Downtown Maplewood Music Fridays!!!

Come eat and stroll, while enjoying the masks on-socially distanced performance this week!

The Accelerators are a three piece power pop garage rock punk band from Union N.J. Comprising of Ron Nole on bass and lead vocals. Anthony Rodriguez on lead guitar and backing vocals. And Lenny Sblendorio on drums. The band has been together since the 1980's and has performed at some legendary clubs such as CBGB's, The Stone Pony, The Stanhope House, The Court Tavern and The Dirt Club. The band's videos and live performances have appeared on such shows as The Uncle Floyd Show, Bongo Boy Music Television and Real Rock TV. They've opened up for national acts such as Marky Ramone, Richie Ramone, Bad Religion, The Dickies, Cheetah Chrome, Cheri Currie of The Runaways and Pat DiNizio of The Smithereens. The band has also done songs for the soundtracks of three independent films. "Pretty Fine Things", "Bigfoot Blood Trap" and "Ghouls Night Out" and has released over a dozen CD's on Mutha and Russo Syndicate Records.