Tag: Mike Mesaros

The Smithereens enlist Marshall Crenshaw as guest vocalist for summer concerts

The Smithereens enlist Marshall Crenshaw as guest vocalist for summer concerts

Six months after the death of frontman Pat DiNizio, the remaining original members of The Smithereens – Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken, and Mike Mesaros – will play shows this summer with singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw sitting in as the band’s guest vocalist.  See the full dates right here.

The Smithereens reunite with Mike Mesaros, recording new album — watch this 3-hour set

The Smithereens reunite with Mike Mesaros, recording new album — watch this 3-hour set

Original bassist Mike Mesaros is back in The Smithereens fold after a dozen years away, and, in addition to playing sporadic shows with the college-rock graduates, he’ll be on the new album the band is recording and which will be the group’s first in six years. Plus, watch a recent 3-hour set.

The Smithereens return with all-new ‘2011’ album; stream first single ‘Sorry’

The Smithereens return with all-new ‘2011’ album; stream first single ‘Sorry’

Fresh off last year’s 30th anniversary celebration, New Jersey retro-rockers The Smithereens reunite this spring with their ’80s-era producer Don Dixon for the band’s first album of new material in 11 years: the aptly titled ‘Smithereens 2011.’

The Smithereens marking 30th anniversary with homecoming concert, Halloween bash

The Smithereens marking 30th anniversary with homecoming concert, Halloween bash

The Smithereens will celebrate their 30th anniversary with a special homecoming concert next month in their birthplace of Carteret, N.J., as well as with a retrospective performance at frontman Pat DiNizio’s fifth-annual Halloween bash.