Formed from the ashes of Smash and Grab by original members Mike, Chris and Curt, the Slappies went through some name changes and had a bit of a revolving door in the bass guitar slot for a couple of years. They finally settled on Rich Barker who has been in more bands than we know how to count at this point. A couple of years in, Curt decided to move on to other interests and the band embarked on a search that eventually led to Kris, who despite being a well-established musician in his own right had never played drums in a band before. Happily snatching up this hidden gem, the Slappies have gone on to play a bunch of shows around Indianapolis and released their first four-song EP in the winter of 2014.