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Thom Dunn is a Boston-based writer, musician, and utterly terrible dancer. He is the singer/guitarist for the indie rock/power-pop the Roland High Life, as well as a staff writer for the New York Times’ Wirecutter and a regular contributor at BoingBoing.net. Thom enjoys Oxford commas, metaphysics, and romantic clichés (especially when they involve whiskey), and he firmly believes that Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" is the single greatest atrocity committed against mankind. He is a graduate of Clarion Writer's Workshop at UCSD ('13) & Emerson College ('08).

My first real St. Paddy's Day music gig!

I’ve always had it in my mind that I would end up singing Irish songs at pubs on the weekend, coming full circle from the way that I grew up. I just … never did anything to pursue that goal. Until finally, the fine folks at Liquid State Brewing — one of my favorite places in Ithaca, New York — asked me to perform on St. Patrick’s Day.

Who knew that people would actually pay me to sing my favorite Irish Rebel Songs and Pogues tunes while I drink their beer? Being a grown-up is great!

It was a great show, and I’m very much looking forward to doing it again next year.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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