeper, raspier voice than Kory which gives the band more of a hard rock sound. There are two new tracks, with Tom singing, streaming on the band's MySpace page . Kickin' Screamin' sounds great and Don't You is a fun cover of the Simple Minds hit from the 80's.


The Simple Minds cover will be included on the CD sampler that comes with the September 22 issue of Classic Rock magazine. The magazine wanted the band to cover a song that was in a movie so the members of the band decided to run a promotion/contest with MySpace and let the fans determine the outcome of the cover song.

(from Blabbermouth) "There are so many great songs out there and everyone in the band had a different idea of what song to cover," says guitarist Chris. "I wanted to do something by WAYLON JENNINGS or AC/DC, Dave wanted to cover a RUSH track, Tom wanted to do a CHEAP TRICK tune and Buckshot wanted to cover 'Cockroaches' from 'Killing Technology' by VOIVOD even though that song was never in a movie. So we just said let the fans on MySpace decide. We dont know how this particular song got picked but what ever. We said we would do what ever song was chosen and we did. We always keep our word If you don't keep your word, then you ain't worth squat."

The band is (finally) playing a show in NYC and their upcoming show is at Crash Mansion on Oct. 26th.

Beers Up!

More Concert Goers Arrested at Local Concert by The Fray than at Tool's Show

This goes to prove my point that emo-pop rots both the mind and soul.

The Asbury Park Press announced that 20 arrests were made at the Tool show at PNC Bank Arts Canter on Wednesday, July 18th. This total "is less than half the number of arrests made before and during a June 25 concert headlined by THE FRAY."

I can't say that I disagree with the concert goers though as I would have to be on "something" to sit through an entire concert by The Fray.

To sign off for the night with a word from the always "politically correct" Buckshot (from Dirty Rig)...

When ever I am feeling a little sad because of a bad day I like to watch this video. It just cracks me up. What the hell is wrong with some of these people?

Anyway I thought I would share this with you all. It just cracks me up so much. Good Times.

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Buckshot

Dirty Rig @ Escapi Music Showcase, Snitch, NYC Nov. 1, 2006

Dirty Rig was the second act to play the Escapi Music showcase. Dirty Rig are rapidly becoming one of my favorite bands to see live and they did not disappoint last Wednesday night. They started with a sloppy (drunken?) version of "Drunk Again" but settled down after this for a great set.


Korey Clarke/Dirty Rig - Snitch, NYC Nov. 1, 2006


Buckshot/Dirty Rig - Snitch, NYC Nov. 1, 2006


Chas/Dirty Rig - Snitch, NYC, Nov. 1, 2006


Dirty Rig - Snitch, NYC Nov. 1, 2006

I have some additional pictures of Dirty Rig along with the other bands (Mahavatar & Tokyo Dragons) that played on Wednesday which I will post to Flickr in the next day or two.