Well, we’re not even a month into 2010, and things are already turning out great! I’m really happy to announce that The Murder has signed with Babysitting Calamity as our exclusive booking agency!

We join the ranks of some fantastic local acts, including The Swaggerin’ Growlers and Faulty Conscience, and are looking forward to a HUGE year of touring and travel. We plan on expanding our regional base to extend throughout all of New England and down the East Coast, as well as gaining heightened visibility at festivals and tours both local and nationwide!

If you would like more information on this, why don’t you check out the official press release!

If you would like to book us for any upcoming events, please contact Chestnut at 1 (617) 299-9688, Chestnut@BabysittingCalamity.com or at www.BabysittingCalamity.com!

When I started The Murder I felt like I was charging against the wind, that a conservative punk band would be nothing but ostracized and criticized, and it truly fills my heart with joy to realize how many conservative punks (and conservatives in general) there are in Massachusetts. And not just people hiding underground either. Members of high profile Boston bands, both past and present, radio personalities, and others… Not that fame and recognition makes anyone better than anyone else, because it certianly doesn’t, but it’s nice to know that people are beginning to lose their fear of criticism and are speaking out for what is right, even though it might not be popular, especially in one of the bluest states (at least for now) in the union… I feel like a movement was started this past Tuesday, let’s not let up and continue to Paint It Red!

Hey all, just wanted to let you know we’ll be returning to KC’s Tap in Pawtucket RI this Friday, January 22nd.

We’re doing something a little different, and this will be the first of hopefully many shows that we perform as an acoustic act. I’ve always thought of our songs as akin to the protest music of the 1970’s, and this will help to establish that. Hot off the heels of this Tuesday’s Senate Election, I feel like the country is in a period of flux, and we’ll be sure to be there when the tides turn, six strings in hand, promoting our message of freedom and liberty from government tyranny!

Supporting us will be our good friends WORM, Tex Railer’s Doomtown and Wicked Whiskey. Tex Railer’s and Wicked Whiskey are fellow Boston acts, while WORM is an up and coming group straight from our old stomping grounds on the South Shore.

Doors open at 8pm, so get there early!

If you haven’t already, why don’t you RSVP on the Facebook Event Page

While surfing the web earlier today, I came across a website site, www.LibertarianPunk.com and thought I’d share it with you. Some of you may get it, and some of you most certainly won’t, and you know what? That’s perfectly fine, because that’s what makes us individuals.

I won’t go into a big long explanation on what it’s about, except to say that I can’t for the life of me begin to fathom how all of these knee-jerk liberal punk rockers can argue that they’re fighting the system when they side with a political party and ideology that is the inverse of what they claim to believe in.

That’s not to say that the GOP has all the answers, because they most certainly don’t, but as far as political ideologies go, conservatism is far closer to the original “punk” ideology than liberalism could ever hope to be. Conservatism, in it’s truest form is all about empowerment of self, and the limitation of government in our daily lives. Sounds alot like what most of us believe in, right?

Just some food for thought, and remember, it’s hard to have an opposing or dissenting view, so look deep inside yourself and ask what you really believe. Trust me, I’m a punk rock conservative in the bluest state in the union…