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The Fisticuffs

South-Side Chicago Ass-Kicking Irish Folk Rock!

About Me

The Fisticuffs are an Irish Folk Rock band from the South Side of Chicago. Formed in 2005 and borrowing from traditional Irish music and modern rock, their music is full of upbeat, angelic melodies and lyrics about hard work, family, heritage at home and abroad, a great many sins, and life on the South Side of Chicago.

Whether youre on your feet at the lip of the stage or singing along atop a bar stool, their high-energy live shows have something for everybody.

The bands first album, Bruised But Not Beaten, was completed in March of 2006.Their second album, Neatly Stumblin' will be released in March of 2008.

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Member Since: 6/5/2005
Band Website: thefisticuffs.net
Band Members: Bobby Baldwin - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

Lil' Stevie Baldwin - Vocals, Washboard

Dave Beneventi - Mandolin, Guitar, Banjo

Tony Dellorto - Drums, Backing Vocals

Arcadia Kust - Fiddle

Sean Moriarty - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Brandon Simmons - Bass, Backing Vocals

Influences: The Tossers, The Pogues, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, Johnny Cash, The Chieftains, Hair of the Dog, The Briggs, Gogol Bordello, Street Dogs, AFI, Rise Against, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, The Casualties, Hot Water Music, The Pipes and Drums of the Emerald Society, Shane McGowan, Tom Waits, The Velvet Underground, The Adicts, Thin Lizzy, Anthony Burgess, Vice Squad, The Dead Boys, Sham 69, and many more.
Sounds Like: Traditional Irish/Celtic music and Rock music poured into a blender, mixed at full power for forty-five minutes, and served in a pint glass.
Record Label: Do you wanna sign us?. . . Ah come on!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Album News and September date added

Just thought I'd keep you guys updated on the new CD.  We've come up with a working title. . .you ready?. . ."For The Love of Agnes"  Anyway it's going to be 16 tracks with some new original...
Posted by The Fisticuffs on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:36:00 PST

In the Studio

Just an update to all ya Fisticuffs fans out there.  We are currently in the studio recording our second full length album.  We're about halfway done with the recording part of it, then we h...
Posted by The Fisticuffs on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:24:00 PST

News, news, and more news.

A new song has been posted! If you have been living under a rock, our beloved Chicago Bears have been having their been having their best season in quite a long time. "Bears Battlecry" is a tune tha...
Posted by The Fisticuffs on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 01:30:00 PST

Dave Beneventi: Bruised, But Not Beaten

As some of you may have heard, Dave Beneventi suffered an injury at recent show in Montreal when he stepped into a pillar of pyro during Fade To Black.Seriously though, Dave suffered an injury to ...
Posted by The Fisticuffs on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:31:00 PST

Lollapalooza Last Band Standing UPDATE

Thank you to everybody who voted for The Fisticuffs in the Lollapalooza Last Band Standing contest.  Unfortunately, The Fisticuffs are not one of the twelve Chicago bands that advanced to the thi...
Posted by The Fisticuffs on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:59:00 PST

Lollapalooza Last Band Standing

"Lollapaloozas Last Band Standing is an old-school battle of the bands competition, online. Any band big or small from anywhere in the world compete to join the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kanye West, Ma...
Posted by The Fisticuffs on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 01:55:00 PST

Fan of The Muppets AND The Fisticuffs?

If you like The Muppets and The Fisticuffs, you will be amused by this video: If you don't see the video, head over here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUeDjAkPgLcIf you still can't see it, your...
Posted by The Fisticuffs on Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:22:00 PST

Paddy Rock Radio (www.paddyrock.com)

The Fisticuffs tune Fair Maidens & Alcohol made this week's playlist on Paddy Rock Radio! Head on over to www.paddyrock.com to check out the show, which features hours worth of great Irish and Celtic ...
Posted by The Fisticuffs on Sun, 28 May 2006 01:10:00 PST

Guitar Player Wanted

Hello all, first and foremost thanks to everyone who came out to the Double Door on Friday, we didn't win but it was one hell of a show thanks to all of your drunken antics.  Now then down to bus...
Posted by The Fisticuffs on Mon, 22 May 2006 12:39:00 PST

Emergenza Festival: 2nd Round 1st Place!!!

Alrighty! St. Patty's Day is already basically Christmas for everyone in this band! So you can imagine how nice it feels to also win 1st place again,We want to send a Huge Gigantor THANK YOU to every ...
Posted by The Fisticuffs on Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:57:00 PST