The Smithereens on tour with The Fixx! We’re excited to announce we’ll be supporting The Fixx on tour dates in July! With guest vocalist John Cowsill. Tickets on sale NOW, don't be left out. 7/13 The NorVA, Norfolk, VA 7/15 The National, Richmond, VA 7/17 Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 7/18 The Plaza Live, Orlando, FL

July in California! The Smithereens are happy announce that Wesley Stace (John Wesley Harding) will be joining us as guest vocalist for two big shows in Northern California! 7/24 The Center for the Arts in Grass Valley, CA 7/25 Petaluma Music Festival in Petaluma, CA

The Smithereens are very saddened about the passing of Ross “The Boss” Friedman, founding member of The Dictators , who passed away Thursday night after battling ALS. 1/3/54-3/26/26 . Dennis Diken: “Mike Mesaros first turned Jimmy & me onto these geniuses when he discovered Go Girl Crazy in ‘75 at his college radio station. The inner sleeve pictured them at White Castle so we immediately figured they were our kinda guys. Songs like “Two Tub Man,” “Weekend” and “The Next Bi

Congratulations to The Smithereens on their Induction onto the Count Basie Center for the Arts Walk of Fame in Red Bank, NJ, on December 19, 2025. Congratulations also to the legendary Darlene Love who was also inducted. The Smithereens and Darlene join the late Count Basie and Jon Bon Jovi as the first four recipients of this prestigious distinction. With sincere thanks to Adam Philipson , Izzy Sackowitz , Jon Vena , Ivy Charmatz , Sandra Giustiniani , and all at the Count