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Years Active: 1979 (1979)–present
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27.2KListeners

Lyres are a Boston-area garage rock band led by Jeff Conolly, founded in 1979 following the breakup of DMZ. Their most popular songs included "Don't Give It Up Now," 'She Pays The Rent' and "Help You Ann".

The original lineup of the band featured Conolly, Rick Coraccio (bass), Ricky Carmel (guitar), and Paul Murphy (drums).Former DMZ members Coraccio, Murphy, and Peter Greenberg all rejoined Connolly in Lyres at some point from 1979 to the early 2000s.

The A-Bones drummer Miriam Linna, (a former drummer for The Cramps) and then A-Bones, Yo La Tengo and former Lyres bass player Mike Lewis filled-in with Lyres for a show in 1986. Stiv Bators of The Dead Boys and Lords of the New Church, and Wally Tax of The Outsiders also recorded with Lyres in the late 1980s.

Lyres were less active in 1989, due to Conolly living in California for a brief period. After a renewed period of activity in the early 1990s, the band went through a dormant period until 1999. The band has been playing regularly during the last two years.

Conolly is the one member who has been in every lineup during the large number of Lyres personnel changes. In 2009, Lyres played at the Go Sinner So festival in Madrid and an additional date in Porto Nuovo.

This line-up included a fill-in Peter Greenberg on guitar.

Lyres performs punk rock, lo-fi music and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, or other music performances. The estimated booking fee range to book Lyres for your event, Please Contact. Lyres has more than 27.2K listeners worldwide and really knows how to entertain your audience. Similar artists are  The Fleshtones, The Dirtbombs . Contact AAE Music agency for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Lyres for an upcoming event.

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