7/30/08

6/12/08
DRAGO is back in Boston and playing a bunch of shows this summer! Starting with a killer lineup tomorrow night at the Abbey Lounge in Somerville with Superpower, DeadLikeDeath & 8Hr Waste. Check the shows page for all the upcoming show details!

5/5/08

3/29/08
Hey everyone! Well, Gurley is on tour in Europe with his band Darkbuster and the rest of DRAGO is just patiently waiting for his safe return. We do have our own "mini-tour" coming up in May. We will be meeting up with our good friends & label mates, The Dimwits down in Pittsburgh, then it's on to Virginia Beach & lastly New Jersey on a long weekend full of stupid hardcore & drunken debauchery! Check out the shows page for dates & details!! We will be sure to get some pics/video from the road and post it up on our site, so you don't feel like you missed anything...OR....you can just hop in that shit-kicker you call a car and make your own "DRAGO RULES" road trip!! Just think...1600 miles of DRAGO love & dedication!!

1/25//08
"Bowling with Stalin" has been reviewed by Askew Reviews & Jersey Beat!! Thanks to those guys for taking the time to listen to our new CD!!

From: ASKEW REVIEWS
Ok, I’ve had way too many Smithwick’s, it’s nearly 2 AM, and I am rubbing elbows with severe drunkenness but shall fingerly ramble on about this cd and how it makes me want to kick ass in the pit; even at my brittle age. Now, Drago is made up of familiar faces to those into the Boston punk rock scene: Mike Gurley plays bass and sometimes sings for favorites Darkbuster, while Eric Edmonson comes and goes as Darkbuster’s guitarist and musical instrument aficionado (though he hasn’t been back for about two years). Together, they respectively sing and play drums (with Eric’s wife, Kristen, on lead guitar). Think as you may about the Drago comparisons to Darkbuster; there are none. Hell, Gurley sings all the songs, all which sound nothing like the Gurley led vocals with Darkbuster; fucking weird.  In other words, Drago is a band within itself and they attack their music unlike most, if not all, punk bands of today. Drago is all about punk, but they hit it so much harder than any punk you’ve heard in 15 years. More simply, musically anyway, if your looking for Travis Barker led rhythmic “punk,” then piss off for you’ll surely run home to mommy looking for hugs, kisses, and Winnie the Pooh Band Aids. However, if you’re looking for that long lost early 1980’s punk sound that once crumbled the Cambridge, MA VFW, then look no more for Drago is here to the rescue. Lyrically, Gurley hails Chief Jay Strongbow to tattoos being ruined by one’s fatness and everything far and wide. Fuck pop punk, power punk, and even my beloved drunk punk; Drago slams it harder than Jenna Jameson, and all her plastic, on a spoonful of ruffies. So what’s it going to be, pussy? I am hammered and I am not going to proof this review. – denis sheehan

From: JERSEY BEAT
Despite DRAGO being a “classic” hardcore band (they sound circa 1982; they even start the CD off with a knock against Ronnie Reagan), they rise above (pun intended) this on “Bowling With Stalin” (myspace.com/winterstreetrecords). Gurley’s vocals are rat-tat-tat above the matching instruments, looking at life at an incident-by-incident moment, including ”You Broke the Rules”, “My First Your Face”, “Jay Got Arrested”, and “Turn Your Back on Me”. There are even two songs about weight gain (“+ Size Model”, “You Got Fat”). Then there is a look at sports of sorts (“Chief J. Strongbow”, “Screwed in ’72 (3 Seconds in Munich)”. Plus there are two pieces that are just 5 seconds or less (“Math Rock”, “Bruce”). I’m still trying to figure out if the love song to “Wal-mart” is sarcastic or not. The political numbers are dead on (“High Value Target”, “Peace”). While somewhat derivative, this still pack a wallop and I recommend it, especially if you miss those good old Sunday afternoon hardcore shows.

1/5//08
NEW!!! Check out the MP3/Downloads section to watch the Sonic Lobotomy performance!! Also, if you haven't ordered your copy of the new album, get on it!! Click on the album covers above to order. DRAGO is available for download on iTunes & Amazon.com, click on the Winter Street Records logo above for more info. PLUS!!! we have lots of shows coming up, so go to the shows section for dates & details!! 

10/11//07
DRAGO will be interviewed on Bay State Rock this Sunday!! Listen in between 10pm-11pm to hear us! Also, check out the flyer for the CD Release show! It will blow your mind! Fact!

8/31/07
CD NEWS!! The "Bowling with Stalin" CD release show will be held on Friday, October 26th at the Abbey Lounge in Somerville! We have some excellent bands joining us on the bill! More details to follow! 

7/6/07
OK, we have finished recording our 2nd album titled "Bowling with Stalin" due out on Winter Street Records sometime this fall! Check back for official release details! Thanks to Bill Powers at Fallen Angel for all his help getting this record done! 

Also, DRAGO recently performed on the TV show Sonic Lobotomy hosted by TJ Welch. We played a few new songs off the new album!
You can find our interview/performance in the video section of the Sonic Lobotomy myspace page. Don't forget to add them to your friends so you can check out future episodes!! Big thanks to TJ for having us clowns on his show!

and lastly, we have a show in New Haven, CT at Cafe Nine with our friends No Image. Check the shows page for details!

4/21/07
DRAGO is teaming up with Fallen Angel & Winter Street Records to release our second full length album! We start recording at Fallen Angel on May 11th!! You can now download 90 Miles from Launch to Target on iTunes. We also have a couple gigs coming up, including our first ALL AGES show at The Basement @ The Baseball Tavern on Saturday May 26th at 2PM. Check out the shows page for details!

1/12/07
19 songs written and we are ready to go! We had hoped to start recording back in the fall, but our plans got shifted. We are now looking to book studio time in the very near future! Keep checking back for progress updates! Also, we will be playing The Bullfinch Yacht Club on Thursday, April 12th with our good friends The Dimwits. All the info is on the shows page.

12/1/06
Head down to Dee Dee's in Quincy on Saturday, December 9th to see DRAGO for the last time until Spring 2007!   

9/12/06
DRAGO is back!!! We have had an interesting few months. First, as many of you have heard, our bass player Keith has moved to Maui and we wish him all the best! 
We welcome our good friend Murph (ex-linus) to the band. He doesn't have any dreadlocks, but he's got a nice white fro that I think you will like. 
Anyway, in other news...we are still in pre-production for our 2nd album and I can assure you, these new songs will get under your skin and make you squirm! Whatever that means? you will have to find out for yourself!! We hope to start recording at Fallen Angel Records again in October. In the meantime, come see us live!!! We will be playing a lot of the new stuff, so keep checking the shows page for gig updates!

7/7/06
Congrats to Gurley & Allison! They were married July 1, 2006. 

Right now, we are in pre-production for the next record & hoping to head into the studio this September to begin recording. But before then, expect to see us playing some shows before the summer is through and expect to hear plenty of new songs when we do! Keep checking back for updates!

5/30/06

THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 2ND!!



5/15/06
You can purchase 90 Miles from Launch to Target online at INTERPUNK.COM for just $7.00 (plus S&H)!! Click the banner above for more info. 

4/27/06
"FALLEN ANGEL RECORDS PRESENTS..."
Friday, June 2nd
The Middle East (upstairs)
472 Mass Ave
Cambridge, MA
with:Three Sheets, Reserve, Swaggerin Growlers, American Pipedream & Death by Fame. Check out the SHOWS page for all the details!

3/3/06
DRAGO is playing this show. We go on at 8pm, we will be playing new songs and that's all you are gonna know until you get there! SUPPORT THE TROOPS!

12/20/05
Alright Boston...We are hitting the Beachcomber in Quincy on Friday, February 24th!! We will be sharing the stage with some great bands including Death & Taxes and The Skels!! You better be there! 

11/8/05
Well, it's been a nice long break, but it looks like DRAGO will be back in action very soon! We will be playing a show in Newport, RI with our good friends the Brunt of It and the legendary Murphys Law on January 7th. Check the shows page for details!!

Congrats to Darkbuster on making it home from their 30-day tour with the Dropkick Murphys ALIVE!! Click HERE to visit their website and read Fitzy's hysterical tour journal. 

7/26/05
We have 2 shows coming up and then DRAGO will be going "on a break" seeing as two of our members will be touring the country with their band DARKBUSTER this fall! So get your ass to BOTH of these shows!! We got some great bands lined up! (check it out below)

So, let us entertain you with some some of our NEW tunes & you can sing along with the old ones. We'll even throw in some "uncalled for" stage banter per usual. Gurley will most likely have a "fruit buzz" at both shows (as he is now hooked on those damn fruit & walnut salads from McD's!!). Oh ya, & if you don't already have a CD you can pick one up at the show!! See ya there!!

Friday, August 26th
Dee Dee's Lounge
Quincy, MA
with: Nowhere USA & Love and Hated (NYC) 

Friday, September 2nd
DRAGO "FAREWELL HIATUS" SHOW
(it's our last show for a couple of months so be there!!)
O'Brien's Pub
Allston, MA
with: Zippo Raid, The Dimwits & Reserve

6/29/05


DRAGO CD RELEASE PARTY!!!

Come to the Abbey Lounge in Somerville, MA on Friday, July 15th where we are having our CD RELEASE PARTY!! We are sharing the bill with some amazing bands, check it out!! 

9:00    DRAGO 
9:45    Dry Country Sorrow (members of: Avoid One Thing, Ragged Old Flag, The   
          Marvels & The Raging Teens)
10:45  The Dents
11:45  Drag The River 

Doors @ 8PM, 21+
$9

Plus you can finally get your copy of the new DRAGO album "90 Miles from Launch to Target"!! Be the first kid on your block to own this masterpiece! We will also have some new shirts for sale as well! Sounds like a good way to spend your hard earned money to me!!

6/13/05

6/6/05
F.O.C. - Friends of Ca Ca: A Benefit for Lenny Lashley
Sunday, June 26th
Middle East (Downstairs)
Doors @ 3pm. 
$20 (admission price includes guitar from Greene & Campbell raffle entry!). 
Also, Fallen Angels Records has graciously donated 8 hours of studio time to be raffled as well + much more! 

The McGunks-3:30 4:00
DRAGO 4:15-4:45
The Piss Poor Boys (w/special guest singers)-5:00-5:30
The Raging Teens-5:45-6:15
Three Sheets-6:30-7:00
Dogmatics-7:15-7:45
The Dents 8:00-8:30
Darkbuster (w/special guest singers)-9:00-10:00

5/20/05

5/5/05
DRAGO will be playing a BENEFIT on Sunday, May 15th at Dee Dee's in Quincy for our friend Dangerous Mark Doherty's brother who was recently wounded while stationed in Iraq. Joining us on the bill are The Blue Bloods & The Pug Uglies. This is an EARLY show! Doors are at 6pm, $8, DRAGO goes on first.

4/21/05
NEW DRAGO MP3s!!
Check out some new tracks from our upcoming CD "90 Miles from Launch to Target".
Click HERE or just go to the MP3s/Downloads section!

4/13/05 
DRAGO was just added to the bill at Dee Dee's Lounge in Quincy with Rat City Riot & Salacious Crumb this FRIDAY! See the shows page for more details. Also, the CD "90 Miles from Launch to Target" is in the final mixing stage. We should have some MP3s up on the site very soon as well as a release date for the album.

3/25/05
We are just about done with the first DRAGO album! more details to follow...

3/5/05
DRAGO is heading into the studio to record their full-length album on March 10th! We will be recording at Fallen Angel Records in Quincy. Check back with us soon as we hope to upload a song or two onto the MP3s/Downloads page!

Also, we are trying to nail down a couple of dates for shows in late March/April, keep checking back for updates to the shows page!