The Tossers
The Tossers are an American folk punk band from Chicago that was formed in July 1993.
history
The band released their first album, We'll Never Be Sober Again , in 1996 , followed by five more ( Long Dim Road , Purgatory , The Valley of the Shadow of Death , Agony and On a Fine Spring Evening ).
The group played with The Pogues , Spider Stacy , Dropkick Murphys , Flogging Molly , Stiff Little Fingers , Shane MacGowan and the Popes , Murphy's Law , Clutch , HorrorPops , The Reverend Horton Heat , Reel Big Fish , Catch 22 , Streetlight Manifesto , Street Dogs , Sick of It All, and Mastodon .
With their formation and their first album, the band came before the better-known bands Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly , the two groups were only founded three and four years after the Tossers.
Another studio album by the Tossers, On a Fine Spring Evening , was released on October 28, 2008. In addition to the seven regular albums, the band has a compilation ( Communication & Conviction: Last Seven Years ), a live album ( Gloatin 'and Showboatin': Live on St. Patrick's Day ), and the EP The First League out from Land .
Band members
Current band members
- Tony Duggins - vocals , mandolin
- Aaron Duggins - Tin Whistle , vocals
- Mike Pawula - guitar , vocals
- Rebecca Manthe - Fiddle
- Peter - bass
- Bones - drums
Former band members
- Brian Dwyer - guitar
- Lynn Bower - vocals
- Clay Hansen - Banjo
- Jason Loveall - Fiddle
- Nate Van Allen - guitar
- Dan Shaw - bass, piano , concertina , vocals
Discography
Studio albums
- We'll Never Be Sober Again (1996)
- Long Dim Road (2000)
- Purgatory (2003)
- The Valley of the Shadow of Death (2005)
- Agony (2007)
- On a Fine Spring Evening (2008)
- The Emerald City (2013)
- Smash the Window (2017)
Live albums
- Gloatin 'and Showboatin': Live on St. Patrick's Day (2008)
Compilations
- Communication & Conviction: Last Seven Years (2001)
EPs
- The First League out from Land (2001)
Web links
- http://www.thetossers.com/ Official website of the band
- http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-tossers-mn0000570017 The Tossers on Allmusic