Cheers Everyone,

Well, its that time of year again, the ‘outdoor festival type show’
time of year, the time of year we swear every year we are going to
stop playing shows because of the sheer sweatiness of our band.
Well, once again, we couldnt say no, so here you go, the next couple
shows, all outisde, all in the swealtering Nebraska heat.

THIS WEEK!!!!

Thursday August 7th
Capitol City Ribfest
Downtown Lincoln(outside Pershing auditorium)
7pm
The Killigans/Deals Gone Bad

Yes, Ribfest means, its a festival honoring the holy grail of
barbeque, the almighty pork rib. $5 admission, gets you a show, and
access to all the awesome vendors. Vegetarians beware. Looking at
the lineup of bands, this night seems to be the biggest night in
music. They’ve invited our friends “DEALS GONE BAD” over from
Chicago to headline the night. Deals plays a mix of soul, ska, and
reggae, and are one of our favorite bands. This show is going to be
a great time, so please come out and see these guys before they get
too big to come back.

Sunday August 10th
River Riot
Westfair Amphitheater
Council Bluffs Iowa
Flogging Molly
4pm
www.ticketmaster.com

Not sure how many tickets are left for this one. Yeah, we are
playing first in a string of 3 other bands, leading up to the one and
only Flogging Molly. If you are heading up to this show, be sure and
get there by 4 so you can catch us. We play early, followed by, The
Skybombers, Pomeroy, and Rehab. Woo.

Sunday August 31st
Nebraska State Fair
Open Air Auditorium
The Deraillers

Not sure on all the details yet, but I thought Id throw this in for
good measure. Austins mega huge country/rock act The Deraillers are
coming back to Lincoln on the big stage, and we were lucky enough to
be added to the bill. Cant wait for this one.

We will be back on the bar circuit in September. First up, Lincoln
Calling with 4020 at the State Theater, September 18th.

 Also, Ive been hearing concern from all over about the status of Brown Bottle Hymnal.  Yes, it is currently sold out in hard copy form.  We are currently working on restocking it, but if could take a little time.  MP3 versions of the album are available all over the place, including www.itunes.com  Look for it to be back in print in the next couple of months.  Maybe even some vinyl. 

peace

Back on the road this weekend in support of friends FlatFoot 56 from Chicago.

July 11th DesMoines Iowa

Carls Place with

Vandon Arms

Green Room Rockers

Look out Loretta

7pm

$5

July 12th Rockford IL

Marys Place  8pm

Flatfoot 56

Green Room Rockers

Killigans

July 13th Chicago IL

The Beat Kitchen

Flatfoot56

Tony Duggins(of the tossers)

Green Room Rockers

Killigans

Hope to meet some new people out at these shows.  Please come say hi, we are all very approachable guys (except maybe Pat, depending on what you have to say, he may try to hurt you) and love meeting new people.  A couple new shirt designs will be available, as well as the last 5 copies of Brown Bottle Hymnal that we have in our possession. 

PEACE

Sokol Underground

Omaha Nebraska

7:30pm

All Ages

$12

The Briggs, The Aggrolites, The Killigans, Bandit Sound.

 One of the best punk shows in Omaha this YEAR!  Make it your business to be there.  The Briggs are blowing up and before long, they wont be playing small venues like this

 peace!

Duffys Tavern, the killigans, and Iron Brush Tattoo are hosting a FREE BBQ this sunday evening in the Duffys Beer Garden.  Festivities start around 7pm, going right up til….

KTP (Lawrence KS Punk/RocknRoll)

Shot Baker (Chicago Punk Rocker)

Killigans (Lincolns Own MotherFolkers)

Show up for some free food, Stay for just $5 and watch the best punk show Lincoln has seen in months.  Free stuff given away all night, feel free to bring the kiddies (til 9pm). 

We will also be seen in Kansas City Friday June 13th at the Brick with KTP, and also Saturday June 14th in Omaha at The SaddleCreek Bar with Vandon Arms, and the Upsets. 

We are very anxious to get back on stage, its been over a month.  Retooled with 2 guitars now, watch out for the new live show.  Peace

The killigans will be adding a second guitar to their normal live show set up this spring.   Our very own Zach Stroup will be picking up the slack.  As a result, his mandolin will see less action than before, but the new sound will be something we can all look forward to.  A thicker more full killigans will emerge.  And Im not talking waistlines. 

 The Zoo Live album is still being mixed up at the moment.  Preliminary listens make me very optimistic about getting this thing released yet this summer.  You can check out a rough preview of the letter over on the myspace.  www.myspace.com/thekilligans

 Summer tours are in the works.  A couple shows added to the myspace as well.  We will finally be back in Chicago in July (12th, 13th) with our friends Flatfoot56.  We’ll also be hitting the KC scene as well, but earlier, in june. 

Id also like to mention real quick that a good friend of the band, Mark Dickinson, has kind of joined forces with us and is acting as a liason of sorts.  He is going to help us push this raggedy old tin can of a band of ours as far as it will go.  Or at least to the top of the next hill so we can all ride it down to the other side. 

 Ill post some more in depth show details, posters, etc as time approaches.  For now, know that our next outing is in KC on June 11th, at the Brick with KTP. 

Let the summer begin.  peace

Thats right kids,

Zoo Bar, Saturday April 19th

9pm

We are going to be recording a live EP from this show, so please show up and get famous by having your screaming on our record.  we need lots of it to perform.  Our good friend Johnny is going to be doing some solo work before us with his guitar and harmonica.  Should be an awesome time.  the zoo always is. 

Well, it’s that time of year again, and we’re ready to celebrate!

FRIDAY MARCH 14th-  at SaddleCreek Bar - Omaha, NE

AND:

Saturday March 15th - 2 shows in a row!

Early Show- ALL AGES - 6pm-9pm
With: JV ALLSTARS and Bent Left (from KC)

Late Show - 18 and Over - 9pm to 1am
With: Bandit Sound and KTP (from Lawrence KS)

Lot’s of fun surprises are in store including a give-away of (at least one) Iron Brush Tattoo! Iron Brush is good friends to the Killigans and we love to support them and tell people about them. 3 Killigans members have tattoos from Iron Brush, so it’s not idle talk, we love those guys! We thought it would be fun to get them involved in our St. Patrick’s Day party, and they agreed to “donate” some prizes… in tattoo form! If you’ve been wanting to get a new tattoo, or your first, be sure to talk to the guys at Iron Brush!

We’re also making up an ultra limited run of t-shirts, so get there early if you want to get one!

TONIGHT! 

Knickerbockers
Tuesday Feb 26th
Deals Gone Bad
The Killigans
The Incredible Heat Machine
9pm
$5

Shows this week…With Flatfoot56 Three very big shows this week for the killigan camp. Please show your support to touring bands and make it out to one or all of these shows, buy some merch, meet the bands, and get ready to have a hell of a night.. Flatfoot56 has been around for awhile, and the last year or two has been crazy for them, signing to a label, getting asked to tour japan with Flogging Molly, releasing a new album, and of course, non stop touring. If you like hardcore, fist in air, anthem punk mixed with some celtic pipes and mandolin, not to mention one of the best live shows in the country, DONT miss these guys…I hear they are some of the nicest, most approachable dudes as well. Just look for the 7 foot brothers. www.myspace.com/flatfoot56 Dont be the only one in town not to see this show. Thursday Jan 31st Papio Bowl in Pappilion (behind the rock) 7-11pm All ages…Drinks with ID Friday Feb 1st Knickerbockers Lincoln NE 9-1am 18 and over Saturday Feb 2nd House of Bricks DesMoines IA 9pm All shows 5bucks Also appearing…GOOD friends The Vandon Arms, and Pittsburgs “The Last Hope” Cheers and Beers

Killigans second release “One Step Ahead of Hell” has recieved a couple of recognitions over the last couple weeks.

#2 album of 2007 according to http://www.paddyrock.com thanks to john B and all our friends up in the Chicago area for naming us to #2.

#3 album of 2007 according to http://www.shitenonions.com Thanks to John Murhpy and all the boys over in Boston for this one

We hope most of you already have this album, but in case you dont, use the links at the top of the page for your buying pleasure. Appearanly some people like it. 

 Happy Listening

c

“One Step Ahead of Hell” was voted the number 3 album of 2007 over at Bostons webzine www.shitenonions.com Thanks for that guys. 

NYE at duffys went off without a hitch.   Even managed to film a couple songs for your viewing pleasure.  Heres the brand new one “Oil and Gold”  take a look and let us know what you think.  http://youtube.com/watch?v=D9Y7nUT_WPA

 Check the myspace page www.myspace.com/thekilligans for all upcoming shows and please try to make it out to one, or all of them, this next year.  There are a couple of big name shows coming through Lincoln (Flatfoot 56, Deals Gone Bad), that we are gearing up for as well as rejoining our friends the Goddamn Pimps up in the Chicago/Minneapolis area. 

New album is in the works, new merch is on order, and we hope to make 08 another big year for us.  peace

If you are planning on making the NYE show this year, heres a direct
link to the etix pre order page. hopefully its the right one

http://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/onlineSale?action=selectPerformance&performance_id=689918

If that doesnt take you where you need to go, just go through
www.etix.com and look for us. Heres all the info you should need

December 31st

Duffys Tavern

Lincoln, NE

9:00pm

12$DOS

The Killigans

The Incredible Heat Machine

Theres one place to be NYE in Lincoln and thats Duffys Tavern. 

The Killigans w/special Guests

The Incredible Heat Machine (www.myspace.com/tihmband.com)

These guys play some great dance fueled speed ska and are the newest sensation on the Lincoln/Omaha scene.  Please support these guys if you dont already do. 

The fun starts at 9pm.  Bring a friend or two, but make sure and pick up  your tickets beforehand, like now.  Im guessing this will sell out.  Get them now at

www.etix.com

We will hopefully have some new merch, new songs, and all sorts of crazy crap going down.  And by crazy crap, I mean, hats and streamers and those annoying noise makers.  And maybe some of those confetti fireworks things.  And maybe a “Happy New Years” sign.  You know, the ones with those cardboard letters held together by little rivets in each letters corner so each letter can move independently from the others like in a swaying motion, and maybe the letters are red, with a gold glitter outline, all held together on each end with a thin white string so it hangs in a big upside down arch under one of the doorways.   Yeah, its going to be THAT kind of party. 

Been awhile since an update. Here you go.

This coming Friday, November 2nd, we will be playing for the first
time ever (in a bar at least) in Hastings Nebraska.

Vincent Michaels Bar
The Killigans with
The Nedwrecks
9pm-1pm
$5

Not 100percent on that cover, but if you expect to pay 5, and its
free, more drinks for you. Anyways….We checked out this bar last
time we were in town and its pretty sweet. Brand spankin new,
upscale, ritzy type place. Exactly the opposite of where youd expect
to find us, but hell, its a nice place, and we love playing, so we
are there. Hopefully the place is still in one piece when we leave.

Also, next Friday November 9th, we will be playing Duffys Tavern here
in Lincoln. This will be a free show and was set up as a send off
party for a local getting shipped to Iraq. Please come down at 9pm
and help everyone support our troops by sending her off in style.
Also playing is good friend Natelli Illenea(sorry for the spelling)

In other news, theres not much. We have slowly been chopping away at
new songs, trying to book shows around the midwest, and just trying
to make it through the busy fall so we can get back on track. We are
in the works of “label shopping” as I type, but this could take some
time. We have been extremely lazy in this department for say, 3
years now, but we’ve done enough shows lately with label backed bands
to understand theres no reason we shouldnt be taken serious.

We are about 1/3rd of the way through another album, but no
definitive plans right now to actually record. Its on all of our
minds though. Some of the new songs are miles beyond anything we’ve
attempted before. A couple titles for you: Never on the Mend( A song
about brads family heritage), New Revolution(about the perils of
blindly following the leader), Can the Sir(zachs song about losing
the battle with cancer) and Oil and Gold(true story about a local
heros war horrors)

Look for us in Chicago, Minneapolis and Denver come the new year, as
well as our normal Lincoln/Omaha shows. Hopefully 2008 can bring us
a little luck. Peace

The Kill’s

Lincoln Calling
The Killigans/10th Horse/The Vandon Arms: Saturday Oct 6th Zoo Bar
9pm

Vandon Arms: The killigans blood brothers to the east. These
DesMoines hearthrobs are slightly more in shape, a little younger, a
little drunker, and definately just as roudy. Look for them to kill
just like the last time they came around. Pub Rock like Shane
McGowan meets Rancid. www.myspace.com/thevandonarms

10th Horse: Former Lincoln Heroes “The Amalgamators” came to
realize that after losing a member the sound that once was could no
longer be. They began to inject new songs with a bit more adrenalin.
Light shuffles on the snare from Nick soon became driving beats,
Marks soft shoe bass lines no longer for the faint of heart, and the
once polite acoustic styling of Patrick has for now been set aside
making way for a unique brand of rock and roll somewhere between
Eddie Hazel and Black Sabbath. If you havent seen these guys, you
wont forget them after you do.
www.myspace.com/10thhorse

The Killigans: Punk meets Folk meets a dash of Olde Time Country.
Depending on the night, who knows what they hell they will play.
The zoos stage barely holds the 6 of them, but they wont let that
tame their already explosive live set. A live band who truly lives
to play bars like the zoo.
www.myspace.com/thekilligans

Please Support all Lincoln Calling shows. Starting Thursday Oct.
4th.
www.LincolnCalling.com

We will be hitting up Dekalb IL again this saturday Aug 25th. This
time to open for Chicagos own “The Tossers” Needless to say, we are
excited for this opportunity. If anyone is in the Chicago area, or
wants to make the drive, its at Ottos Nightclub in Dekalb IL.
www.ottosdekalb.com I believe its about 1 hour from Chicago, and about
7 from here in Lincoln. Otherwise, we will let you know how it goes
when we get back.peace and grease

Sunday August 19th, Duffys 8PM, 18+Philly native Erik Peterson brings Mischief Brew back to lincoln to join the killigans in a night of folk punk mayhem. Presented by IronBrushTattoo www.ironbrush.com and Eyeskull www.eyeskull.com

from www.myspace.com/mischiefbrewEmerging from pist-off Pennsylvania punk rock troupe The Orphans, Mischief Brew was started with a single scratchy demo tape by Erik Petersen…utilizing such instruments as acoustic guitar, 12-string Bolivian mandolin, junk percussion, yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum. It ‘grew’ into a one-person band/acoustic act in the vein of Billy Bragg, Stan Rogers, or Woody Guthrie…and nowadays, you never know what to expect. From a live three-piece punk/folk parade to a multi-piece studio experience with accordions and marimba…Mischief Brew aims to keep you on your boot-tips with a chaotic sampling of pirate-swing, gypsy-jazz, and polka-punk. In the mood? Tune in on the heart of Saturday night at a basement or bar near you…