Mike McColgan - frontman, singer and songwriter for Boston's beloved punk rock quintet Street Dogs - has lived the life that other bands just sing about. As the founding frontman of Dropkick Murphys, McColgan helped bring his experiences as a Gulf War combat veteran to the uncompromising, working class sound that launched that band. But in 1998, following a family tradition, McColgan left the band and music to become a Boston firefighter. Four years later, he began jamming on nights off with some old friends from the Boston punk scene; he foundhe needed the voice that only fronting a band could give him, and the Street Dogs were born. Now with their Hellcat debut, State of Grace, Street Dogs are ready to bring their passionfueled songs to a wider audience. Covering themes from politics to family to social injustice, the songs on State of Grace show a new depth, with tracks like "Kevin J. O'Toole" - a tribute to Mike's firefighter uncle - and "Two Angry Kids" painting vividpictures of neighborhood life in working Boston, while a raucous cover of the Skids' "Into the Valley" shows the band has not abandoned their punk roots. With a main-stage run on the entire 2008 Warped Tour, and a batch of melodic, fi st-pumping anthems to win over the crowd, the band are ready to take the streets.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Mean Fist
2. Kevin J. O'Toole
3. Into The Valley
4. Rebel Song
5. The General's Boombox
6. Elizabeth
7. Two Angry Kids
8. Guns
9. San Patricios
10. A State Of Grace
11. Free