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Rockville Centre Drummer Departs Emo Rock Band After 25 Years Over Sobriety, Creative Issues
The drummer of a well-known emo and pop-punk bank from Long Island said he has left the group, citing sobriety and creative differences. After 25 years of rocking out with Taking Back Sunday, Mark O'Connell announced his departure from the band in an Instagram post on Tuesday, Jan. 7. The Rockville Centre, New York, native joined the Amityville-based group in 2001 when he replaced Steven DeJoseph, Billboard reported. O'Connell said the decision to leave wasn't easy and "wasn't entirely my own." "Over the past few years, I've focused on my family and personal growth, including committing to…
Middletown, NJ
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The Gaslight Anthem, Asbury Park Brewery Release Special Beer Before Concert At The Stone Pony
A New Jersey alternative rock band is releasing a special beer right before playing at an iconic Asbury Park concert venue. The Gaslight Anthem is partnering with Asbury Park Brewery to create "Stay Lucky," a limited-edition beer to be sold starting on Thursday, Aug. 15, the brewery said in a news release. The band that formed in New Brunswick in 2006 will perform at The Stone Pony on Friday, Aug. 16. Stay Lucky is a hazy IPA with peach and mango aromas with a 6.5 percent ABV. It's named after the second song on the band's 2010 album 'American Slang'. The brewery said Stay Lucky is a hoppy…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Bush To Bring Greatest Hits Concert Tour To Two Jersey Shore Venues
Alternative rock band Bush will hit the road for its "Loaded: The Greatest Hits Tour" and the group will perform twice along the Jersey Shore this summer. The rockers behind 90's hits like "Glycerine" and "Machinehead" released the dates for the concert tour celebrating the band's 30th anniversary. Live Nation Entertainment announced details for the tour on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Bush will arrive in the Garden State to play at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The band will then head south to Atlantic City and perform at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena on Friday, Aug. 23.…
Fairfield, CT
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Talking Heads Drummer Hit By Drunk Driver Near Fairfield-Bridgeport Border
A famous drummer and rocker from the Talking Heads and his wife barely escaped being killed when they were hit by a wrong-way drunk driver in Fairfield County. Chris Franz, age 70, and his wife Tina Weymouth, age 71, both of New York City, took to Facebook to describe the crash on Route 1 (Post Road) near the border of the Town of Fairfield and Bridgeport. "Two weeks ago tonight I was driving on the Post Road, U.S. Route 1 with Tina Weymouth when we were struck head-on by a drunk driver who was driving on the wrong side of the road," Franz wrote on Facebook on Sunday, March 27. Incre…
