Philly’s Bardust channels The Pogues at Free At Noon

Made up of Philly music scene vets who have played in bands from The Menzingers to Modern Baseball, Bardust sang, strummed, and drummed their hearts out today for a shoulder-to-shoulder packed house at World Cafe Live.

The band is a tribute to celebrated Celtic punk originators The Pogues, a band known for their spirited and uplifting songs, and one that gets a lot of airplay around St. Patrick’s Day. For the first Friday in March, Bardust got the St. Patty’s celebrations under way early, revving up the crowd’s energy with “The Body Of An American” and “If I Should Fall From Grace With Got” and rolling from there all the way to “A Rainy Night In Soho” and “Boys From County Hell.”

Listen to the performance above and check out photos below. Bardust returns to the stage at Johnny Brenda’s on Friday, March 21st for their third annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration with The Tisburys. Tickets and information can be found here.