The Smithereens keep growing, changing and creating

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If you go  
The Smithereens
Where: State Theatre, 220 N. Washington St., Falls Church, Va.
When: 7 p.m. doors, 9 p.m. show Friday
Info: $20; 703-237-0300; thestatetheatre.com

If you love music, you owe it to yourself to check out the Smithereens.

Ever since the band came to prominence in the early 1980s it’s broken new musical ground with songs such as “Drown In My Own Tears.” In the past few years, the band has gained more critical and popular acclaim for albums with track-by-track re-creations of classics such as “Meet the Beatles” and the Who’s “Tommy.”

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