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The Tearaways

Pop band from Santa Barbara, CA · formed 1990

The Tearaways are a power-pop band from Santa Barbara, California, that emerged from the local indie scene in 1981. The group is known for blending British Invasion influences with the California Sound and punk elements. They have released multiple albums, including 'And for Our Next Trick', and have performed in the United States and Europe.

Automated summary by BandSlate from the band's website and Last.fm.

The Tearaways photo
Photo from the public record
Shows on record
4
Rooms played
4
Cities
3
Releases
None on record
Last show
Aug 26, 2023Night Lizard Brewing Company

About

The Tearaways is a band from Santa Barbara, CA, formed in 1990, tagged pop, power pop, rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2019 to 2023, across 4 rooms in 3 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

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Shows per year

  1. 20192 shows
  2. 20232 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Aug 26, 2023Night Lizard Brewing Company · Santa Barbarawith The Tearaways Unplugged
Jul 3, 2023Wildcat · Santa BarbaraHeadliner
Dec 12, 2019The Redwood Bar · Los AngelesHeadlinerwith Clem Burke
Oct 3, 2019Etna Interactive · Morro Baywith The Tearaways rock The Siren in Morro Bay

Where they play

4 rooms in 3 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Santa Barbara2 shows
  • Los Angeles1 show
  • Morro Bay1 show

Releases

No releases on record.

Lineup

  • John Finseth
  • Greg Brallier
  • Jesse Benenati
  • David Hekhouse
  • Perry Benenati
  • John Ferriter

Airplay

No airplay on record.

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