“The Whiskey Boys, David Delaney and Mark Kilianski, are — quite simply — nice guys making nice music. Their pure and well-intentioned bluegrass is crafted with attention and skill on guitar and fiddle, firmly rooted in Americana but occasionally drifting into Irish or Eastern European flairs. Though the duo is based in Boston, a subtle twang flavors the ends of their words. Their songs center around themes of love and loss (as any good old-time country music does) sometimes woven through ballads rife with historical reference such as the energizing number about the Whiskey Rebellion, itself a prime example of Appalachian influences as well as clever lyrics refuting President Washington’s mirror of Britain’s “white-wigged monarchy”. The duo themselves are named for the very partakers in the Whiskey Rebellion, a fact they illuminate for us amidst a rambling historical explanation which may have been (but was hopefully not) lost on the several dozen plaid-clad audience members. Launching back into the music, their vocals are simple and solid, but the sort of intertwined archetypal bluegrass harmonies that the Whiskey Boys would do well to further emulate weren’t fully showcased until the end of the set in “Tom Dooley.” Their final song, “Loose Lips,” was a fine end to their performance, beginning with rounds of chromaticism humming soft and sad out of the fiddle, then taken up as the guitar arpeggiated below the fiddle’s bouncing, lilting licks. The song — reluctantly described as “relationshippy” — grew fierce and fiery, taking on a more contemporary feel. The old and the new come together nicely, and quite politely the Whiskey Boys thank us for enjoying them so much.” -Laura Brubaker

We are especially excited about this gig because joining us will be talented bassist Adam Neely and Old Time Banjo Champion Lukas Pool! Be sure to stay for the second set to hear them!

We would love to see you at this gig so we hope you’ll come out, have a drink, sample the delicious menu and – while you’re at it, hear the Whiskey Boys!

If we weren’t playing this show we’d be there cheering. It’s an all Americana/Folk lineup with Greg Loftus, one of Dave’s favorite performers, headlining.

Also we are having a CONTEST!

Lizard Lounge isn’t the hugest venue, so we suggest buying tickets in advance at the link below. Also, if you buy a ticket in advance you can be entered to win our new “Name That Whiskey Boys Tune” contest! Dave recently wrote a super intrepid/adventurous sounding tune and it needs a name. If you:

1. Buy a ticket in Advance

2. Forward us the email we’re sure you get as a receipt to Contact@WhiskeyBoys.com

We will put your name in a hat to win! If you win, we’ll name the tune after you! (Only names that flatter the winner will be chosen.)

Click Here For Advance Tickets

SOOP, standing for Stories Of Our People is a storytelling potluck at 20 Granada Park in Roxbury, MA (Accessible by Stony Brook stop on the Orange Line) once a month. People come and bring vegetables or a bottle of wine (no hard alcohol, please) we make a soup and while it is stewing, people share a “story” that is important to them. Fairie Tales, songs, poems, personal anecdotes, etc.

The Whiskey Boys would like to be clear that Club Passim bears no responsibility for this change.