patching...
Update: Follow New Milford Patch on Facebook »
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!

Jack Antonoff

Thursday, April 4, 2013

fun.'s Antonoff, A New Milford Native, Gets Key To Woodcliff Lake

Jack Antonoff of the band fun. was recently granted the key to Woodcliff Lake

After winning a Grammy award for song of the year with his band fun., New Milford native Jack Antonoff was recently granted the key to Woodcliff Lake during a ceremony at the Tice Senior Center, according to a northjersey.com report. The honor was the first in the borough according to Woodcliff Lake Mayor Jeffrey Goldsmith. The 29-year-old guitarist who was born in Bergenfield, previously lived in New Milford and attended Solomon Schechter and public schools before moving to Woodcliff Lake.  Fun. won the Grammy for their hit song We Are Young, which peaked at number one on the "Billboard Hot 100" list and has been featured on both the popular T.V. show Glee and a Chevy Super Bowl commercial. The band was nominated for a total of six …

Monday, February 11, 2013

Jack Antonoff, New Milford Native, Wins Grammy

Fun. won the Grammy for "song of the year" for their hit "We Are Young."

  New Milford native Jack Antonoff got some major recognition with his band Fun. when they won the Grammy for song of the year Sunday, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. Fun. won the Grammy for their hit song We Are Young, which peaked at number one on the "Billboard Hot 100" list and has been featured on both the popular T.V. show Glee and a Chevy Super Bowl commercial. The band was nominated for a total of six different awards. Antonoff is current Woodcliff Lake resident who previously lived in New Milford and attended Solomon Schechter and public schools, according to the NorthJersey.com report. He got his start in punk bands playing in spots like the Wayne Firehouse and Teaneck American Legion. He joined singer Nate Ruess and …

Got a Hot Tip?