SEPTEMBER 2006

This year's All-Star Irish Rock Revue (7th Annual) was held at a packed Bowery Ballroom where the St Pat's Day audience were treated to a full set from Rogue's March before 50 guest singers took the stage in a 5 hour marathon of the Great Irish Songbook (see link for Irish Rock Revue to read this year's reviews and singer-links)

March saw the release of the SONY Records 2-CD set "Whiskey in the Jar:Essential Irish Drinking Songs and Singalongs" which features Joe Hurley's 'Amsterdam Mistress' alongside classics from the Dubliners, The Pogues, The Clancy Brothers, and many more. The CD's Liner notes include the 1st Publicity shot of the band, taken way back in '93 by Mark Loader.

The first half of the summer saw Joe playing dates in the UK and Sweden. At his show in London, he was surprised by pals the Bedsit Poets who performed a short set of their own in the wee hours (with Joe playing drums for them!) 2nd half of the summer saw Joe and band playing private House Concerts, Festivals in PA, NY, NJ, local acoustic shows at Mo Pitkins and Sixmilecross, and other assorted events.(Plus a LL appearance at Bowery Ballroom)

'Madcap Tears' from the band's CHASER CD has been licensed by Captain Morgan's Rum for their new TV ads that begin airing across North America on Nov 1st. The song will also be heard on all their radio ads as well.

The band's entire back catalogue will now be available on iTunes (and all digital outlets as of late September/2006)

The beginning of Sept saw the announcement that Joe Hurley and Rogue's March would be opening for NYC legends the New York Dolls at the Annual Hoboken Art and Music Festival on Sun, Sept 24th. The festival regularly attracts crowds of 30,000 plus -- Rogue's March will play at 3pm sharp with The Dolls immediately after. Cliff Mott, the brilliant caricature artist(live at loser's lounge CD cover www.mottropolis.com), has designed a special poster for the show which will be available on the day.

RM headlined the Riverside Park Music and Oyster Festival on Sat Sept 9th in NYC. Sponsored by Murphguide.com, Guinness, and O'Hurley's, the event was a huge success-Gorgeous weather, great crowd, and a 2 hour set from the band..

Wed Oct 4th-Gimme Shelter : A benefit for Animal Rescue League of NY at the Hiro Ballroom, Maritime Hotel 7pm-1am. Joe will be performing a short set as will the Beastie Boys, Nellie MacKay, Sic F*cks, Marshall Crenshaw, Debbie Harry and many many more. Tix are on sale now through all normal ticket outlets.

Rogue's March can be heard on several channels of SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO (most notably Sirius Disorder. Listen for 'Amsterdam Mistress', 'If I Was An Angel', 'On My Way Home' and others)

Rogue's March producer and sometime guitarist James Mastro recently played the Beacon Theater in NY with Mr Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin(as well as with his long-time gig, The Ian Hunter Band) All of Jim's childhood dreams have now come true. Check out the video of 'What Is And What Should Never Be' at YouTube.com. You'll also finds Gents bassist Tony Shanahan on stage as well.

Joe and the band wish a speedy recovery to Steve Wynn, currenly nursing a broken ankle.

Frank Riley-Sept13th/2006

MAY 2006

West Ham reach FA Cup Final. First time in 26 years. Joe writes 'Bleeding Claret and Blue' (West Ham 2006) (For Johnny Lyall) in celebration of the great season West Ham have had

Song is recorded with Steve Holley(Joe Cocker, Rod, Wings) on Drums, Dave Decastro(Steve Wynn) on bass, Kenny Margolis(Cracker) on piano/accordion, James Mastro(Ian Hunter) on Guitar and Joe on acoustic gtr and lead vocals. Backing vox supplied by NYC Hammers Association featuring Paul'The Original Stanley', Duncan 'Disorderly' Davidson, Gentleman Jamie Noone and Cardiff Crowd of 2005 playoff final. The single is available through the band's website. The download features the song two times, the second version is the extended one. To be Played at Maximum Volume.

JANUARY 2006

On Feb 21st, 2006, SONY Records will be releasing "Whiskey in The Jar : Essential Irish Drinking Songs and Singalongs " This incredible collection features Joe Hurley's "Amsterdam Mistress", as heard on the band's debut album 'Never Fear'. The 2 Disc CD also has classic selections from The Pogues, The Dubliners, The Clancy Brothers, The Dropkick Murphys, Christy Moore, and many more. The release has extensive liner notes on the illustrious history of Irish music, drinking songs, and the bands that popularized them. From the Liner Notes:

"Many of these songs have an indestructible integrity that still grabs the listener, drunk or sober...Hailing from NYC, Rogue's March have proved to be a magnet for star guests, eager to accompany gravel-voiced singer Joe Hurley and his eclectic band on stage. Hear them here with 'Amsterdam Mistress'."

--PETER CURRAN, BBC RADIO. London, 2006"

NOVEMBER 2005

Joe Hurley has signed with Gaff Records . Distributed in North America through Sony Red, the Indie label plans for the new CD to be released in the early Spring of 2006.

The as-of-yet-untitled CD will feature many tracks familiar to the band's audience such as "Desiree'', 'Irish Breakfast in a Greek Diner", "Valentine Blue", "Rockaway" , "Freak Show Honey", "What Makes A Man Go Wrong" & ""Russian Goodbye (Both co-writes with Steve Wynn), as well as newer material ('Julie Andrews Says Hello' and "One Little bag') and many other brand-new tracks . (There will also be a cover of a song from the musical "Oliver")

The band is excited to join the Gaff roster, which includes the likes of the legendary Ian "Mac' Mclagan (Of the Faces, Small Faces etc)

FRI DEC 9THJoe will be making his Annual appearance at Glen Burtnik's Xmas Extravaganza on Friday, Dec 9th, at the NJ State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ. This Christmas charity show is always a fantastic night, with an incredible collection of talent . To read about past shows and to order tix(The night is always a sell-out) please go to xmasxtravaganza.org . Joe sings his tale of Xmas-eve heartbreak 'Amsterdam Mistress' and a duet with Christine Ohlman (complete with falling snow, a star-studded backing band, a full orchestra and head Itinerant Pat Robinson on accordion) and other regulars include Willie Nile, Tony Shanahan, Lenny kaye, Marshall Crenshaw, Antonique Smith, Patti Smith, Patty Smythe, Mary Lee Kortes,Mark Pender and many more....Every year Glen produces a magical evening.

WED DEC 21ST - The Beat Goes On presents a 'Rock n Glitter Xmas' at BB King's in Times Square.This annual shindig, presented by Ed Rogers and Jeanne Stahlman, is always a brilliant Holiday celebration. As soon as the performers are announced, they will be posted here, but expect the usual cast of 1000s doing Xmas tunes from Kinks, Ramones, Pretenders, Waitresses, etc. Joe usually does a couple of tunes including "Baby it's Cold outside" which he's performed with both Christine Ohlman and Annie Golden. Tix on sale now through BB Kings website, ticketweb etc.

In other news, The Firefighters Benefit in Bayshore was a big success and raised a large amount for the Suffolk County Firfighters Dept. After Rogue's March performed, Joe joined Black 47 for their encores, singing "I fought the Law' and "Gloria" with Larry Kirwan and the lads.

“Beautiful Kid“ the feature film starring the novelists Frank and Malachy McCourt, will be be opening in major cities across the US in Feb. The film feature Joe's songs "I'm in Love(But Not With You)" and Shut up and Drink" both from 'Never Fear'.

At the recent Loser's Lounge tribute to Stevie Wonder held at Joe's Pub, Joe performed the piano ballad “If it's magic“

Plans are being made for a Gents show in December(possibly Dec 2nd-Stay tuned for confirmation of the gig).

Joe's Live at The Loser's Lounge CD will shortly be updated with at least 5 more tracks on it, including Bacharach's 'Walk On By', Queen's 'Fat Bottomed Girls', and Johnny Cash's 'Why Me Lord' (recorded live on WFUV). It is hoped the CD will be out in December.

Finally, the band are still doing their 'Living Room Concerts' and are also booking Private Holiday parties as well. Act now if you'd like the band to play your Holiday Bash - you can reach them through email bookings@roguesmarch.com.

Cheers all...

APRIL 2005

The Tribeca Film Festival will host 3 screenings of the new feature film "Four Lane Highway" including the World Premiere on Sunday, April 24th. The film, written and directed by Dylan McCormick, boasts an impressive soundtrack with songs from Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, and two from Joe Hurley, "Amsterdam Mistress" and "I'm In Love (But Not with you)" The film stars Greer Goodman ('The Tao Of Steve') and Frederic Weller (currently on Broadway in Julius Caesar w/Denzel Washington). For a description of the film, the theatre, and tix info, please go to www.tribecafilmfestival.org. There will be 3 screenings, Sun 24th at 9pm, Tues 26th at 2:45pm, and Fri, 29th at 6:15pm(Friday's screening is SOLD OUT)

The month of March saw the band playing to packed houses at the Knitting Factory and Underscore. (Links to the Revue singers are being posted this weekend). On March 17th, Joe was the on-air guest on Jim Kerr's morning show on Q104FM. The interview began with Joe and Jim singing an unaccompanied "Ring of Fire" , and ended with the playing of "MacPherson's Lament" from the band's 1st CD 'Never Fear'.

Canadian Band The Mahones are covering 2 of Joe's songs on their new CD(release date for Europe and North America will be mid-summer). Shut Up and Drink and Amsterdam Mistress are the tracks. The Mahones are from Toronto, and are considered the Celtic-punk Kings of their country. For more info on this great band, please go to www.themahones.net

2 more brand-new tunes were debuted when Joe and The Gents played Joe's Pub on April 3rd. They are 'One Little Bag' and "Julie Andrews says Hello". The Gents were joined by the mighty talents of Jon Spurney on piano, Megan Weeder on violin, and a special one-song appearance from Stephen Moses, playing slide trombone on "Irish Breakfast in a Greek Diner".

The NYPost ran a 2 page music feature in March , which included an interview with Joe and a colour picture of the Band (Taken during their appearance on the Warped Tour) Other March press included Picks in the NYTimes, The NYPost, and Timeout NY.

WNYC radio also recently played Joe's version of Bacharach's "Walk On By" from the famed Loser's Lounge shows with the Kustard Kings. The song will be posted on the website as a free MP3 next week.

NJ's monthly Upstage magazine featured the band and the Irish Rock Revue(article and photos) in their March issue.

NY Waste magazine will soon be publishing their new issue which features text and a lot of photos from the Knitting Factory performance.

On Friday, April 8th, Joe performed at 2 packed gigs around the corner from each other! The 1st was at Crash Mansion for the Beat Goes On Psychedelic Night, where Joe sang The Doors 'Alabama Song/Break on through' before heading a little south to the Bowery Ballroom where he reprised his version of "Fat Bottomed Girls" for the sold-out Queen show with the Kustard Kings.

The band will be performing many of their "LIVING ROOM CONCERTS" in the next few months. If you'd like the band to play in your home, apt, back garden etc, pls write to bookings@roguesmarch.com These are private shows where you hire the band and invite your friends to attend a unique performance in a very intimate setting. As upclose and personal as it gets, these shows can be either fullband electric, or unplugged and acoustic.

Happy April to you all...

JAN 2005

The 6th Annual All-Star Irish-Rock Revue will this year take place on Sat, March 12th, at The Knitting Factory, Main Stage. Tix for this One-Night-Only Event will go on sale Monday, Jan, 31st. Go to knittingfactory.com or go through ticketweb.com. (Knitting Factory Box Office will also be selling tix). Adv Tix are highly recommended as this show is traditionally a Sell-Out.

As always, the show will feature over 35 singers performing the songs of the great Irish rockers -- U2, Van Morrison, Thin Lizzy, The Undertones, SLF, Sinead O'Connor, The Pogues, Elvis Costello, Dexy's, Rory Gallagher, BoomTown Rats, and many more.(Including a few traditional Irish gems as well). The festivities begin with a set from Joe Hurley, before his band returns to the stage to back up NYC's (and beyond) best vocalists for the Irish-Rock-Revue. A full list of performers for this show will be posted here in the next week. In the meantime, read about previous Revues on the Irish-Rock-Revue PRESS page. Some of last year's surprise(ie Unannounced) performers included Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello, Republic of Loose from Dublin, legendary Rock producer(Thin Lizzy, BT Rats) Tony Visconti, and Laura Cantrell.

This year, there will only be ONE PERFORMANCE of what the IRISH VOICE called " The biggest Party in town. You haven't celebrated St Patrick's in New York until you've been to the All-Star-Irish-Rock Revue!!"

Look for video clips of some of last year's performances on the website soon.

Congratulations to Mr Colum McCann are in serious order today. Joe's good pal (who directed the film "Beautiful Kid" which featured some of Joe's tunes and starred Frank McCourt) is a best-selling novelist and all-around great guy,(who may well have a lyrical co-write with Joe on the upcoming CD), and today he was nominated for an Oscar! He wrote the screenplay based on his short story "Everything In This Country Must" which was made into a film that has been nominated for "Best Short Film" at this year's Oscars. Colum also hosted The Literary Jam which kicked off last year's Irish-Rock-Revue to great success. Well, not Hollywood success. We wish him all the best at the Awards Ceremony -- If he wins , he promises to bring the Oscar with him to Knit Fact on Sat, March 12th. On a sadder note, it has been revealed that Colum is a life-long Stoke City supporter. Oh dear.

In December, Joe performed at Glen Burtnik's Annual Charity Event, the Xmas Xtravaganza, which this year was held at the New Brunswick State Theatre to a sell-out crowd of 2,000. (The show used to be held at BB Kings in NYC and at the now-closed Bottom Line before that) With a crack backing band (Featuring Gents member Tony Shanahan of Patti Smith ) and performers that included Marshall Crenshaw, Lenny Kaye, Joy Askew, Mary Lee Kortes, and Willie Nile, it was an incredible, heart-warming evening of songs, comedy, and even fake snow falling from the ceiling.

The monthly magazine "Upstage" enjoyed Joe's rendition of his love-on-the-Bowey Xmas tale "Amsterdam Mistress". The Jan edition has a review, where the critic wrote...

"Joe Hurley, who has one of the best sets of pipes that you'll ever hear, performed "Amsterdam Mistress" with Pat Robinson on accordion and Tony Shanahan on bass. If you're a fan of Irish songwriting, you'll find yourself searching the Internet (as I did) to find out how you can get a copy of this song." -- Upstage Jan '05

The PHOTO section of the Band's website has been updated somewhat and now includes captions when you click on the thumbnail pictures.

Throughout the year, the band will be posting MP3s on the site for your free listening pleasure. Next week, Joe's version of Johnny Cash's "Why me Lord", live on WFUV, will be up and running. As will his take on Bacharach's "Walk on by" recorded live with The Kustard Kings at Fez, NYC.

Finally, the band are now opening themselves up to the world of "Living Room Concerts". Write to them if you're interested in a private show (either acoustic or electric) at your house, apt, etc. They've done a few of these and they're always cool, intimate performances, a lot of fun for everyone. The host (that's you!) book them to perform, and invites the audience to their home, where they're regaled with tunes stretching from Rogue's March to The Gents to special requests,- Pretty much anything goes. Write to bookings@roguesmarch.com

Happy New Year to you all.

RIP Adrian Lewis - We will miss you.
1964-2004

JAN 2004

Joe Hurley and The Gents will be playing 2 nights with Irish pop-punk legends The Undertones at the Knitting Factory on Thurs March 4th and Fri March 5th. These shows mark the 1st American appearances of The Undertones in over 20 years. The band who penned 'Teenage Kicks' (John Peel called it the greatest pop song ever written) "Here Comes the Summer", "I Wanna Be a Male Model" and loads of other classics have re-united, released a great new album, and are selling out all over Europe, getting rave reviews. These will be their only US shows so dont miss them! Joe and the band will play 3/4 at 10pm w/The Undertones at 11pm.(Friday's showtimes are t.b.a.) Tix are on sale today through ticketweb.com and at the club's box office Mon-Sat 10am-7pm.

The 5th Annual All-Star Irish Rock Revue will take place on Sat March 6th and Friday March 12th, both shows also at The Knitting Factory. Vist the Irish Revue page for more details.

Knitting Factory
74 Leonard St NYC
212 219 3132
knittingfactory.com

Tix for all 4 shows are now on sale
3/4, 3/5 Joe Hurley and The Gents w/ The Undertones
3/6, 3/12 5th Annual All-Star Irish Rock Revue w/ Rogue's March

Beginning Jan 28th, Joe and the Gents can be seen on primetime TV in a new commercial about Debra Rathwell, the New York based Rock Promoter. The band (playing themselves!) appear on stage and off in the ad, which will run on all the major networks(ABC, CBS, NBC) as well as cable stations. (Look for the band's name on the Marquee-Shot at the Old Ritz, now Webster Hall)

Finally, we recommend that you make it down to Fez on Jan 27th where Ed Rogers will celebrate the release of his great new cd.-Showtime 7:30pm sharp.

"What would St Pat's be without Rogue's March, one of New York's most entertaining bands" - VILLAGE VOICE

DEC 2003

Joe Hurley's 'LIVE AT THE LOSER'S LOUNGE' CD is now OUT and AVAILABLE!

The CD features a fine selection of Joe's performances over the last few years with the famed Loser's Lounge crew and The Kustard Kings Band.Tracks include Maggie May (performed Rogue's March style w/Love will tear us apart), Bowies R&R Suicide, Costello's 'I Want You', a piano/vocal version of Carole King's 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow', and much, much more. The record is produced by Kris Woolsey,(absolutely no overdubs!) and also boasts incredible artwork from Cliff Mott (Caricatures of Joe and all of the songwriters he covers on the CD)- All of the songs were recorded live in NYC at the Fez and at Westbeth Theatre.

This is a Limited Edition CD - to get one, go to our online STORE or please send a check, made payable to Joe Hurley, for $12, to Rogue House c/o Joe Hurley 433 E 6th St #2F, NYC 10009. The CD will also be available at Gigs while supplies last.

JUNE 2003

Joe and the band just spent a few days at the Lake Placid Film Festival where they performed at the opening and closing parties at the NorthWoods Inn. They were asked to come up and perform as a tie-in with the screening of 'Beautiful Kid' which features Joe's songs on the soundtrack. The movie, directed by Colum McCann(most recent novel is 'Dancer') and Michael Carty, is a raw, unflinching look at an Irish-American family in the Bronx, and boasts incredibly detailed performances from the young talents John Carty and Christine Meyers, as well as strong showings from Frank and Malachy McCourt. The 'buzz' film of the Festival was completely sold out(Jennifer Jason Leigh couldnt get in!) with people camped out on the floor, in stairwells etc...Following the screening, the band (w/Chris Flynn, Sean Seymour, Marni Rice, and John Shea sitting in on drums)played for a packed crowd at the NorthWoods. While Pulitzer Prize winners McCourt and William Kennedy('Ironweed') watched the show with novelist Russel Banks('The Sweet Hereafter' 'Affliction'), the band tore through a raucous set that lasted til 2:30 am, occasionally being joined onstage by special guests including Savannah Film Fest's Harvey Ray(on the soprano for 'Madcap Tears')and Beautiful Kid's producer Patrick McCullough on drunken tambourine...Lake-not-so-placid indeed...

In other news....The almost-weekly-almost-acoustic gatherings at Marty O'Briens have been attracting lots of guest musicians as well as being an informal gig for trying out brand new material...Most Fridays the guys are there with guests include former Rogue Chris Nappi, Guitarist Ivan Julian, accordionist Marni Rice, fiddler Greg Holt, percussionist John Shea, etc...Shows are free, you can smoke, and you can drink...

The St Pat's shows were all sellouts this year again-Mercury Lounge gig was the 4th Annual, and the best-ever, with no one leaving til the last song('God save the Queen')was finished around 2am...All the guest singers were superb and special thanks go out to Terry Dunne(surprise appearance from the legendary owner of Tramps), Daniel Rey,(Ramones producer who filled in at the last minute on 'Suspect device'-incendiary!) and Rachel Loshak who came in with a jaw-dropping version of 'The Sally Gardens' ...Jon Spurney, Mastro,Tish and Snooky, Chris Flynn, Sean Seymour, Christian Cassan, Claudia Chopek, Kenny Margolis, all were magnificent through the night...And a big cheers to Ed Rogers for again co-hosting the night with Joe....The shows at Connollys were a surreal blur...pure, brilliant chaos....

The Puck Fair readings at noon on St Pat's day itself were stellar-Pete Hamill, Colum McCann, Tom Kelly and many others read while Joe and Sean performed 'Valentine Blue' and 'Rockaway'...

There's a great documentary making the rounds(PBS etc)called 'Not For Sale', focusing on the East Village's gentrification, and the film largely takes place at 219 E7th st, Joe's old apt building...Really worth seeing...go to yaelbittan.com for info....

The band are gearing up to record a new cd this summer.....Cheers all...

FEB 20 2003

Well the big news is that the website is finally being completely overhauled and updated.! The revamping of the site should be completed by mid-March -Truly, we swear it....In the meantime, March is creeping up, and the band will be playing a few major shows. On Sat, March 1st, Joe Hurley and Rogue's March will headline the Knitting Factory in the Main Space.(This will mark the band's 1st appearance here since the Flogging Molly shows some time back) The venue has a great sound system, and since the night is sponsored by Boru Vodka, there will be plenty of cool drinks being handed around , lots of giveaways etc-The perfect show to kick off the seasonal festivities....

Fri March 14th , the Mercury Lounge, is the date and venue for the 4th Annual All-Star-Irish-Rock-Revue where over 25 of NYC's top singers will perform the best of Paddy r&r (U2,Pogues,Waterboys,Thin Lizzy,Van,Sinead,Undertones,Declan MacManus,Dexy's, Gallagher Bros(?!),SLF,etc-...This event has fast become the biggest St Pat's party in town-The night is hosted by Joe Hurley and The Gents(Joe's 'other' band)who perform a full set of their material including new songs like 'Irish breakfast in a Greek Diner', 'Never let go of my hand' as well as loads of classic Rogue's March faves. The band then take a short break before returning to the stage to back up the singers in the Revue before returning to the bar to back up their whiskeys with beer. A well-planned evening indeed.....The Gents feature such luminaries as James Mastro(Chaser producer)on guitar , Kenny Margolis(Cracker) on accordion, Tony Shanahan(patti smith), Sean Seymour, Chris Flynn, Christian Cassan, Claudia Chopek(fiddle) and the Catholic schoolgirl garbed sisters Tish and Snooky on illicit sex and back vox....A near-complete listing of the Revue singers will be posted early next week. As always, Guinness are the sponsors, so you wont go home emptyhanded(free shirts, silly hats, stolen pint glasses,etc)You can read a review of last year's show on the site ...also this year's show should be even more incredible cos the band are adding all kinds of new tunes to the Revue, as well as blooding some bloody new singers and bloody good they are too....TIX ARE ON SALE NOW and this show is a sellout every year so go to the Mercury Box Office 12-7 daily or to ticketweb.com to ensure you get in.

Colum McCann, the Irish novelist currently enjoying bestseller status with his new 'Dancer',(he sang 'fall from grace'at last years revue!)has included several of Joe's songs on the soundtrack to his new film 'Away Day' starring none other than 'Angela's Ashes' author Frank McCourt-The film is scheduled for a fall 2003 release. Lots more news to come very soon,thanks for your continued support of the band. Be in touch shortly, Cheers, Jeff Sheehy (RM webmaster)