so excited for that, my first midwest-emo concert ever, i'm going with some friends and all that, just wanted to share the moment with u guys!!

Part 3 of my three part essay on the origins of American Football is up now on my substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-221333425

Part 1 is the origin story (teenage punk rock years when Mike and I were in high school, cap'n jazz era) - https://substack.com/@steveholmesaf/p-219450490

Part 2 is the origin of American Football during the LP1 era - https://substack.com/@steveholmesaf/p-220102060

Part 3 is about getting the band back together in 2014

Cheers,
Steve

My 55 hour MWE playlist linked thru Spotify below :3

(The title is from when Kayne kept calling Pete Davidson "Skete" in cryptic tweets and & captions)

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/50tekQKPSCm9cNtn2EQZYw?si=o-KwhFoAQuSVXGDwpFjS5A&utm_source=copy-link&pi=HXcq5g6bR3uYo

Greetings Bristol Quadders

I've bucked the emo trend by getting a date tomorrow so will unfortunately have to miss tomorrow's BQ show - I've got one ticket on Headfirst which I can send over - looking for a little bit of $ but welcome offers under ticket price (would take a tenner!)

Lemme know lemme know :)

We played our third show ever last saturday.

I like modern baseball, free throw, and mom jeans I’m looking for Midwest emo songs that capture a sense of general apathy thanks in advance

I've been playing guitar for a while, so I'm comfortable with chords, solos, and playing in general, but I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the rhythmic side of math rock and Midwest emo.

I'm used to making a chord progression in 4/4, looping it, and playing a solo over it. That's pretty much what I've always done, and I'm getting bored with it.

I've been trying to learn 3/4 strumming patterns and things like grouping eighth notes into 3+2+3 or 3+3+2, but I don't think I fully understand what I'm actually doing or how to use it musically.

One thing that's really confusing me is the difference between playing eighth notes in a math rock riff and just playing a regular guitar solo. Like, what actually makes something sound like math rock rhythmically instead of just a Guns N' Roses-style solo over some chords? Is it the accents, where the notes fall, the phrasing, or something else entirely?

I really want to get away from the same old 4/4 loops and start writing more interesting guitar parts, especially stuff inspired by Midwest emo and math rock, but I feel like I'm missing some fundamental understanding of rhythm that's keeping me stuck.

If anyone can explain this in a way that might make it click, or point me toward some good YouTube lessons or other resources, I'd really appreciate it. I'm not necessarily looking to learn more complicated solos, I want to understand how to actually write more interesting rhythms and guitar parts.

But this is a picture of my buddy and I, he has since passed away. He has that tattoo on his wrist and I want to get the same one, but I can’t find a solid picture of it. And I remember him saying it was from a band. Not sure what band. But he was really into polar bear club, I hate myself, and American football. So I felt maybe this was the page to ask, does any me recognize this tattoo? Sorry if this is a shot in the dark. But figured I’d ask on here.

had this baby since i was 16. in my early 30s now. stolen of course like 6 years ago
OG Joan of Arc shirt ❤️

yes, allegations... been in the band for some years now, we have an album out and many people love it and planning to play in other cities/countries and some time ago it has come to my attention that there are serious rumors about our vocalist/guitarrist (both of us are the main songwritters but he writes the lyrics) in our hometown and i dont know how to proceed. this hits me hard because i have been abused in the past and beign close to someone like that is just fcking wrong, i feel like a dumbass bc of writing this

i, at the time, tried to talk about it with the other two, kick him out but one is very close to him and thinks is just rumors/lies fueld by jelousy and the other kinda supported me but he later didnt wanted to do with anything with the band and left shortly after. now two new guys arrived, i like them but they seem to be more close to the vocalist and dont know if they are aware of the rumors or that they just dont care. either way he has the accounts of everything (specialy the music publishers)

i personally havent seen any allgations either legal or online, just what some of the people in our local scene say about him (which are also assholes that also defend their own rap!st friends or have their own rumors) and there are multiple versions of what he supposley did yet they are kinda consistent. i want to kick him out but i dont think the rest of the band will agree with me.

a) convince the band kick him out and go forward without him and keep the clout we already have even tho his precense will linger in the project since we cowrote the songs. this feels very oportunistic

b) i leave, start from zero with new music before the shit hits the fan (in case the allegations turn out to be true)

i cannot pretend its all right, i dont want to be a predator defender and most importantly cant imagine the feeling the victims seeing their abuser have type of succses, i guess i have to start digging to know the origin of this rumors or cut my losses and start over.

regardless i feel kinda excluded in my own band and saddly there are so many examples of this situations in the emo comunity and music in general.

anyways what do yall think? whats youre favorite tunning

I'm writing an article on where the Emo genre is heading and was looking to find out which younger, more underground and mid-level bands this sub thinks are the most compelling in the genre right now. Bands who are really pushing themselves and the genre forward. Especially ones who formed in the last 10 years or so

Im interested in different types of sound too, who is killing it by being weird and abrasive? Any bands with a more mainstream pop focus? New sounds we've never heard before?

Any and all reccs would be cool, cheers!

Band members wanted

If you’re young and emo and live close to St. Louis, Missouri, and you know how to play the drums or guitar Hit me up to join a new band. I’m Hella tuff and chill I sing and play bass sometimes looking for people that have a kinda open schedule that are teenagers. I can sway a little bit older. Thank you, everybody and remember stay Swaggy.

I have a ticket going for Ben Klock tomorrow at Crystal at The Exchange. I am going on holiday to Thailand instead. I don't really mind if I get any money for it, just rather it not go to waste.

Bristol UK

Dm me

Much appreciated! I need to buy the "fuck everything about this" tshirt

Not sure what to do with it but I like it so far

am i ripping anyone off please let me know

im stupid and cant count this and i just wanna know for midi drum/tracking purposes lol. i think i mightve stolen the groove from ttng.

I want more people that listen to the same music as me