The Tossers
Encyclopedia
The Tossers are a six-piece Celtic punk
band from Chicago
, Illinois
. They formed in July 1993. They have toured with Murphy's Law
, Streetlight Manifesto
, Catch 22
, Dropkick Murphys
, The Reverend Horton Heat
, Flogging Molly
, Street Dogs
, Clutch
, Sick of it All
& Mastodon
. They opened for The Pogues
in New York City on St. Patrick's Day, 2007.
The band pre-dates more well-known Celtic punk bands such as the Dropkick Murphys
and Flogging Molly
, which formed in 1996 and 1997, respectively. Their latest full-length, entitled On a Fine Spring Evening, was released on October 28, 2008.
Celtic punk
Celtic punk is punk rock mixed with traditional Celtic music. The genre was founded in the 1980s by The Pogues, a band of punk musicians in London who celebrated their Irish heritage. Celtic punk bands often play covers of traditional Irish folk and political songs, as well as original compositions...
band from Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. They formed in July 1993. They have toured with Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law (band)
Murphy's Law is an American hardcore band from New York City, New York, formed in 1982. While vocalist Jimmy Gestapo remains the only founding member of the band, the line-up has consisted of former members of bands such as Skinnerbox, Danzig, The Bouncing Souls, Mucky Pup, Dog Eat Dog, Hanoi...
, Streetlight Manifesto
Streetlight Manifesto
Streetlight Manifesto is an American punk band with many influences from different genres including ska, from New Brunswick, New Jersey fronted by Tomas Kalnoky....
, Catch 22
Catch 22 (band)
Catch 22 is an American ska punk band from East Brunswick Township, New Jersey.The band was formed by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Tomas Kalnoky and drummer Chris Greer who recruited trumpeter Kevin Gunther, who was working in a local record store...
, Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys are an Irish-American punk rock band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. The band was initially signed to independent punk record label Hellcat Records, releasing five albums for the label, and making a name for themselves locally through constant playing and yearly St....
, The Reverend Horton Heat
The Reverend Horton Heat
The Reverend Horton Heat is the stage name of American musician Jim Heath as well as the name of his Dallas, Texas-based psychobilly trio. Heath is a singer, songwriter and guitarist....
, Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish-descendant band from Los Angeles, California, that is currently signed to their own record label, Borstal Beat Records.-Early years:...
, Street Dogs
Street Dogs
Street Dogs are a punk rock band originally from Boston, Massachusetts. The band's current line-up includes Mike McColgan, former lead singer of Dropkick Murphys, Johnny Rioux, Marcus Hollar, Tobe Bean III and Paul Rucker.-History:...
, Clutch
Clutch
A clutch is a mechanical device which provides for the transmission of power from one component to another...
, Sick of it All
Sick of It All
Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band from Queens, New York. Formed in 1986, the band consisted of brothers Lou Koller on vocals and Pete Koller on lead guitar, Rich Cipriano on bass, and Armand Majidi on drums. There have been only two member changes since their inception, with Max...
& Mastodon
Mastodon (band)
Mastodon is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1999. The band is composed of bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders, guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds, guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor...
. They opened for The Pogues
The Pogues
The Pogues are a Celtic punk band, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before...
in New York City on St. Patrick's Day, 2007.
The band pre-dates more well-known Celtic punk bands such as the Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys are an Irish-American punk rock band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. The band was initially signed to independent punk record label Hellcat Records, releasing five albums for the label, and making a name for themselves locally through constant playing and yearly St....
and Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish-descendant band from Los Angeles, California, that is currently signed to their own record label, Borstal Beat Records.-Early years:...
, which formed in 1996 and 1997, respectively. Their latest full-length, entitled On a Fine Spring Evening, was released on October 28, 2008.
Members
- Tony Duggins - vocals and mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
- Dan Shaw - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist.... - Aaron Duggins - tin whistleTin whistleThe tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, English Flageolet, Scottish penny whistle, Tin Flageolet, Irish whistle and Clarke London Flageolet is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is an end blown fipple flute, putting it in the same category as the recorder, American Indian flute, and...
- Mike Pawula - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Rebecca Manthe - violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Bones - drums
Former members
- Brian Dwyer - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Clay Hansen - banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
- Lynn Bower - vocals
- Jason Loveall - violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Nate Van Allen - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
Discography
- The Pint of No Return (1994)
- We'll Never Be Sober AgainWe'll Never Be Sober AgainWe'll Never Be Sober Again is Chicago Celtic punk band The Tossers' second studio album. It was released in 1996 on Folk You Records.- Track listing :# "Waitin' For The Wagon" - 1:58# "When You Get Here" - 3:01# "Dancin' Shoes" - 4:27...
(1996) Folk You Records - The Tossers/The Arrivals (split single) (1998) Smilin Bob Records
- Long Dim RoadLong Dim RoadLong Dim Road is Chicago Celtic punk band The Tossers' third studio album. It was released in 2000 on Thick Records and was their first album with the label.- Track listing :# "The Crutch" - 3:47# "Litigation" - 3:30# "A Night on Earth" - 3:49...
(2000) Thick RecordsThick RecordsTHICK RECORDS is a Chicago based independent record label formed in 1994 by Detroit native Zak Einstein. Early label releases include influential albums from Chicago ska-punkers The Blue Meanies, Alton, IL’s Judge Nothing, and the Omaha based Commander Venus, whose members included Conor Oberst,... - Citizen FishCitizen FishCitizen Fish is a ska punk band that has been together since 1990. The band often makes strong social and political statements, dealing with themes such as anti-consumerism, vegetarianism, questioning the status quo, and encouraging people to get along with one another...
/The Tossers (split single) (2001) Thick Records - The First League Out From Land (EP)The First League Out from Land (EP)The First League Out From Land is an EP by the Celtic punk band The Tossers.This is the EP that came between Long Dim Road and Purgatory on Thick Records.# "The First League Out From Land " # "Dicey Riley"...
(2001) Thick Records - Communication & Conviction: Last Seven YearsCommunication & Conviction: Last Seven YearsCommunication & Conviction: Last Seven Years is a compilation album by The Tossers. It was released in 2001 on Thick Records.- Track listing :# "Young Ned Of The Hill" - 2.33# "Maidrin Rua/Tell Me Ma" - 3.41# "Seven Drunken Nights" - 4.00...
(2001) Thick Records - PurgatoryPurgatory (album)Purgatory is Chicago Celtic Punk band The Tossers fourth studio album. It was released in 2003 on Thick Records and was their last album with the label.-Track listing:# "With the North Wind/Here We Go Again" – 3:46...
(2003) Thick Records - Live at The Metro 18 November 2004 (eMusic digital album) (2004) The Metro/eMusicLive
- The Valley of the Shadow of DeathThe Valley of the Shadow of DeathThe Valley of the Shadow of Death is Chicago Celtic Punk band The Tossers' fifth studio album. It was released in 2005 on Victory Records and is their first album with the label....
(2005) Victory RecordsVictory RecordsVictory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels.... - Agony (2007) Victory Records
- Gloatin' and Showboatin': Live on St. Patrick's Day (CD/DVD) (2008) Victory Records
- On a Fine Spring Evening (2008) Victory Records
- The Emerald City (2011) Victory Records
Compilations
- Magnetic Curses: A Chicago Punk Rock Compilation (2000) with "The Crutch (Alternate Version)"
- Love & Rebellion: A Thick Records Sampler (2002) with "The Pub (Alternate Version)"
- OIL: Chicago Punk RefinedOIL: Chicago Punk RefinedOIL: Chicago Punk Refined is a punk compilation CD released in 2003 on Thick Records. All tracks were recorded over a 15 day period in an old oil blending factory located on Chicago's South Side. It was recorded by Lance Reynolds and produced by Billy Spunke...
(2003) with "Teehan's"
T. Duggins solo discography
- UndoneUndone (T.Duggins album)-Track listing:# "I Wish I Was Back In Liverpool" – 3:57# "The Ballad Of Accounting" – 3:00# "Goodnight Irene" – 2:58# "Late" – 3.31# "Boots Of Spanish Leather" – 4:45...
(2006) - Mean It Man: A Thick Records DocumentMean It Man: A Thick Records Document- Track listing :#Horace Pinker - "Polisci101" #The Methadones - "Mess We Made" #The New Black - "Angel With Cockroach Wings" # - "Indecision" #Fingers Cut Megamachine - "Rough Dreams" #The Tossers - "Faraway" #T...
(2005) with "Larkin" & "Irish Rover"