Mix together traditional Celtic folk with hardcore punk, throw in a smidgen of inventiveness and a few pints of Guinness, and you get the rocking sounds of Flogging Molly.

Last September, the Los Angeles based septet released its third studio album, Within a Mile of Home, and with it reaffirmed the band’s status as one of the more infamous indie bands in today’s music scene.

The band, now with much more expectation and a significantly larger fan base, picked up right where they left off with their very popular 2002 sophomore release, Drunken Lullabies, and before that, their 2000 coming out party, Swagger.

For those unfamiliar with Flogging Molly, you are certainly in for a surprise.

Led by singer/song writer Dave King, who calls the seven-year tenured group “basically a bar band.”

FM plays anything from emotional and meaningful sing-along folk ballads, to fever pitch fist-pumping edgy rock, and usually everything in between.

“If it didn’t have mandolin, accordion, fiddle and whistle, it would be punk-rock, if it didn’t have guitar, bass and drums, it would be traditional Irish music.

Flogging Molly has both,” said King, describing the band’s unique sound.

FM kicks off Within a Mile of Home with “Screaming at the Wailing Wall,” a melodic and heavily Irish tune that embraces the sound that the band has come to be known for.

It is a fast-paced, politically charged song that discusses America’s involvement in the Middle East.

Songs two and four, “The Seven Deadly Sins” and “To Youth (My Sweet Roisin Dubh),” continue the band’s foot-stomping torrent, while song three, titled “Factory Girls,” throws the listener for one of FM’s lighter trademark album loops.

The incorporation of country singer Lucinda Williams to King’s vocals in this song is certainly a change of pace for FM, but it also shows the band’s continuing maturity and versatility.

However, much of the sound stays the same throughout the rest of the record.

The album continues with a sure-to-be fan favorite, “Tobacco Island,” a fiery throwback song that really exemplifies both the uniqueness of FM’s sound and King’s powerful lyrics.

Additionally, “Tomorrow Comes a Day Too Soon,” “The Wanderlust,” the album’s title track, “Within a Mile of Home” and “With a Wonder and a Wild Desire” are all immediate classics that both longtime fans and new listeners will truly enjoy.

Whether you’re ready for something new or for something more of this melting pot of music’s best, in Within a Mile of Home, Flogging Molly delivers a dose of exactly what every music listener needs-high energy sham-rock.

As much as veteran fans will enjoy the new album, all realize that studio releases do no justice to Flogging Molly’s live shows.

The band brings unparalleled energy and excitement to the stage with nonstop explosion of vigor and sound by band members.

So check out FM next month when the band appears live at The Fillmore Auditorium located on Colfax Ave. on March 12 at 8 p.m.

They performed with special guests Hot Water Music and The Riverboat Gamblers.

Tickets can be purchased www.ticketmaster.com at a cost of $20 plus service charges.