PHOTOS: The Shut-Ups perform album release show
- Cassidy Hettesheimer
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The Shut-Ups celebrated the release of their sixth album, "The Shut-Ups Are Girls Singing Songs" with a performance at Ciné in Athens, Georgia, on Friday, Jan. 20. Opening up for the Athens-based band was guitar duo FLAP from Atlanta.

The Atlanta-based guitar duo Flap opens for The Shut-Ups at Ciné in Athens, Georgia, on Friday, January 20, 2023. The event celebrated the release of The Shut-Ups' newest pop-punk album, "The Shut-Ups Are Girls Singing Songs." (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer, Instagram: @cassidyhphotos)
Cassidy Hettesheimer
The Shut-Ups guitarist Ben Spraker performs at Ciné in Athens, Georgia, on Friday, January 20, 2023. The event celebrated the release of The Shut-Ups' newest pop-punk album, "The Shut-Ups Are Girls Singing Songs." (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer, Instagram: @cassidyhphotos)
Cassidy Hettesheimer
The Shut-Ups guitarist Ben Spraker performs at Ciné in Athens, Georgia, on Friday, January 20, 2023. The event celebrated the release of The Shut-Ups' newest pop-punk album, "The Shut-Ups Are Girls Singing Songs." (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer, Instagram: @cassidyhphotos)
Cassidy Hettesheimer
The Shut-Ups quintet performs at Ciné in Athens, Georgia, on Friday, January 20, 2023. The event celebrated the release of The Shut-Ups' newest pop-punk album, "The Shut-Ups Are Girls Singing Songs." (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer, Instagram: @cassidyhphotos)
Cassidy Hettesheimer
The Shut-Ups guitarist Ben Spraker performs at Ciné in Athens, Georgia, on Friday, January 20, 2023. The event celebrated the release of The Shut-Ups' newest pop-punk album, "The Shut-Ups Are Girls Singing Songs." (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer, Instagram: @cassidyhphotos)
Cassidy Hettesheimer
The Shut-Ups' Don Condescending performs at Ciné in Athens, Georgia, on Friday, January 20, 2023. The event celebrated the release of The Shut-Ups' newest pop-punk album, "The Shut-Ups Are Girls Singing Songs." (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer, Instagram: @cassidyhphotos)
Cassidy Hettesheimer
The Shut-Ups guitarist Ben Spraker performs at Ciné in Athens, Georgia, on Friday, January 20, 2023. The event celebrated the release of The Shut-Ups' newest pop-punk album, "The Shut-Ups Are Girls Singing Songs." (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer, Instagram: @cassidyhphotos)
Cassidy Hettesheimer
The Shut-Ups' Thad Thompson performs at Ciné in Athens, Georgia, on Friday, January 20, 2023. The event celebrated the release of The Shut-Ups' newest pop-punk album, "The Shut-Ups Are Girls Singing Songs." (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer, Instagram: @cassidyhphotos)
Cassidy Hettesheimer
The Shut-Ups guitarist Ben Spraker performs at Ciné in Athens, Georgia, on Friday, January 20, 2023. The event celebrated the release of The Shut-Ups' newest pop-punk album, "The Shut-Ups Are Girls Singing Songs." (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer, Instagram: @cassidyhphotos)
Cassidy Hettesheimer
The Shut-Ups' Don Condescending performs at Ciné in Athens, Georgia, on Friday, January 20, 2023. The event celebrated the release of The Shut-Ups' newest pop-punk album, "The Shut-Ups Are Girls Singing Songs." (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer, Instagram: @cassidyhphotos)
Cassidy Hettesheimer
The Shut-Ups' Jason Nesmith performs at Ciné in Athens, Georgia, on Friday, January 20, 2023. The event celebrated the release of The Shut-Ups' newest pop-punk album, "The Shut-Ups Are Girls Singing Songs." (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer, Instagram: @cassidyhphotos)
Cassidy Hettesheimer
The Shut-Ups' Ballard Lesemann plays drums at Ciné in Athens, Georgia, on Friday, January 20, 2023. The event celebrated the release of The Shut-Ups' newest pop-punk album, "The Shut-Ups Are Girls Singing Songs." (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer, Instagram: @cassidyhphotos)
Cassidy Hettesheimer
The Shut-Ups quintet performs at Ciné in Athens, Georgia, on Friday, January 20, 2023. The event celebrated the release of The Shut-Ups' newest pop-punk album, "The Shut-Ups Are Girls Singing Songs." (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer, Instagram: @cassidyhphotos)
Cassidy Hettesheimer