If you’re a fan of alternative music, you are well aware that emo is way more than just a phase. It’s a sound, it’s a subculture and it’s a lifestyle to be a forever emo kid. Emo didn’t die back in ...

Ask anyone to rattle off their favorite emo bands and you’ll more than likely get the same answers. Dashboard Confessional and My Chemical Romance are just a couple bands that are easily capable of ...

Break out your studded belt and that old pair of Converse signed in marker by Bert McCracken and Kenny Vasoli, because Emo Night LA is coming to Denver. On Tuesday, December 8, twenty-somethings and ...

“Can’t Slow Down,” the 1998 debut by the New Jersey band Saves the Day and the all-time favorite album of Hampden resident Jason Medina, opens with lyrics quintessential to its genre. “And it’s not ...

Breakups are never easy. But whether you got dumped, were cheated on, simply lost feelings, or walked away on good terms, music is always there for you. What better genre of music to comfort you ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook For the past 50 years in music, it’s often been cool to be sad. The countercultural phenomena that ...

Seattle/Portland man Ben Funkhouser — singer/guitarist in Hausu, all-around music appreciator — has made another mix, following his Matson on Music exclusive “206, 425, 253, 360.” This time he’s ...

It’s no secret that San Antonio loves its emo music. From our well-documented (and oft-tormented) Morissey obsession to our tendency to pack into shows by acts like Glassjaw, Thursday and Panic! at ...

Every genre of music inevitably gets reduced to a stereotype in the eyes of the public. Hip hop is often cast as bluntly misogynistic party music. Jazz is thought to be impenetrable, highbrow ...

Everyone hates emo. Well, everyone who matters hates emo, at least. Ten years after Jimmy Eat World’s Clarity set the standard for the genre, it seems to be on its last legs, creatively and ...

While the challenges continue, so do the good works done by our neighbors, our teachers, our health care providers, our volunteers and so many others. This is their story. Ledyard National Bank is ...