Shayne Hanley

Close your eyes, and imagine: Traditional Irish music is pouring out of every open bar door in Boston while Jameson, Guinness, and a comical amount of BORGs flow freely to further blur the vision and slur the speech of every age demographic imaginable. The chaos of the morning’s annual parade still buzzes in the air while droves of townies and travelers alike, sporting scally caps and mohawks, flock to Lansdowne Street and congregate just outside the brick facade of Fenway Park.

As legend has it, long before he became the architect of a rag tag Celtic punk band from Quincy, Ken Casey received a lifetime ban from the UMass Amherst campus.

Linkin Park kicked off their From Zero world tour at LA’s Kia Forum. This performance marks singer Emily Armstrong’s and drummer Colin Brittain’s live debut with the band. The band is touring in support of their upcoming album, From ZERO, which is set to be released later this year in November. Emily Armstrong, renowned for her work with the rock band Dead Sara, brought a fresh energy and perspective to Linkin Park.