Artist: The Jazz June Title: After The Earthquake Label: Topshelf Records Genre: Emo, Rock It gets difficult to string together thoughts on a band’s work when you aren’t as familiar with their back story. The Jazz June is different, though. Their music is sort of like the older brother you have who went away to […]
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Kittyhawk Stream New Album, ‘Hello, Again’
October 8th, 2014 
Dana Reandelar As they continue to show that they are most definitely not your average bar band, emo/indie/pop rockers Kittyhawk from Chicago are set to release their debut record, Hello, Again, on October 14 under Count Your Lucky Stars. This guitar-drenched and more uplifting take on American Football‘s sound brings to the table a very clean and contoured set of lyrically […]
Owen Is Releasing An Album Of ‘Other People’s Songs’ – Listen To The First One
October 1st, 2014 Tyler Hanan There’s a big batch of emo/Kinsella/American Football news from Brooklyn Vegan, with at least one bit of information for any fan of those things. The emo revival isn’t real anymore. Or, more accurately, it isn’t really a revival anymore. Emo is just here, popular and newsworthy. Owen, one of Mike Kinsella‘s many projects (see also: […]
Drowning Pool Release “Bodies” Lyric Video Because YOLO
September 26th, 2014 Kyle Florence Yesterday afternoon, Drowning Pool pulled an American Football and unveiled a new lyric video for their 13-year-old single, “Bodies.” The track is taken from the outfit’s 2001 debut, Sinner, and can be viewed in full after the break. The clip itself was released via Loudwire in anticipation of ‘The UnLUCKy 13th Anniversary of Sinner’ tour, […]
Songs For The Season: Fall Playlist
September 23rd, 2014 Drew Caruso Autumn may be the most visually rewarding season that nature has gifted us. While all the other seasons are sure to give it a fair fight, there is something about the orange, red, and yellow change in the leaves that gift us new enlightenment and invigoration in the natural world around us. But what would […]
REVIEW: Real Friends – ‘Maybe This Place Is The Same And We’re Just Changing’
July 21st, 2014 Dana Reandelar Artist: Real Friends Album: Maybe This Place Is The Same And We’re Just Changing Genre: Pop-Punk Label: Fearless Records “Easy on the eyes, heavy on the heart.” Real Friends‘ lead singer, Dan Lambton, perfectly describes their new record with their own lyrics. Maybe This Place Is The Same And We’re Just Changing channels so much […]
S. Carey (of Bon Iver) and Califone Announce Co-Headlining Tour
June 25th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Three cheers for combining great forces! Chicago’s roots-rock group Califone and Bon Iver folk collaborator S. Carey will be hitting the road together this fall in a co-headlining tour. They both will split up after departing the East Coast–then opening for musicians like The War on Drugs and American Football–but will rock these September dates like they’re the long […]
Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) Announce New Album
June 19th, 2014 Tyler Hanan Emo bands new and old continue to rise or return. Some heavy hitters have yet to be heard from, even in the wake of the Mineral and American Football resurrections. Back in 2009, before this whole hullabaloo really kicked into gear, Michigan’s Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) released the critically adored What It Takes […]
Is Mineral Up To Something?
April 23rd, 2014 Troy Sennett This is the news post I’ve wanted to write more than anything else this year. If a new website and social media accounts are to be believed, it looks like things are happening with long-defunct emo act Mineral. The Twitter and Facebook pages have yet to be updated, but the Instagram page features a few […]
WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 3/16-3/22
March 22nd, 2014 Troy Sennett Welcome to this week’s edition of Weekly Wax! First off, the official list of exclusive releases for this year’s Record Store Day was revealed earlier this week. What are you looking to pick up at your local shop on April 19? The other big story this week involves emo pioneers American Football, whose self-titled album […]
REVIEW: Elder Brother – ‘Heavy Head’
March 11th, 2014 John Bazley Artist: Elder Brother Album: Heavy Head Genre: Emo/Indie Rock Label: Pure Noise Records Elder Brother is the indie rock side-project of Kevin Geyer (The Story So Far) and Dan Rose (Daybreaker) with in-studio assistance from Matthew and Charles Vincent (The American Scene). Drifting far from the aggressive and simple pop-punk that The Story So Far has […]
Owls Release New Track Off ‘Two’
March 5th, 2014 Kyle Florence The Chicago-based emo outfit Owls hashed out quite a name for themselves in the early 2000s, coasting off the success of their self-titled debut until their eventual disbandment in 2002. The four-piece has since reunited, and are currently working on their sophomore attempt, Two, which is set to drop at some point this year via […]