The group originally began with former bandmates Ted Grigorieff and Brian Holt joining with recent Roanoke transplant Jason Hill. Before their first performance at the 2001 Vinton Dogwood Festival, TPR added saxman dON cliftON (formerly of Randon Acts of Sax and Radar Rose.) Over the next few years, the quartet polished several original tunes, learned a plethora of cover material, and gigged constantly.

Hard work paid off with a devout following in SWVA. In August of 2004 dON left the group as a regular member to persue other interests. In January of 2005, TPR released their debut eponomous CD. Don joined the band at the CD release party along with keyboardist James Pace (The Nonprofits). Shortly after, James joined the band as a full time member.

In 2006, James left the band to join the national touring act Harper (http://www.harper.biz). Longtime SWVA musician Jonathan Barker replaced James on keys and gigged with the Rivets regularly through 2006. 2007 brings the return of the Rivet Trio for most shows. And of course, no great band can be great without the man behind the scenes. For the Rivets, this man is Todd McKee. Todd runs sound and lights, changes guitar strings, fetches dropped sticks, and basically solves any problem while the band is on stage.

With eruptive live shows and a diverse mix of musical styles, the Pop Rivets enliven and entertain any audience.