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This is a list of Midwest emo bands. This is not a list of emo bands from the Midwestern United States, but bands that are a part of the specific Midwest emo genre.
Midwest emo (or Midwestern emo [1]) refers to the emo scene and/or subgenre [2] that developed in the 1990s Midwestern United States.Employing unconventional vocal stylings, distinct guitar riffs and arpeggiated melodies, [3] Midwest emo bands shifted away from the genre's hardcore punk roots and drew on indie rock and math rock approaches. [4]
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Tour name Participating bands Participating from – to Locations First Show Charmer, Secret Grief, Grounded, Hot Mulligan April 18, 2015 Marquette, MI [9] Headline Spring 2019 Tour Hot Mulligan, Belmont, Kayak Jones, Fredo Disco, Future Teens April 26 – June 2, 2019 US & Canada [10] Senses Fail 2019 Fall Headliner
Algernon Cadwallader's music has been described as emo and math rock.They cite Cap'n Jazz and The Beatles as influences. [16] According to Ian Cohen of Pitchfork, the band "purposefully chose Midwestern emo over other forms of punk and hardcore, a choice that liberated from the professionalism, earnestness, and striving that defines indie rock."
Shmap'n Shmazz is regarded as a foundational album of Midwest emo and a milestone in the genre, helping emo become a more widely accepted subset of indie rock. All of the album tracks were re-released on the band's anthology album Analphabetapolothology, and Cap'n Jazz reunited in 2010 and 2017 to perform tracks from the album.
Emo is a style of rock music characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C. , where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace .
American Football is an American indie rock band from Urbana, Illinois, originally active from 1997 to 2000.They reformed in 2014. The band was formed by guitarist, bassist and singer Mike Kinsella (formerly of Cap'n Jazz and Joan of Arc and currently of Owen), guitarist Steve Holmes (also a member of the Geese), and drummer and trumpet player Steve Lamos (formerly of the One Up Downstairs ...