The Lemonheads
wsg Radiator Hospital
The Intersection, Grand Rapids
Jan. 19, 7 p.m.
$15 in advance, $17 day of show
sectionlive.com, (616) 451-8232
Here's to you, Evan Dando. The 44-year-old frontman and only remaining original member of Boston-based rock band, The Lemonheads, has endured countless lineup changes and a six-year hiatus en route to the band's 20th anniversary in 2012. The band's admirable cover of Simon and Garfunkel's iconic tune, "Mrs. Robinson," helped launch The Lemonheads into the mainstream and pushed 1992's It's a Shame About Ray to No. 3 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Lead singer Dando, with his greasy, shoulder-length locks, even found a spot on People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People of 1993" list. The mellow, acoustic guitar-driven band released four albums from 1993 to 2009, with an extended hiatus after the first two releases, but never managed to reclaim the popularity it enjoyed in the early ‘90s. The Lemonheads' upcoming album, a 47-track double-disc compilation titled Laughing All the Way to the Cleaners: The Best of the Lemonheads, is scheduled to drop on Jan. 2. Check out the band when it comes to Grand Rapids on Jan. 19 for the "It's a Shame About Ray Tour," in which the members will play the album in its entirety.