Dropkick Murphys are once again paying homage to punk’s forefather: Woody Guthrie.
After releasing the acoustic records Okemah Rising and This Machine Still Kills Fascists — both crafted with previously unused Guthrie lyrics — the Boston band will debut a documentary that builds upon their work with the folk singer’s decades-old wisdom. Titled This Machine Rising, the film is billed as “a movie about working class music” that zooms in on the band’s experience writing, recording, and performing music shaped by Guthrie’s proto-punk ethos.
The documentary arrives on YouTube tomorrow (August 30) at noon. Dropkick Murphys will share two new tunes that afternoon as well: Live renditions of the songs “Citizen C.I.A.” and “Worker’s Song” from a 2022 set at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.
“This Machine Rising tells the story of the acoustic songs we wrote around a pile of Woody Guthrie’s
unpublished lyrics,” says Dropkicks frontman Ken Casey. “These songs get to the core of what the band believes in — and what we’ve always stood for.”
Check out the announcement below, and watch the premiere live at noon tomorrow.