Matt Pryor

Blogs
February 3, 2012
Weekend: Where's the Band, The Expendables, The Shop, Sluggo, and The Noodles
It's official, folks: Emo is cool again. Don't believe me? Listen to "Fall In," the third track on the highly buzzed about Attack On Memory from Cloud Nothings. The song is straight out of the late '90s/early 'aughts emo playbook: Strained vocals, frantic drums, and the kind of guitar tone that defi ... More >>
Calendar
February 2, 2012
Five Front Frenzy
Blogs
January 26, 2011
The Get Up Kids at Clubhouse Music Venue Last Night
Maria VassettThe Get Up Kids at The Clubhouse.At any given point in a man's life, he's got that one shirt -- be it a tee, polo, western, or over-sized Packers jersey -- that just stands a bit taller than the rest of the crowd. A shirt with such a distinguished place in the normal shirt rotation, ... More >>
Blogs
October 29, 2010
Get Up Kids Releasing New Album
This news should make some sad kids a little happier at the start of Halloween Weekend: Kansas City's emo legends The Get Up Kids will put out a new record in January 2011.There Are Rules will become the the band's fifth full-length and is set to be self-released on an imprint called Quality Hill ... More >>
Music
September 24, 2009
The Get Up Kids Really Were Worth Writing Home About
Blogs
September 14, 2009
Q&A: Get Up Kids' Matt Pryor Talks Jumping Around, Playing Pop Music and the Emo Handbook
Any attempt on my part to play "rock critic" on this assignment would be complete bullshit. Few assignments have ever made me want to high five my inner fifteen-year-old more than a chance to interview Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids, a band that dominated my Walkman in early high school. I'd spen ... More >>
Blogs
August 19, 2008
Kindie Rock: New Amsterdams' Matt Pryor battles The Terrible Twos
Calendar
August 14, 2008
New Amsterdams' Matt Pryor battles The Terrible Twos
Music
May 25, 2006
The New Amsterdams, The Lashes
Meet the Ben Clark Six
Calendar
August 21, 2003
New Find Glory
Indie rockers Wear it well
Music
May 23, 2002
The Kids Are All Right
Emo heroes the Get Up Kids are twentysomething and already flirting with midlife crises
Music
October 26, 2000
Jimmy Eat World
Singles and Jimmy Eat World/Jebediah Split EP (Big Wheel Recreation)
Music
May 4, 2000
Reggie and the Full Effect
Promotional Copy
(Heroes & Villains/Vagrant Records)