The Del Fuegos

The relationship between brothers Warren Zanes and Dan Zanes, then and now, has been described as being "fractious". Shortly after the band was dropped by Slash Records due to the commercial disappointment of their third album for the label, Warren left the band, as did Woody. After Dan and Tom recruited two replacement members, they released a fourth album with RCA Records. The band broke up within a year of the album's release. Dan later said of the group's demise, "The '80s were over, we were over." These shows raised money for Right Turn, a rehab program run by Woody. Later, they embarked upon a reunion tour beginning in February 2012 and ending in Dan and Warren's home town of Concord, New Hampshire, at the Capitol Center for the Arts on March 4, 2012. The reunited band also recorded eight new songs in three days, releasing them on February 21, 2012, as an EP titled Silver Star. The Del Fuegos reunited for a one night event in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, in July 2023. On December 21, 2024, they reunited again for two sold out shows at the Boston City Winery. The Del Fuegos are scheduled to perform on September 13, 2025, at the Bellforge Arts Center in Medfield, Massachusetts. ==Band members==

• Dan Zanes (guitars/vocals) Dan Zanes released a solo album in 1995. Later, after distributing a cassette of original children's songs throughout his neighborhood, he began recording children's music with his band Dan Zanes and Friends. worked on musical endeavors with comedian Denis Leary and recorded with Jim Carroll, David Johansen, and the Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando. He was also involved in the bands the Enablers and the Liza Colby Sound. Roth died of cancer on December 16, 2015, at the age of 57. • Steve Morell (drums) Morell left the Del Fuegos before the band recorded their first album. • Woody Giessmann (drums) Giessmann founded Right Turn, a program offering assistance to artists in recovery from drug addiction and other mental health issues, in 2003. • Joe Donnelly (drums) Donnelly has worked in a number of music projects since the end of the Del Fuegos, including Wiki 3 and Chris Pahud. • Sonny Columbus Columbus worked with the Del Fuegos on Christmas music. ==Discography==

Albums • The Longest Day 1984 Slash Records UK Indie #20 • Boston, Mass. 1985 Slash Records U.S. #134 • Spin Radio Concert (live) 1985 BBE Sound • Stand Up 1987 Slash Records U.S. #167 • Smoking in the Fields 1989 RCA Records U.S. #139 • Best Of The Del Fuegos: The Slash Years 2001 Warner • Silver Star 2012 February Records Singles Other appearances • Miller Music (1984; promotional compilation album; multiple artists; RCA) • Miller Music II (1986; promotional compilation album; multiple artists; RCA) ==References==