caption current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title landscape past_members background genre image origin name
left , josh caterer , and matt caterer in 2012 to right : eli caterer , neil hennessy josh caterer eli caterer matt caterer mike felumlee duvall , the lawrence arms 1991 -- 1999 , 2005 -- present radius zero , victory , curb appeal , asian man , johann 's face , capitol , double smoking popes
 yes dave martens rob kellenberger ryan chavez neil hennessy group_or_band pop punk rock punk , alternative rock , indie rock , smoking popes 2012-11-09 01.jpg lake in the hills , illinois smoking popes
smoking popes

the smoking popes are an american pop punk band from the northwest suburbs of chicago , illinois , formed in 1991 .
they play punk-influenced pop music with crooning vocals .
the core of the group is composed of brothers matt caterer -lrb- born 1968 -rrb- , josh caterer -lrb- born 1972 -rrb- and eli caterer -lrb- born 1975 -rrb- .
