The Lawrence Arms is a punk rock band formed in Chicago in 1999 by Brendan
Kelly, Chris McCaughan and Neil Hennessy. The trio, previously active in
Slapstick, the Broadways and Baxter, used Asian Man Records to issue their debut
full‑length A Guided Tour Of Chicago in 1999 and Ghost Stories in 2000. In 2001
the band signed to Fat Wreck Chords, released the single "Fat Club" and the
album Apathy And Exhaustion (2002), which spawned videos for "Porno and Snuff
Films" and "The Devil's Takin' Names". Subsequent releases—The Greatest Story
Ever Told (2003), Oh! Calcutta! (2006), Butts...