Veteran rockers, The Get Up Kids, hail from Kansas City, Missouri and rose to fame during the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. With an ever-evolving alt punk sound, The Get Up Kids have gained and lost fans over the years by recording the music they want to without compromise. Though they ascribe to no musical label, their initial efforts helped to pioneer an emergence of Midwestern acts whose sound would become known as “emo.” After a nearly 10 year run, writing, recording, and performing, personal and creative differences drove the band to break up in 2005. It wasn’t until 2008, the 10th anniversary of their album, Something to Write Home About, that they would reunite for a reunion tour. Since then, the band has been going strong, currently embarked on a world tour in support of their newest effort, There Are Rules.

    Over the years, the hard-edged punk guitars have mellowed in favor of a more melodic sound, tempered with strategic keyboard melodies. While still always high energy, the mature nature of their creative process shines through. They couple poetic, catchy lyrics with a well crafted wall of sound that has both enthralled fans and angered them along the way.

    Play Music City caught up with Rob Pope and Jim Suptic before their show at Exit/In in Nashville, TN. At the time, they had only three more U.S. dates before heading over seas. The band is probably in Japan by now. Sayonara guys!