The Lawrence Arms

Founded around the turn of the millennium, Chicago pop-punk trio the Lawrence Arms built their reputation on tenacity, innovation, and a rock-solid blue-collar work ethic befitting their Midwestern origin. Boasting two distinctive yet complementary co-vocalists in bassist Brendan Kelly and guitarist Chris McCaughan, the band hit their stride in the mid-2000s as part of the Fat Wreck roster, releasing two surprisingly detailed albums in 2003's ambitious The Greatest Story Ever Told and 2006's more aggressive Oh! Calcutta!, the latter marking their first and only entry onto Bill...