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The F-Ups
12+ albums
punk rockpunkpop punkrockPop-punk
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The F-Ups are a punk rock band started in 1999, when the members first joined forces in their suburban Rochester, Minnesota junior high for a battle of the bands competition. The actual band name is The Fuck-Ups, but to avoid being openly criticised of the profanity in their name, they shortened it down to the F-Ups. Eighteen and just out of high school, the F-Ups may be young, but the self-described outcasts and longtime friends have quite a handful of experience, having started their band in 1999 . After five relentless years of daily practice sessions and local gigs, they're living their dream of releasing a CD and going on the Vans Warped Tour to play alongside punk veterans like Bad Religion, Anti-Flag, NoFx, and the Vandals. The F-Ups paid their share of dues playing in basements and pool halls across Rochester, but things didn't really start happening for them until they entered a talent contest hosted at Minneapolis's Quest Club. The first time they competed, they only managed to receive an honourable mention for being the youngest band ever to enter; but in the next year, they won first place. Not surprisingly, the F-Ups hard work started to pay off as singer, guitarist, songwriter Travis Allen, bassist Andy Collett, guitarist Chris DeWerd, and drummer Taylor Nogo found themselves holed up at Terrarium Studios for a month and a half, recording their debut album with producer Brynn Arens, engineer Eric Olsen and mixer Tom Lord-Alge. The result is a super-tight, r
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