In Defense of the Genre is a column on BrooklynVegan about punk, pop punk, emo, hardcore, post-hardcore, ska-punk, and more, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres that ...

The idea is to bring people together who love emo and pop punk music in a space where they can celebrate it together. Emo music specifically features emotional and often confessional lyrics.

Blue Island Gets Warped all-ages, outdoor music fest features 10 pop/punk and EMO tribute bands Saturday, June 7, at the Lyric Theater.

Hopeless is an independent record label based in California. Its roster features some of pop punk and emo music’s biggest names, from Sum 41 to All Time Low. But how exactly did this small indie ...

Jerkweed, “South Carolina’s premiere mediocre pop punk/emo band,” was formed officially in September 2023, joined by Ryan Hanifin and drummer Marc Voyer. The group covers the kind of music ...