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Pop-Punk and Emo

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    MxPx's Plans Within Plans Finds the Band Sounding More Vital Than They Have in Years

    Band: MxPx Release: Plans Within Plans Label: Rock City Recording Company Release date: April 3, 2012 You won't find any surprises on the ninth studio record from Bremerton's favorite pop-punk sons, but you will find the band sounding renewed and more vital than they have in years. Perhaps this new ... More >>

  • Music

    February 22, 2012

    Tell Me About That Album: A Gentle Reminder

    The Jealous Sound's Blair Shehan tells us what took so damn long.

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Aging Emo Singers Take a Cue from Aging Punk Singers and Go Acoustic at the Tractor

    Dave LakeMatt Pryor (left) encourages the audience to sing along with Anthony Raneri and and Chris Conley.​Where's the Band? Tour Feb. 11 Tractor Tavern Q: What's an aging emo rocker to do once his band's popularity flatlines but he still has kids to feed and a mortgage to pay? A: What aging ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Tell Me About That Album: Something to Write Home About by The Get Up Kids

    For a certain generation of musicians raised on pop-punk, Something To Write Home About from Kansas City's Get Up Kids was a major touchstone. The 1999 release, which put the band and its then-new label Vagrant on the map, is often singled out as the catalyst for the tidal wave of emo bands that flo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Looking For A Nostalgic '90s Rush? Out Like Pluto Might Just Be The Answer

    Out Like Pluto Take Cover January 13 For the sake of clearing the air: Yes, Out Like Pluto is a pop-punk band fronted by a female with orange hair. It's unfortunate that any band photos depicting the Seattle five-piece might get confused with Paramore, because Take Cover is a fun, poppy, and energe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Wolves At The Gate: If It Looks Like Metal, and It Smells Like Metal, It Should Be Metal

    ​Wolves At The Gate We Are The Ones November 15 Solid State Wolves At The Gate bridges a gap between metal lovers who want their faces melted with raw emotion, and those who embrace clean vocals, pretty guitar pluckin' and some angsty yelling. It's niche metal at best, cautious to pull listen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    Underoath's Play Your Old Stuff Re-Issue Rekindles Past Flames, Then Chokes On Them

    Underoath - Play Your Old Stuff​Underoath Play Your Old Stuff October 18 Solid State Records Underoath more or less paved the way for keyboard-driven metalcore in the Southeast, so it'd only make sense that somewhere along the line the Tampa Bay natives would re-release its three best records ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    Alkaline Trio Brought Out the Acoustics During 15th Anniversary Tour, Last Night at El Corazon

    Derek Grant, Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano​Alkaline Trio El Corazon Thursday, July 14 Matt Skiba offered tips on chivalry and bad haircuts, but the singer-guitarist of Alkaline Trio tried hardest to nail down two points Thursday night at El Corazon. "I'd like to say that playing on tour with the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    Yes, I'm a Blink-182 Nut, But the New Single 'Up All Night' is a Step in the Right Direction

    Joe WilliamsMark Hoppus at Aaron's Amphitheatre in Atlanta on October 7, 2009​It's been 399 weeks and 3 days since Blink-182 released its last self-titled album (seriously, who's counting?) and at 10:30 this morning, the pop-punk trio debuted the new single "Up All Night" on L.A. radio station ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Today Reverb Recommends Checking Out The Reunited 'Original' Taking Back Sunday Lineup

    ​It hasn't been easy being a Taking Back Sunday fan in recent years. The New York post-hardcore band hit it big with the indie crowd in 2002 with Tell All Your Friends, a raw, spit-in-your-face album that featured several lyrical jabs at fellow Long Islanders Brand New, and managed to do the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 15, 2011

    Taking Back Sunday

    ​It hasn't been easy being a Taking Back Sunday fan in recent years. The New York post-hardcore band hit it big with the indie crowd in 2002 with Tell All Your Friends, a raw, spit-in-your-face album that featured several lyrical jabs at fellow Long Islanders Brand New, and managed to do the ... More >>

  • Music

    June 15, 2011

    The Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows

    From Okkervil River to Mark Lanegan.

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Jimmy Eat World Humbled by Crowd, Friday Night at Showbox SoDo

    Charitie MyersJimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins, Friday, at Showbox SoDo.​Jimmy Eat World Showbox SoDo Friday, May 20 In front of a nearly sold-out crowd Friday night, lead singer and guitarist Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World stood in the center of the Showbox SoDo stage, clenching the neck of his e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    If You Only Go to One Totally Sold-Out Show Tonight...

    Make it Cold Cave and the Kills at the Showbox (duh). Obviously, I cannot say enough good things about Cold Cave: they're one of my favorite bands going right now, with one of my favorite albums of the year thus far in their new one Cherish the Light Years. Live, they're madly charismatic in that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Smoking Popes Take Fans Back to High School, Last Night at El Corazon

    Dave Lake​Smoking Popes Tuesday, March 29 El Corazon Lounge Though it wasn't quite a religious experience, Chicago's beloved Smoking Popes put on a lively show Tuesday night, and the packed crowd in El Corazon's lounge drank it like holy water. And why not? There was a time, after all, when i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Blake Schwarzenbach Brings the Forgetters--Along With the Ghost, Spirit, and Sound of Jawbreaker--to Vera Last Night

    Dave Lake​Forgetters Vera Project Sunday, Jan 30 Review by Dave Lake Wish as he might, fans simply can't erase the memory of Blake Schwarzenbach's former bands. There was Jawbreaker, the seminal '90s pop-punk band he fronted that put his gravelly voiced songs (and--whether he likes it or not ... More >>

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    December 29, 2010

    forgetters

    Dave Lake​Forgetters Vera Project Sunday, Jan 30 Review by Dave Lake Wish as he might, fans simply can't erase the memory of Blake Schwarzenbach's former bands. There was Jawbreaker, the seminal '90s pop-punk band he fronted that put his gravelly voiced songs (and--whether he likes it or not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    107.7 The End Announces Deck the Hall Ball Lineup: Broken Bells Black Keys More

    107.7 The End announced this morning that their annual holiday shebang, Deck the Hall Ball, will be held on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at WaMu Theater. The quite decent lineup features some old faces and some new: Broken Bells The Black Keys Jimmy Eat World Cake Temper Trap Sleigh BellsBroken Bel ... More >>

  • Music

    August 11, 2010

    Warped Tour: The Festival for First-Timers

    For kids in the boonies, the traveling fest can be Indie 101.

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Tonight: Kinky Friedman at the Triple Door, Maylene & the Sons of Disaster at Studio Seven

    Michael O'Brian​Kinky Friedman, with Little Jewford, Rat Malone. Triple Door, 216 Union St., 838-4333. 7:30 p.m. $30. All ages. Kinky Friedman's career is not like yours. It doesn't matter who you are, because you're not a satirical, smartass Jew from Texas known as the Lone Star State's Mark ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2010

    Tonight: GreenNote Benefit Concert with Amos Lee & Rocky Votolato, Young Sportsmen, Moneta, Day 2 of Block Party

    ​GreenNote Benefit Concert, with Amos Lee, Rocky Votolato, Star Anna, Ian Moore. Mural Amphitheater, Seattle Center. 4:30 p.m. $15-$25. All ages. Amos Lee is the only performer coming to this sustainability-oriented concert by airplane (horrible for the carbon footprint), so you know he'd bett ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 21, 2010

    Maylene & The Sons of Disaster

    ​GreenNote Benefit Concert, with Amos Lee, Rocky Votolato, Star Anna, Ian Moore. Mural Amphitheater, Seattle Center. 4:30 p.m. $15-$25. All ages. Amos Lee is the only performer coming to this sustainability-oriented concert by airplane (horrible for the carbon footprint), so you know he'd bett ... More >>

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    July 21, 2010

    Moneta

    ​GreenNote Benefit Concert, with Amos Lee, Rocky Votolato, Star Anna, Ian Moore. Mural Amphitheater, Seattle Center. 4:30 p.m. $15-$25. All ages. Amos Lee is the only performer coming to this sustainability-oriented concert by airplane (horrible for the carbon footprint), so you know he'd bett ... More >>

  • Music

    July 21, 2010

    The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows

    ​GreenNote Benefit Concert, with Amos Lee, Rocky Votolato, Star Anna, Ian Moore. Mural Amphitheater, Seattle Center. 4:30 p.m. $15-$25. All ages. Amos Lee is the only performer coming to this sustainability-oriented concert by airplane (horrible for the carbon footprint), so you know he'd bett ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Tonight: Paramore at WaMu Theater, The Sight Below at the Triple Door

    Marcella D. Volpintesta​Paramore, with Relient K. WaMu Theater, 800 Occidental Ave. S., 381-7555. 7 p.m. $31. All ages. Ah, flame-haired, 21-year-old Paramore frontgal Hayley Williams: all the girls wanna be her, and all the guys wanna...well, you know. But there's precious little time to worr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Tonight: Love Is All at the High Dive, Charlotte Gainsbourg at the Crocodile

    Wyatt Cusick​Love Is All, with Princeton. High Dive, 513 N. 36th St., 632-0212. 8 p.m. $10. Listening to the Swedish five-piece Love Is All gives you the same frenetic feeling that a sugar rush does. On the band's third full-length, Two Thousand and Ten Injuries, lead singer Josephine Olausson ... More >>

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    April 14, 2010

    Love Is All

    Wyatt Cusick​Love Is All, with Princeton. High Dive, 513 N. 36th St., 632-0212. 8 p.m. $10. Listening to the Swedish five-piece Love Is All gives you the same frenetic feeling that a sugar rush does. On the band's third full-length, Two Thousand and Ten Injuries, lead singer Josephine Olausson ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    Tonight: Retribution Gospel Choir at the Crocodile, Angels & Airwaves at the Showbox SoDo

    ​Retribution Gospel Choir, with Kinski. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-7416. 8 p.m. $8. Remember Hoobastank? They were early-2000s mainstream rock at its finest - lots of soaring power chords with lots of unnecessary oomph, vocals just dripping with pathos and urgency? That sort of heavy alt ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2010

    Angels & Airwaves

    ​Retribution Gospel Choir, with Kinski. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-7416. 8 p.m. $8. Remember Hoobastank? They were early-2000s mainstream rock at its finest - lots of soaring power chords with lots of unnecessary oomph, vocals just dripping with pathos and urgency? That sort of heavy alt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Tonight: Efterklang at the Triple Door, New Found Glory

    Nan Na Hvass​Efterklang, with Pan Pan. Triple Door, 216 Union St., 838-4333. 7:30 p.m. $18. All ages. In keeping with the symphonic pop trend that's been sweeping indie music for the past five years or so, Danish outfit Efterklang's 2007 release, Parades, is (as its name suggests) a bright, br ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2010

    New Found Glory

    Nan Na Hvass​Efterklang, with Pan Pan. Triple Door, 216 Union St., 838-4333. 7:30 p.m. $18. All ages. In keeping with the symphonic pop trend that's been sweeping indie music for the past five years or so, Danish outfit Efterklang's 2007 release, Parades, is (as its name suggests) a bright, br ... More >>

  • Music

    March 10, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    Nan Na Hvass​Efterklang, with Pan Pan. Triple Door, 216 Union St., 838-4333. 7:30 p.m. $18. All ages. In keeping with the symphonic pop trend that's been sweeping indie music for the past five years or so, Danish outfit Efterklang's 2007 release, Parades, is (as its name suggests) a bright, br ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 27, 2010

    Seattle Helping Haiti

    Nan Na Hvass​Efterklang, with Pan Pan. Triple Door, 216 Union St., 838-4333. 7:30 p.m. $18. All ages. In keeping with the symphonic pop trend that's been sweeping indie music for the past five years or so, Danish outfit Efterklang's 2007 release, Parades, is (as its name suggests) a bright, br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Coachella Lineup Announced, Short on Seattle Bands

    Tickets for Coachella go on sale at 10 a.m. Jan. 22. ​The lineup for the 2010 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was released this morning, and maybe I'm missing something here, but it seems to be pretty short on Seattle bands. True, there are some great and diverse acts on the three-day ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Tonight: Grizzly Bear, Sunny Day Real Estate, Digital Leather

    Digital Leather​Sunny Day Real Estate, the Jealous Sound at the Paramount Theatre, 8 p.m., $15 Any Sunny Day Real Estate fan knows the details already: The Seattle band that launched the '90s emo movement has reunited with its original line-up, 15 years after an acrimonious breakup. There's p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    If You Plan to Attend Any of the Below Live Nation Shows, I Suggest You Buy Tickets Tomorrow

    ​I say this because Live Nation is having a one-day only, two-for-one ticket sale tomorrow, Wednesday the 7th, in which you may purchase two concert tickets for the price of one single ticket. I know you're all stoked to get your hands on some cheapie Hanson tickets...right? Right? Anyway, h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Sunny Day to Play "Secret" Show in Tacoma Tomorrow

    Sunny Day Real Estate plays Hell's Kitchen with Glimpse and Basic Radio, Sept. 16 at 9 p.m. 8 29 Sixth Avenue, Tacoma. 253-759-6003. The show is $5. ​Sunny Day Real Estate's surprise performance at Hell's Kitchen in Tacoma tomorrow night is a surprise no more. According the Tacoma Volcano, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Reaction to Ashley Graham Press Release: Blink 182, Poison, & Def Leppard at White River

    ​ Ashley Graham just sent out a press release announcing the availability of $10, no-fee tickets to shows featuring Blink 182, Poison, and Def Leppard at White River. Our reaction, which was swiftly sent in reply to Ms. Graham: "Hopefully, when Blink 182 plays, I'll blink -- and then be unable ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    Sunny Day Real Estate Reunion Tour: The Rumors Were True

    It's true: we just got word from Sub Pop that the original emos of Sunny Day Real Estate will reunite for a fall tour. Sub Pop will reissue both Diary and LP2 on September 15, and the band will tour in support of the re-issues, including an October 16 stop at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle. Tour d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Last Night: Hey Monday and This Providence at El Corazon

    Seattle-based This ProvidenceThe crowd at El Corazon last night was more Hey Monday "I don't want to finish my algebra homework," than Hey Monday "I don't want to finish these expense reports." Thus ensued a mostly awkward night in which myself and companion found ourselves in a sea of 5 foot-nothin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Hey Monday Tonight at El Corazon

    Hey Monday plays tonight at 6 p.m. at El Corazon.The word "Monday" strikes fear in the hearts of most people. However, new pop-rock band Hey Monday does quite the opposite. Barely out of high school, this new upbeat band lead by Cassadee Pope has already created quite a buzz. Hey Monday recently rel ... More >>

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    May 13, 2009

    The Obits

    Saturday, May 16

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    February 11, 2009

    Agent Orange

    Friday, February 20

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    July 30, 2008

    Cute Is What We Aim For

    Wednesday, July 30

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    July 9, 2008

    Seaweed at SP20

    Saturday, July 12

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    February 20, 2008

    Speaker Speaker

    Saturday, February 23

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