The Smithereens is an American rock band from Carteret, New Jersey. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio, Jim Babjak, Mike Mesaros, and Dennis Diken. This original lineup continued until 2006, when Mesaros left the band and Severo Jornacion took over on bass guitar until Mesaros' return in 2016. After DiNizio died in 2017, the band continued performing live shows as a trio with various guest vocalists.
Diken, Babjak, and DiNizio in 2009
The Smithereens in Grapevine, Texas, 2007.
Babjak (left) and Jornacion in 2009 in Rochester, Minnesota
Jim Babjak and Pat DiNizio perform with the Smithereens in Grapevine, Texas, 2007.
Carteret is a borough in northeastern Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population reached 25,326, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,482 (+10.9%) from the 2010 census count of 22,844, which in turn had reflected an increase of 2,135 (+10.3%) from the 20,709 counted at the 2000 census.
Carteret Waterfront Park
View south along the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) in Carteret