▁Franz ▁Le h ár ' s ▁The ▁Mer ry ▁W id ow ' '. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁stage ▁actress es ▁Category : American ▁oper atic ▁sop ran os ▁Category : Act ress es ▁from ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Category : W ashington ▁University ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Mes ner ▁were ▁an ▁Irish ▁ind ie ▁band ▁that ▁grew ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁reaching ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁ind ie ▁charts . ▁The ▁band ' s ▁success ▁elsewhere ▁was ▁m uted ▁till ▁the ▁mid ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁when ▁a ▁new ▁following ▁emer ged ▁in ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁sub ur bs . ▁The ▁band ▁consisted ▁of ▁Br end an ▁Mc E voy ▁( S ong writer / L ead ▁V oc als / G uit ar ), ▁Mark ▁Alfred ▁( D rum s / Back ing ▁V oc als ), ▁Ger ▁Ryan ▁( B ass / Key boards ) ▁and ▁S iv ▁( L ead ▁Gu itar ). ▁ ▁Mid ▁ 9 0 s ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁formed ▁in ▁Port la o ise ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁gained ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁" elect ric ▁live ▁performances ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁they ▁released ▁a ▁single , ▁" St ▁Jesus , ▁Uncle ▁God " ▁which ▁to pped ▁the ▁Irish ▁Ind ie ▁charts . ▁They ▁had