re: The Smithereens were /are grossly underrated

Good music.. Classic band struggle. The guitar player wanted to rock. The singer wanted to write love songs. I lived in Central Fla for a few years. We saw great midweek shows. The bands played bigger venues in Tampa, Jax, Miami over the weekends. . Tuesday or Wednesday nights were smaller music clubs or bars.

I saw The Smithereens, Concrete Blonde, Lemonheads, Buffalo Tom, The Ramones with Frank Black as the opening act. Saw Fastball right before the album hit.