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'''Midtown''' is an American [[pop-punk]] band from [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]].<ref name="Allmusic" /> Midtown was formed in November 1998 by three [[Rutgers University]] students, but quickly became a quartet. The group released three full-length studio albums and three [[extended play]]s before disbanding in 2005. In early 2014, Midtown reunited to play three shows, the first as a secret show at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/galleries/midtown_secret_reunion_show_photo_recap/|title=Midtown secret reunion show photo recap|first=Cassie|last=Whitt|website=Altpress.com|date=May 15, 2014|access-date=March 31, 2020}}</ref> and the two remaining at the Skate And Surf Festival. They reunited for more shows in 2022 as openers on My Chemical Romance's reunion tour.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://chorus.fm/features/interviews/midtown-2/|title=Interview:Midtown recap|first=Jason|last=Tate|website=chorus.fm|date=March 9, 2022|access-date=March 9, 2022}}</ref>
Midtown have cited numerous bands and artists as influences, including [[the Get Up Kids]], [[the Promise Ring]], [[Lifetime (band)|Lifetime]], [[Jets to Brazil]], [[Kid Dynamite (band)|Kid Dynamite]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Libling |first=Margie |date=February 18, 2002 |title=Save the World, Lose the Girl: Life Through the Eyes of Midtown |url=https://ink19.com/2002/02/magazine/interviews/nyu3ay-midtown |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830055828/https://ink19.com/2002/02/magazine/interviews/nyu3ay-midtown |archive-date=August 30, 2023 |access-date=January 8, 2024 |website=Ink 19}}</ref> [[Lagwagon]], [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]], and [[Elvis Costello]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 27, 2023 |title=Midtown Releases Final Tribute Song |url=https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/getarticle2.php?titlelink=midtown-releases-final-tribute-song |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108035908/https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/getarticle2.php?titlelink=midtown-releases-final-tribute-song |archive-date=January 8, 2024 |access-date=January 8, 2024 |website=New Jersey Stage}}</ref>
==History==
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==Members==
* [[Gabe Saporta]] – lead vocals, bass guitar <small>(1998–2005, 2014, 2022-
* Tyler Rann – vocals, guitars <small>(1998–2005, 2014, 2022-
* Heath Saraceno – vocals, guitars <small>(1998–2005, 2014, 2022-
* Rob Hitt – drums, percussion <small>(1998–2005, 2014, 2022-
* Benjamin Litchman – bass guitar <small>(2023-present)</small>
==Discography==
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*''The Sacrifice of Life'' (1999)
*''Donots vs. Midtown Split 7"'' (2000)
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*''New.Old.Rare.'' (2002)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/4413/midtown-the-movielife-blueline-medic-secondbest-split-cd-released-down-under|title=Midtown/The Movielife/Blueline Medic/Secondbest split CD released down under|work=Punknews.org|publisher=Aubin Paul|author=Heisel, Scott|date=October 7, 2002|access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref>
*''We’re Too Old To Write New Songs, So Here’s Some Old Songs We Didn’t Write'' (2023)
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* [[Cobra Starship]] became the new project of Midtown's bassist and lead singer, [[Gabe Saporta]]. Their first single, "[[Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)|Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)]]", was featured on the soundtrack for the movie ''[[Snakes on a Plane]]''. Their first album, ''[[While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets]]'' came out October 2006, their second album ''[[¡Viva La Cobra!]]'' came out on October 23, 2007, their third album, ''[[Hot Mess (album)|Hot Mess]]'', came out on August 11, 2009, and their fourth album, ''[[Night Shades]]'', came out on August 29, 2011. The band ultimately broke up on November 10, 2015.
* Heath Saraceno played guitar and shared vocal duties in the New Jersey-based rock band [[Senses Fail]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-20 |title=For The Record: Quick News On Ciara, Game, Switchfoot, Cedric The Entertainer, Creed, Depeche Mode & More - MTV |website=[[MTV]] |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1509182/for-the-record-quick-news-on-ciara-game-switchfoot-cedric-the-entertainer-creed-depeche-mode-more/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920190050/http://www.mtv.com/news/1509182/for-the-record-quick-news-on-ciara-game-switchfoot-cedric-the-entertainer-creed-depeche-mode-more/ |archive-date=2017-09-20 }}</ref> until leaving the band after the 2009 Warped Tour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Punknews.org |date=2009-07-02 |title=Guitarist Heath Saraceno to leave Senses Fail |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/34211/guitarist-heath-saraceno-to-leave-senses-fail |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=www.punknews.org |language=en}}</ref> He and Senses Fail drummer, Dan Trapp, have a side-project called The Jettonnes.
* Rob Hitt works for Crush Management and also has a record label, I Surrender Records. He shares the label with friend, Ted DiBiase, and has signed [[I Am The Avalanche]], [[Four Year Strong]], [[Valencia (band)|Valencia]], and [[Dragonette]].
* Tyler Rann works in the fashion/clothing industry.
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[[Category:Musical groups reestablished in 2014]]
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[[Category:Drive-Thru Records artists]]
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[[Category:Columbia Records artists]]
[[Category:Musical quartets from New Jersey]]
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