Garage-Rock Pioneer and One of Boston’s Great Rock Eccentrics Dies at 69

Garage-rock pioneer and Lyres frontman Jeff Conolly has died. He was 69. One of Boston’s great rock ‘n’ roll eccentrics, Conolly was well-known for his work with bands like Lyres and DMZ. According to Brooklyn Vegan, he’d reportedly been getting treatment for bladder cancer. Conolly, who was known as “Monoman,” joined DMZ in 1976, as…