.Irish Pirate Band O’Craven Celtic Rocks at S27 Alehouse

Mar 13, 2023

Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, but how many are Irish Pirates? That’s right: Celtic Pirate Rock is the genre San Jose’s own O’Craven proudly claims. These scurvy dogs churn and swirl a swash-buckling fusion of Irish folk music, punk-inspired guitarwork and—of course—sea shanties. This Friday, they team up with local rockers Kook, who describe their sound as “rich, complicated, hypnotic, dark, spooky, trippy, sleazy, powerful, groovy, campy, heavy and loud.” Does a leprechaun-buccaneer need more convincing? Definitely not. This Friday the S27 stage becomes a boisterous boat flying O’Craven’s orange and green Jolly Roger.

O’Craven

Fri, 7:30 pm, $15+

S27 Alehouse, San Jose

Addie Mahmassani https://www.addiemahmassani.com/

Addie Mahmassani is a poet based in Santa Cruz. She holds a PhD in American Studies from Rutgers University-Newark and is currently an MFA student in creative writing at San Jose State University. There, she is a Teaching Associate as well as the lead poetry editor of Reed Magazine, California's oldest literary journal. She also surfs, sings and loves a part-sheepdog named Lou.