The final stop of a three-week tour should be a welcome homecoming for the Get Up Kids, who've endured a hailstorm of criticism for their folksy new effort, On a Wire. Though fans across the globe gnashed their teeth at the album's lukewarm tempos and maudlin lyrics, the band is said to have added some spark to its live Wire. That's probably a wise decision, considering most fifteen-year-olds don't like their uppity rock served with acoustic introspection. Merging with Chapel Hill, North Carolina, demigods Superchunk also seems like a prescient maneuver. After all, the staunchly indie outfit served as musical and ideological Yoda for the now grown-up Kids, who appropriated Superchunk's vision and created a vast emo empire. The GUK's Web site also promises "extra special stuff" at the Uptown show, which includes Vagrant up-and-comers Hot Rod Circuit.
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