Get Smart!

Get Smart! is a post-punk rock ‘n roll band co-founded with two friends while we were attending the University of Kansas. The group was prominent in the local music scene, and along with a number of other bands, helped to solidify Lawrence, KS as an alternative music hotbed and a destination for many other regional and national acts. Along with frequent local shows, the band toured the country extensively, performing 300 shows in a six-year span. 

We released our first recording in 1981, a flexi-disc released through Talk Talk magazine. This was followed by Words Move, a self-released 4-track EP, and next was a four-band split cassette. We recorded our first LP, Action Reaction, prior to relocating to Chicago in 1983, and in 1986, released our second LP, Swimming With Sharks. 

We reformed in January, 2020, and in December, 2020, released an EP of six previously recorded songs, titled Oh Yeah No. In 2021, a 40 + 1 anniversary show was held in Lawrence and Chicago. We plan to collaborate on and release more new music in the near future and continue occasional live performances.

Beyond co-writing the lyrics and music, my role is to manage and create the social media, manage media relations, and create design and multimedia. Fun! 

• Facebook and Instagram: @GetSmartBand

• Bandcamp

• Website