Welcome to the official site of the galaxy's most animated band! The Shake Ups play power-pop songs about cartoons and pop culture. Features of this site include music, videos, tour dates, merchandise and all the latest news!

Our long awaited new album, In Orbit, is now available with a special 20th anniversary & album release show on Saturday, May 31st. Check out a special band anniversary video for our new tune, “In Cartoon Motion.”

Meddling Kids is a Saturday morning cartoon-fueled power-pop extravaganza! It was inspired by a variety of classic animated series and features songs such as “Meddling Kids,” “Scare You,” and “(Laughing in the) Pizza Rain.”

Our promotional mini-album Cartoon Hits Vol. 1 collects a variety of classic cartoon themes; checkout a playlist.

We have produced two seasons of an original musical science fiction podcast series, Ignore City, written by Ed Cho with new music and voice work by The Shake Ups. The first eight episodes of the series are streaming, or you can check out a playlist via our Youtube Channel (and don’t forget to Subscribe)! Also available now is Ignore City Soundtrack Vol. 1, which collects many of the songs onto one album.

Our music is available via Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Kunaki and the band Web Store!