John Lennon, creating a jangly and rootsy brand of Power Pop with his sweet Midwestern tenor. Crenshaw has been hailed as the rightful heir to both Buddy Holly and The Smithereens mated dirty guitars with Pat DiNizio’s The artists are known for dramatically different sounds. While I enjoy both The Smithereens and Marshall Crenshaw, When this tour was announced, I had reservations. To be an appropriate setting for The Smithereens to receive an outpouring of love from their Central Ohio fans. This entourage visited Columbus on July 28, performing at the Southern Theater. This past summer, The Smithereens embarked upon a concert tour featuring Crenshaw as guest vocalist. Gin Blossoms’ Robin Wilson and veteran singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw. Of those guest vocalists, most notable have been Those cult bands, playing a series of Pat DiNizio tribute shows. Rather than cancelling upcoming shows, The Smithereens were joined by several guest vocalists from Much to their credit, The Smithereens were beloved by fellow Power Pop artists with similar cultįollowings. When Smithereens singer-songwriter Pat DiNizio died in December, it seemed for many to be the end of this Passionately loved by their loyal followers but unknown elsewhere. Ultimately, they have ended up a cult band, Levels of contemporaries like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, or Gin Blossoms. Unfortunately, that success never reached the They have also enjoyed brushes with mainstream success. The Smithereens are, if anything, the archetypical American Power Pop band.
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