Made of up brothers Dan and Warren Zanes along with original members Tom Lloyd and Woody Giessmann, the Del Fuegos were constantly touring during the late 1980s, eventually hanging it up in 1990.

For band members, life after the Del Fuegos proved to be as interesting as living the dream. Guitarist Warren Zanes earned a Ph.D. in Visual and Cultural Studies from the University of Rochester, published several books and served as the Vice President of Education and Programs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. These days he’s the Executive Director of The Rock and Roll Forever Foundation, founded by Steven Van Zandt. That is, when he’s not working on an authorized Tom Petty bio.

Bassist Tom Lloyd received a Ph.D. from Caltech in Environmental Engineering Science. After a journey that included working as the interim Executive Director of My Friend’s Place, a non-profit center for homeless youth based in Hollywood, Lloyd is now working as an investment analyst at Capital Research. Oh, and he also plays the cello.

Drummer Giessman founded the freestanding addiction treatment program Right Turn in 2003 and used his own addiction experiences to develop treatment with a focus on arts and creativity. Never actually quitting his music career, Giessman recently released a sol album and continues to perform in the Boston area.

If you’re not up on what Dan Zanes has been doing in his post-Del Fuego years, ask your kids. Zanes has been quite successful as a children’s artist, winning a Grammy for his 2006 album Catch That Train!

Beginning in Boston at the Paradise Rock Club Feb. 22, the Del Fuegos reunion includes stops at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom Feb. 23; Cleveland at the Beachland Ballroom Feb. 24; Chicago’s Lincoln Hall Feb. 25; Minneapolis at the Varsity Club Feb. 28; St. Louis at the Old Rock House March 1; Brooklyn, NY., at The Bell House March 3 and Concord, Mass., at the Capital Center March 4.

Why now? Evidently the band’s June reunion gig in Boston might have had something to do with it.

“I couldn’t be more committed to the family music that I’ve been playing for the past dozen years and yet when we reunited I realized I’d been secretly missing the raw teenage emotion in the songs,” Dan Zanes said.

“And the old camaraderie. And the cursing. I also realized, much to my surprise, that this was one of those rare instances in which maturity among the band members actually seems to have helped the rocking out process. In the ’80s we probably cared too much about everything. Now we’re just looking for a loud vacation.”

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