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Smithereens returning to Carteret for homecoming show in new concert venue
August 10, 2021
Asbury Park Press
Asbury Park, New Jersey

They came from Carteret. Now, the members of the Smithereens are coming home. The band will play a homecoming concert Saturday, Dec. 4, at the new Carteret Performing Arts Center.

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The band's hits include "Blood and Roses," "Drown in My Own Tears," "Only a Memory," "A Girl Like You," and "House We Used to Live In." Frontman DiNizio passed away in 2017 at the age of 62. The band has moved forward with a rotating lineup of lead singers, including Marshall Crenshaw, Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms, and Susan Cowsill of the Cowsills.

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