Third Eye Blind Sack Guitarist

Following a performance at the Sundance Film Festival Tuesday night, the members of Third Eye Blind showed Kevin Cadogan the door, unanimously voting him out of the group. Sources close to the band say that relations between Cadogan and the rest of the members have been strained ever since the recording of last year's Blue. But it all culminated in a blow-out on Jan. 25, when drummer Brad Hargreaves apparently gave Cadogan the bad news that he wasn't going to be in the band anymore.

According to a post on Cadogan's Website(www.kevincadogan.com), "This termination has been wrongfully executed by Third Eye Blind Inc. We will be posting more information as the events unfold."

Third Eye Blind released their own statement, which doesn't even mention Cadogan by name, and instead focuses on the band's rehiring of original guitarist Tony Fredianelli. "The members of Third Eye Blind and one of their principal guitarists have parted ways," the statement reads. "Brad Hargreaves, Stephan Jenkins, and Arion Salazar wish him every success. TEB welcomes back guitarist Tony Fredianelli, who has joined the group and will perform on the upcoming Dragons & Astronauts tour."

"He's a metal-God," Jenkins enthused via phone, but refused to address Cadogan's departure. "The only reason [Fredianelli] had to leave the band in the first place is he couldn't stand the commute, since he lived in Las Vegas at the time." Jenkins confirmed that Fredianelli, who is set to make his debut with the band tonight on The Tonight Show, would relocate to San Francisco.

~Jaan Uhelszki