Algernon Cadwallader helped put Philadelphia's DIY punk scene on the map, but the Bucks County emo act broke up right before its influence and popularity peaked. Ten years later, the band is getting ...

He attributes emo voice’s current prominence to the simple fact that “it’s easier to sing up high. You can put your full volume into it really easily. People have trouble singing in the low register ...

Anyone who spent their teenagedom in a black hooded sweatshirt was served a nice piece of attention bait last year in the form of a TikTok phenomenon known as the “emo test.” In it, users listened to ...

There are plenty of reasons why emo has become the default modern-rock music for teenagers circa now. The meanings of the word emo have basically nothing to do with what they were as little as five ...

Released in 1999, indie rock band American Football’s self-titled debut album “American Football” was a landmark moment for the emerging genre of Midwest emo. Characterized by its distinct ‘emo’ voice ...

Once a month at around eight o’clock, a group of people in their mid-thirties wander into a bar called Jeromes at Rivington F+B, right off the Essex stop on the Lower East Side. They come to listen to ...

There are lots of midwest emo bands in Philadelphia, but there aren't many as dedicated to a single theme as Carly Cosgrove. The group which describes itself as "Philly nostalgiacore" is named for ...