Ben Vaughn Combo, Smithereens: CBGB, New York, NY
Jeff Tamarkin, Billboard, 21 June 1986
THE SMITHEREENS and the Ben Vaughn Combo were each nominated as best new rock band in the recent New York Music Awards, although neither band is new — or from New York. Both groups hail from New Jersey and have been gigging for the better part of the '80s. Still, the double-whammy combination at this legendary downtown club on May 16 attracted a sizable crowd of locals.
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