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Life’s a Bitch for the Eternal Fatalist
Yep, 2011 is nearly history and as fate should have it, we shall be ringing in the new year with Lowest of the Low and A Potters Field at Town Ballroom. Last call for tix folks. Email us and we’ll set ya up. See y’all there! Mail this post Technorati Tags: celtic rock, Christmas benefit, irish rock, Lowest of the Low, McCarthyizm, Town Ballroom
read moreSpecial Delivery
All the loot from Saturdays benefit was delivered to Friends of Night People tonight. Joe Heary, director of FoNP, accepted said booty with such cheer and gratitide that we threw in some festive caroling for good measure. Several diners kicked vocals and one regular, Russ, even joined in on harp. Hmm, I see a made for TV holiday movie in the making…. But thanks again everyone for making the benefit successful! Mail this post Technorati Tags: celtic rock, Christmas benefit, irish rock, Lowest of the Low, McCarthyizm, Town Ballr
read moreChampagne My Butt
New Years Eve is right around the corner! If your looking for something different this year, join Lowest of the Low, McCarthyizm and A Potters Field at the Town Ballroom. There ain’t a single music lover within a couple hundred miles of the border who wouldn’t love to find tickets for this show in their Christmas stocking. If Santa needs helping scoring tix, email us: contact@mccarthyizm.com Mail this post Technorati Tags: celtic rock, irish rock, Lowest of the Low, McCarthyizm, New Years Eve, Town Ballroom
read moreFriends of Benefits
Hey folks, we’ll be delivering all the cash, food & clothing to Friends of Night People this week just in time for the little Whos down in Whoville to sing “Fahoo Forays”. Thanks to everyone who made the annual Christmas benefit show a great success: Andrew J. Riemers, Megan Callahan, Poor Ould Goat, Nocturnal Project, Flatbed, A Potters Field, Nelson Starr & the Benjamins and all the folks who came out. Rest assured Santa will reward your efforts. Now get to bed. Merry Christmas! Mail this post Technorati Ta
read more“The Meaning of Christmas”
After numerous requests, McCarthyizm has finally recorded their original Christmas tune “The Meaning of Christmas” and the song is now available for FREE download. Check it out, and spread the good word: http://soundcloud.com/mccarthyizm/themeaningofchristmas. Then once you’re in the Christmas spirit, go to cdbaby, order up a McCarthyizm CD for yourself or a friend and we’ll make a donation to Friends of Night People in your name. Here’s the link: http://www.cdbaby.com/Search/bWNjYXJ0aHlpem0%3d/0 Ho, ho, holy...
read moreGive Music to Your Friends and Help “The Friends”
Hey, in conjunction with the Annual McCarthyizm Christmas Benefit show for Friends of Night People at Nietzsche’s this Saturday Dec. 17th, McCarthyizm will be making an additional donation for each CD sold from now until Christmas. Give the gift of music while helping the less fortunate and supporting independent artists. Go to cdbaby and let McCarthyizm help out with your Christmas shopping. Here’s the link: http://www.cdbaby.com/Search/bWNjYXJ0aHlpem0%3d/0. Or just email us at mccarthyizm@gmail.com and we’ll make sure...
read moreGo for the Gusto
Hey kids, check out the article on pages 22 & 23 of the Dec. 9th Gusto. See the “Finding Inspiration” section on page 23 where Buffalo News writer Toni Ruberto features not only info about our annual Christmas benefit show for Friends of Night People, on Dec 17th, but also the McCarthyizm original Christmas song “The Meaning of Christmas”. We recorded the song last week and it will soon be available. If you don’t have the newspaper, here’s the link: ...
read moreWelcome to Winter
You know I can’t really say that I’m in the mood for Christmas carols or the constant onslaught of crappy Christmas tunes on the radio. However, I can say that I Am Ready for winter. Crisp cold air that takes your breath away. The sound of frozen crunchy snow under your feet. Let’s not forget POND HOCKEY. C’mon now! We’ve all ” squeezed the stick and pulled the trigger!” Pretending that we were Bobby Orr. A hockey game on the tube almost every night. Cold Beer, Bowling the list goes on and...
read moreHot Christmas in the City
Hey kids, the Annual Christmas Benefit show for Friends of Night People is set. Saturday December 17th at 8pm the festivities begin. McCarthyizm will be decking the hallowed halls of Nietzsche’s along with our talented and beautiful friends: A Potters Field, Nelson Starr & the Benjamins, Poor Ould Goat, Megan Callahan, Flatbed, Andrew J. Reimers and The Nocturnal Project. As always, ALL proceeds go to Friends of Night People. Bring some non-perishable goods or winter clothing and you’ll get a break at the door. It feels...
read moreDown on the Corner
On Thanksgiving Eve we shall give thanks for cool neighborhood taverns, like Rohalls Corner, with a semi-acoustic set of Irish songs, original and trad, and other fun stuff(ing). See you at there: Rohall’s Corner 540 Amherst Street (near Wegmans) Buffalo NY 716.939.2087 http://www.buffalorising.com/2011/01/rohalls-corner-opens-in-historic-black-rock.html#SlideFrame_0 Mail this post Technorati Tags: celtic punk, celtic rock, Irish bands, irish songs, rohalls corner buffalo, thanksgiving eve
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