The Tearaways

Not to be confused with The Terrorways.

The Tearaways are a pop/rock band from Santa Barbara, California with a 'British Invasion meets the California Sun' sound.^[5][6] The group was co-founded by primary songwriter, guitarist and vocalist John Finseth in the early 1980s. The group tours worldwide.^{[7][8][9][10]}

The Tearaways
Origin	United States
Genres	Pop, rock
Years active	1980–Current
Labels	Robo Records (Universal) Fried Records (Universal Music Group) Robo Records (Universal Music Group)
Members	John 'Fin' Finseth (vocals/songwriter/bass) Greg Brallier (vocals/songwriter/guitar) David Hekhouse (Guitars/songwriter) Clem Burke (Drums/songwriter)[1][2][3][4]
Website	http://www.thetearaways.com, discography, The Tearaways (USA)

British invasion meets the California Sun sound

The Tearaways' music reflects the sounds of the 1960s. Collectively, the Tearaways have been influenced by Tom Petty and Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Eagles, Jefferson Airplane, The Who, The Kinks, The Hollies, and Squeeze.^[11]

Cavern Club

For their 12th appearance at International Beatleweek Festival, hosted by The Cavern Club, The Tearaways were joined by co-founder of Blondie, Clem Burke.^[12]

Notable performances

The Tearaways have performed live at United Nations, Playboy Mansion, Liverpool Philharmonic, Cavern Club - Liverpool, 100 Club - London.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Don Peake music". www.donpeakemusic.com.
2. "Greg Brallier". Discogs.
3. "Perry Benenati". Discogs.
4. "Jesse Benenati". Discogs.
5. Locey, Bill (27 December 1990). "The Tearaways: Groovy Again: The Tearaways may sound like the '60s, but the band says that lyrically and thematically, its music is very modern" – via LA Times.
6. http://santabarbarasentinel.com/blog/2014/where-were-you-in-82-an-oral-history-of-santa-barbara-clublands-age-of-enlightenment/ ^{[dead link‍]}
7. "S.B.'s Tearaways Morph into Badfinger". www.independent.com.
8. "Emile Millar EP Release Party w/The Tearaways, Sean McCue, Robin & Darrin, Zach Madden - Tickets - SOhO Restaurant and Music Club - Santa Barbara, CA - November 5th, 2013". SOhO.
9. "The Tearaways, The Pranks, Norman Allen - benefit for Cory Orosco - Tickets - SOhO Restaurant and Music Club - Santa Barbara, CA - September 26th, 2014". SOhO.
10. "The Tearaways - DW Hofner, Martin Gibson, Ludwig Rickenbacker, Earle Hammond & Vox Fender, ESQ". 18 June 2017.
11. "The Tearaways". Discogs.
12. "Alan Sytner".