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Line 25: '''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~~]], [[Weezer~~]],<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== Line 36: ==Members== * [[Gabe Saporta]] – lead vocals, bass guitar <small>(1998–2005, 2014, 2022-~~Present~~present)</small> * Tyler Rann – vocals, guitars <small>(1998–2005, 2014, 2022-~~Present~~present)</small> * Heath Saraceno – vocals, guitars <small>(1998–2005, 2014, 2022-~~Present~~present)</small> * Rob Hitt – drums, percussion <small>(1998–2005, 2014, 2022-~~Present~~present)</small> * Benjamin Litchman – bass guitar <small>(2023-~~Present~~present)</small> ==Discography== Line 66: {{More citations needed section\|date=December 2022}} * [[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. Line 81: [[Category:Musical groups reestablished in 2014]] [[Category:Pop punk groups from New Jersey]] ~~[[Category:Musicians from New Jersey]]~~ [[Category:Drive-Thru Records artists]] [[Category:MCA Records artists]] [[Category:Columbia Records artists]] [[Category:~~American musical~~Musical quartets from New Jersey]] [[Category:Golf Records artists]] [[Category:Musical groups from New Brunswick, New Jersey]]