While emo music might be most associated with sadness and heartbreak, those lovelorn artists couldn’t have written such songs without experiencing some serious romantic highs. Since it’s Valentine’s ...

Staring off wistfully into the middle distance, thinking, “Man, the mid-2010s were a time .” Whether or not you believe it ...

The crowd at Emo Nite's Grave Rave was made up of a wide variety of ages. The line, long and winding but orderly, stretched around the corner from the venue, with concertgoers dressed in everything ...

Over the last several decades, emo music has experienced moments of mainstream popularity. Dashboard Confessional won a VMA in 2002, and more recently, Paramore won two Grammys in 2024. But the vast ...

Emo music means many different things to fans, from the genre’s forebearers in ‘80s D.C. to ‘90s godfathers like Jawbreaker and Cap’n Jazz, to the boom in popularity around the early-aughts Warped ...

Emo Night Tampa was founded in 2015 and has since become a welcoming hub for emo lovers, fostering a lively atmosphere through annual events. These events honor all that the emo genre is capable of, ...

The line, long and winding but orderly, stretched around the corner from the venue, with concertgoers dressed in everything from rave apparel to dad sneakers. Young women with glittery eyelids and ...

Louis Posen founded Hopeless Records 30 years ago and has seen emo music evolve. Dustin Franz for NPR Over the last several decades, emo music has experienced moments of mainstream popularity.