A Conversation with Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids

The Get Up Kids have been together for a decade, but now the band is breaking up. The five members of the band grew up in the Kansas City area and say it's fitting to play their final shows where they got their start.

The Get Up Kids play their last shows in Lawrence and Kansas City this weekend.

By Laura Spencer

Kansas City – The Get Up Kids have been together for a decade, but now the band is breaking up. The five members of the band grew up in the Kansas City area and say it's fitting to play their final shows where they got their start.

The Get Up Kids play their last shows in Lawrence and Kansas City this weekend. KCUR's Laura Spencer talked to singer and songwriter Matt Pryor.

The Get Up Kids play Friday, July 1 at the Granada Theatre at 7 pm in Lawrence and Saturday, July 2 at 8 at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City.

More on The Get Up Kids and Matt Pryor's other band The New Amsterdams:

The Get Up Kids Lyrics

The Get Up Kids on MTV, New Amsterdams, New Amsterdams at the Reading Reptile.