The Bubble Boys were a punk band from Lawrence, Kansas, that formed in 1992 and shared the stage with bands such as The Parasites, The Fastbacks, The Mr. T Experience, The Queers, Tilt, and Archers of Loaf, as well as playing at SXSW. The band's lauded debut 18-track full-length, Bitter is Better (1996), was preceded by an EP titled The Boy and the Bubble, and the hard to find Drip 7". An unreleased full-length was recorded, but there are no current plans for its release, despite the band playing the occasional reunion show.