It’s a cliche to describe rock as “angular,” but it’s shorter than saying “influenced by a handful of important D.C. posthardcore bands, including Jawbox.” Formed in 1989 by vocalist and guitarist J. Robbins, bassist Kim Colletta, and drummer Adam Wade, Jawbox finessed the anthemic sound of D.C. punk into their own idiosyncratic style, which was […]
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Midwestern emo catches its second wind
Midwestern underground emo is coming back—and it’s turning up overseas and on the charts.
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Gossip Wolf: The Evens play Logan Hardware (for old times’ sake)
The Evens play Logan Hardware (for old times’ sake), Come does an in-store at Saki (for free), and more.
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Swerp Records hates “twinklecore” like Rites of Spring hated “emo”
“Twinklecore” is the latest goofy genre name dogging emo bands
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12 O’Clock Track: Beauty Pill, “Afrikaner Barista”
D.C. postrockers Beauty Pill return with the laid-back, funk-tinged “Afrikaner Barista.”
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Touch and Go v. The Buttholes
After nearly 20 years of putting out records without lawyers or contracts, Corey Rusk was forced by one disgruntled band to defend his system in court. The outcome may change the way the underground does business.