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The Get Up Kids (Bolero Block Party, Bolero Snort Brewery, Carlstadt, NJ, September 6, 2025)

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[ATTENDED: September 6, 2025] The Get Up Kids 

I have tried to se The Get Up Kids at least three times in the last few years.  They had been doing this tour for Something to Write Home About for a couple of years, including Union Transfer in Sept 2024 an Starland Ballroom in February of this year.

I was interested in this show for Wax Jaw, but heck, it was also a chance to finally see The Get Up Kids.  Midway through the set, lead guitarist and sometimes singer Jim Suptic said that they ha just played LA the night before and had a red-eye flight at 4:30 to go to Japan.  But they wanted to make sure they gave New Jersey a good show.  He said they loved playing NJ and that so far on this tour NJ has sung along the loudest.

I really had no idea what the band looked like and had no idea who had that totally recognizable singing voice.  So it was kind of a surprise to see Matt Pryor with a full beard.   Earlier Piebald had joked that The Get Up Kids weren’t kids anymore.

Bassist Rob Pope doesn’t sing, but he does come up front to the edge of the stage from time to time.  And drummer Ryan Pope was excellent.  Keyboardist Dustin Kinsey wasn’t on every song but I appreciated his contributions. (more…)

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Piebald (Bolero Block Party, Bolero Snort Brewery, Carlstadt, NJ, September 6, 2025) [THE GET UP KIDS]

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[ATTENDED: September 6, 2025] Piebald

When this show was announced I was excited about Wax Jaw and The Get Up Kids, but I didn’t know anything about Piebald.  It’s a little puzzling that I didn’t know them because they’re from the mid 90s Boston music scene.

The lineup said they were going to go on at 6, but their setup seemed to take a while and they didn’t go on until 6:30.  This was good for the break between them and Get Up Kids, but it meant that Wax Jaw was about an hour between bands.  But Piebald seemed in very good spirits.

I was unfamiliar with them.  And I guess I was the only one because wow, there were a group of guys up front who knew every word and who were dancing around.  Indeed the crowd was really into their set.  And so was I.  One guy was really really into it, almost embarrassingly so, but they admitted that he used to play cowbell for them so he was practically part of the band.

I enjoyed their sound right from the start–I loved that there were lots of YEAHS and HEYS sung very loudly by all three singers (Aaron Stuart, guitar and Andrew Bonner, bass).

And the content of the lyrics was really good too. (more…)

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Wax Jaw (Bolero Block Party, Bolero Snort Brewery, Carlstadt, NJ, September 6, 2025) [THE GET UP KIDS]

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[ATTENDED: September 6, 2025] Wax Jaw 

There are lots of young bands that I’m excited to watch get bigger.  Wax Jaw has been a favorite of mine for awhile, but I’ve only seen them twice.

I found out about this Bolero Block Party through their social media account, even though they weren’t originally  supposed to open (according to the Tshirt I bought), but they’re the reason I went to the show (the fact that The Get Up Kids wee headlining was a major plus!)

When I saw the last night, it was at a tiny club for the release of their debut EP.  The crowd was all there for them and they were wild.

For this show, they went on at 5:00.  But, the entire afternoon it had been raining massively.  It even said it was supposed to rain for the entire day.  I assumed the show would be washed out–I certainly wasn’t going to go stand for 4 hours in the rain.

I felt bad for the brewery because this was their first time doing this and they had a lot of things in place–vendors, food trucks and even a skateboard ramp (see map below.)  Sadly the skateboard ramp went unused) it had gotten too wet, but the vendors were cool and the food was great.

And then, miraculously, it stopped raining at 3:15, which gave me just enough time to get ready and head over to Carlstadt.  Luckily there was nothing going on at Met Life Stadium, because the brewery is right around the corner and game or concert traffic would have killed me.

But I arrived early, and was delighted to walk around and look at the vendors.  I bought some shirts from Jetty and had delicious BBQ from Rhythm and Ribz. (more…)

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