On October 11, 2007, on Boston Radio Station WBCN , Dicky Barrett confirmed what he called “the worst kept secret in Boston”: the announcement that the Bosstones would indeed play a tenth official Hometown Throwdown at Cambridge’s famed Middle East club on December 26–30, 2007. Barrett would not confirm any…
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After the 2007 Throwdown, the Bosstones played a few shows every couple of months. At two of the March shows in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, Jimmy Kimmel served as a guest star on bass clarinet during “The Impression That I Get”. Former saxophonist Lenear rejoined the band, replacing Fleysher,…
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Burton and his family moved to Los Angeles where he became active in the movie business. Besides working for a Hollywood agent, he wrote several scripts and developed projects for television. He also contributed saxophone for a Cypress Hill song. In 2007, he appeared in the film Crazy , which…
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Rhodes went on to play with The Toasters until his departure in 2006. Rhodes had just joined Bim Skala Bim before the Bosstones’ hiatus came to an end and left Bim Skala Bim as a result. He also performed with former Spring Heeled Jack bandmate Rick Omonte in The Mountain…
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After the hiatus announcement, several members went on to work on other projects and bands. Barrett became the announcer on ABC ‘s Jimmy Kimmel Live! late night talk show. In 2005, he became the host of the Mighty Morning Show on Los Angeles radio’s Indie 103.1 FM . In March…
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Before the hiatus announcement, Gittleman had already formed a side project band named Avoid One Thing featuring members of Darkbuster , the Raging Teens and Spring Heeled Jack. The band released two albums for SideOneDummy before announcing their own hiatus in 2005.
Fleysher continued his pursuit of a professional pilot’s license. In 2005, after taking classes near his home in South Florida and working as a flight instructor in his spare time, he was hired as an airline pilot for CommutAir , a Continental Airlines regional affiliate based in Plattsburgh, New York…
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The band announced their return to an independent label when they signed with SideOneDummy Records . In July 2002, the band released A Jackknife to a Swan and from it the song “You Gotta Go!” was released as a single and video. The band continued to tour but in December…
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In 2000, the band released Pay Attention which failed to meet expectations set by the previous album. “So Sad to Say”, was released as a single, but it never reached a position higher than No. 22 on the Billboard charts. Ultimately, the album did not sell as well as their…
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Capitalizing on the band’s popularity, Mercury released the band’s live album, Live From the Middle East in October 1998. The album was recorded live in Cambridge, Massachusetts at The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub during the band’s annual end-of-the-year Hometown Throwdown from 1997. In 1999, the band contributed their cover…
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