[3] The band – which originally was composed of Tyson Stevens on bass guitar and lead vocals (later to be strictly the vocalist/songwriter), guitarists Chad Crawford, DJ Wilson (later to switch to bass) and Steve Kirby, Pouyan Afkary on keyboards, and drummer Peter Costa – recorded their self-financed debut EP, After Dark, while they were still in Highland High School.
Scary Kids Scaring Kids, released on August 28, 2007, and produced by Don Gilmore (who previously worked on Dashboard Confessional, Good Charlotte, Linkin Park, and Trust Company records) in North Hollywood, California, was the result of much consideration and effort by the band, even though they had spent most of the year living on the road.
On November 30, 2009, Afkary posted an official statement declaring that by mutual agreement the group decided to disband following a farewell tour in 2010.
[7] Derek Smith served as the band's drummer for their farewell tour and opened shows with his new hip hop act, Mod Sun.
[9] On November 18, 2019, members Crawford, Afkary and Costa announced that Scary Kids Scaring Kids would be reuniting for The City Sleeps in Flames 15-year anniversary tour alongside touring members featuring Saosin and Dead American frontman Cove Reber on vocals, Don Vedda on lead guitar and Jordan Flower on bass.
[10] Additional East Coast dates were announced to take place between June 27, and July 12, with support from The Classic Crime, Picturesque, and Eidola, but were postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
[13] On December 18, 2021, Velocity Records Tour 2022 consisting of SKSK, D.R.U.G.S., Dead American and Secrets was announced to take place from February 16 to March 20, 2022.
[14] This tour was eventually played with Kurt Travis (Royal Coda, ex-Dance Gavin Dance) filling in on lead vocals.
In May-June 2023, SKSK played a tour featuring vocalists Albert Schweizer (Violent New Breed) and Paul Rose (ex-Cover Your Tracks, ex-Curses).