"The Ducky Boys and Dropkick Murphys
share along history together. We put out our first single together
and we've done lots of touring together. Today I still stand by
my opinion that no other band we've played with recieves the kind
of live response the Ducky Boys evoke from their rabid fan base!"
-- Ken Casey, Dropkick Murphys
The Ducky Boys formed in 1995 in the Charlestown neighborhood
of Boston. After overcoming incredible odds the Ducky Boys took
their street level rock n' roll national by 1999 and toured the
country with such acts as Dropkick Murphys, Oxymoron, the US Bombs,
the Distillers and Blanks 77. The band went into hibernation before
2000 and only made sporadic appearances in the Northeast over
the next few years. Founding members Mark Lind and Jason Messina
decided to celebrate their 8th anniversary as a band with a full
on comeback with plans to make a new record and become active
again. With the addition of Douglas Sullivan and Steve Young,
the Ducky Boys are stronger than ever with a unified message and
goal.
The Ducky Boys take inspiration from the music of Bruce Springsteen,
Social Distortion, Rancid, the Clash, the Replacements and a dozen
more rock n' roll greats and combine it with their own experience
and perspective to make a sound of their own that has gone on
to influence other great bands in recent years. Their last CD,
Dark Days, on GMM RECORDS, holds a special place in the heart
of many and the Ducky Boys aim to pick up where that record left
off and add more to the soundtrack of their lives and the lives
of those who have supported them.
"A lot has changed in the past six years since we did Dark
Days." says vocalist/guitarist Mark Lind, "Our lives
have changed. Our ability to write and play has changed. Our musical
interests have even changed. But the one thing that hasn't is
that the Ducky Boys are as honest as a band can be. We come straight
from the heart and we lay it out there the way it is in our eyes.
That's really what has made us last this long and why we still
connect with people after so many years."
After over 6 years the Ducky Boys are back with a new full length
CD coming in November 2004. The CD is comprised of songs that
have been written over the past 6 years for what would become
an inevitable Ducky Boys comeback. They range from classic cuts
from the live show such as "Boston USA" and "For
the Underdogs" to more recent additions like "Break
Me" and "Fight".
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