The Ataris

Bio

The Ataris are a pop-punk band formed in 1996 in Anderson, Indiana, by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Kristopher Roe. After early releases on Kung Fu and Fat Wreck Chords, including Blue Skies, Broken Hearts.Next 12 Exits (1999), they broke wider with the gold-certified So Long, Astoria (2003) and its cover of Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer." Roe has remained the constant member through many lineups, and the So Long, Astoria lineup of Roe, Mike Davenport, Chris Knapp, and John Collura has returned for reunion shows. The band's site is theatarisband.com.

The band

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  Kristopher Roe

  Kristopher Roe is The Ataris' singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and the only member who has been in the band continuously since it formed in Anderson, Indiana, in 1996. He wrote the songs on So Long, Astoria, the band's gold-certified 2003 album.