Emo Kids Anonymous

Welcome to EKA169! Today we're joined by Heavy Metal Chess Club out of Philadelphia! Hot off the heels of their new album "I Think It'll Haunt Me Forever", the members of HMCC joined us for a deep dive on the album as well as a look into their personal and collective emo origins. I'll give you a hint: lots of Title Fight, Modern Baseball and The Hotelier. Along with this we d...

Welcome to EKA168! Today is a very special episode as we are joined by Elliott Brabant of Michael Cera Palin for a wide ranging interview that had Robb in tears from both laughter and sadness. Things kick off with a bang as we immediately start by talking about Combat and Freddie Got Fingered which of course leads to Ebert & Roper and then 9/11 and then things just keep on that path. We discus...

Welcome to EKA167! Today we're joined by the band Glen out of Lansing, Michigan. Originally they're from Clio, they went to high school together and now they run a venue out of their home. We've heard about this band in previous episodes with No Problemo!, Final Boss Fight, The Bald and Tequila Mockingbird so naturally we had to have the band on and they were uhh...NOT a disappointment...

Welcome to EKA166! Today we are joined by Ace Enders and Jeff Kummer from seminal New Jersey emo band The Early November! Amanda and I have both been fans of this band for over 20 years so we were very excited for this interview and the guys did not disappoint. Truly class acts who made for an incredible conversation that covered everything from the early days of the band to their multi decades lo...

Welcome to EKA165! Today we are joined by Jus Rus, a singer/songwriter from Philly! Jus Rus is the solo project of Justin Russell. Justin and I have followed eachother on tiktok for a while and couldn't help that we basically had the exact same taste in music so once he had some new material to promote we had to have him on! We filmed this while Amanda and Catherine were in DC at Warped Tour so th...

Welcome to EKA 164! Today we are joined by our most long distance guest in show history, Walwin! Walwin is a singer, songwriter, producer and overall just cool dude. Currently based in Melbourne by way of South London, Walwin was kind enough to join me early in the Aussie morning for one of the most fun conversations we've had on the show. We dive into what makes pro wrestling so special, its...

Welcome to EKA163! Today we are joined by Evan Weiss of Into It. Over It., Pet Symmetry, The Progress and so many other projects. Evan has been a pivotal figure in emo for the last 15+ years so having him on was truly an honor. In this episode, we discuss his personal progression and history as an artist, from HS days with The Progress up until now. We spend time talking about his production work...

Welcome to EKA162! Today we're talking shop as we got all 3 members of Team EKA on the call discussing what we've been up to and what we have coming up. The episode starts off with Amanda and Catherine recapping their weekend interviewing bands on behalf of our show. Sleeping With Sirens, Saturdays At Your Place, Travie McCoy, Hawthorne Heights and so many others! They give us a behind the...

Welcome to EKA 161! Today we are joined by Zachary Ross, frontman of the seminal pop punk band Man Overboard as well as the band Chew Toy! We talk about his east coast origins, early tours with Handguns, the origination of the Defend Pop Punk shirt, plus tons of old stories! Chris Carrabba, Andy Black, New Found Glory, Nevershoutnever! Zach gives us insight into the 2010s Warped Tour scene like on...

Welcome to EKA160! Today we are joined by an up and coming emo band out of Dayton, OH called Hawthorne Heights! In all seriousness, JT and the fellas were kind enough to take some time to sit down with Amanda for an interview at the Vans Warped Tour in DC. We talked about the importance of bands supporting other bands before pitting bands against eachother and making the band pick. Along with this...

Welcome to EKA 159! Today I'm joined by Ethie, the tour manager/booker/photographer/graphic designer/ merchperson for quite literally like 82% of the bands we have had on our show. Leisure Hour, Palette Knife, Stars Hollow, Adjust The Sails, Tequila Mockingbird, Thoughts on Bowling, Dear Maryanne you know em, Ethie has worked with them. We talk about how they got their start, our similar roles...

Welcome to EKA158! Today we're joined by Mitch and Gabe from Saturdays At Your Place for a quick interview at the 2026 Vans Warped Tour in DC! Amanda and the fellas discuss life after the release of These Things Happen, when to expect the follow up LP, touring internationally, representing the new school at legacy fests like Warped and so much more. After being eliminated by Free Throw in the...

Welcome to EKA 157! Today we are joined by Swiss Army Wife on the heels of their new record "I Love You, But I Hate It Here" out now on We're Trying Records! Tim and Ellie were kind enough to join me to talk about the making of the record, signing with Jordan and We're Trying Records, and so much more. From coming down to the Antelope Valley to work with Alex Estrada to the horse...

Welcome to a bonus minisode with Sleeping With Sirens! Amanda had a chance to sit down with the band at Vans Warped Tour in Washington D.C. to talk about their new record An Ending In Itself. The recording process, what they ate while working on it, the songs they're looking forward to playing and so much more! --------------------------------- With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anony...

Welcome to EKA156! Today we are joined by Harrison Gordon of the band Harrison Gordon, as he announces the bands new LP Bliss, their first with Hopeless Records! Bliss drops on September 4th and was produced and mixed by Tyler Floyd and mastered by Will Yip. We talk about how tf we got to this point, from the band expanding beyond a solo project, to releasing a critically acclaimed debut album and...

Welcome to EKA 155! Today we are joined by Andrew Sacher, senior editor and podcast host at Brooklyn Vegan, to talk about his upcoming book Emo Revival! When Andrew's book was announced I was hoping we'd be able to have him on to talk about this important period together. Along with a deep dive on the writing process of the book, Andrew also tells us WHY he wrote this book. We also talk ab...

Welcome to EKA 154! Today we are joined by the CEO of ska themself, the one and only JER of Skatune Network! If you exist on the internet, you are familiar with Jer, who has been building a following over the last decade + with their work in We Are The Union, founding Skatune Network, and the solo work as Jer. We discuss their origins, from the school band to ska sensation that has received acclai...

Welcome to EKA153! Today we are once again joined by Bryce and AJ of the band halftimeshow out of Joplin MO (among other places. As you know, the halftimeshow song Hero of Roku City is our shows theme song and the band has finally released the follow up, their first full length "soft spot". Unfortunately we had some technical difficulties come into play that took out about 30 minutes of...

Welcome to EKA152! Today We're joined by Max Tomack-Villalobos from the band Kiss The Scientist outta the 818! KTS are signed to Take This To Heart like so many previous guests (Palette Knife, T!IHI, PONY, Future Teens) so we knew we had to have them on! Fresh off the heels of releasing a new single and their debut EP, Max was kind enough to tell us the bands history, his random Hoobastank connect...

Welcome to EKA151! Today we are joined by Mike Jansen and Mark O'Connell of the band Me.! You may recognize Mark from the 20+ years spent behind the kit with Taking Back Sunday, but Mike is new to a lot of us so we had him tell us his story as well as how he went from submitting music to singing in Me.. We touch on Mark and Eddie Reyes reconnecting and rediscovering the simple joy of playing m...

Welcome to EKA 150.5! On today's minisode we are looking back at the past and anticipating the future simultaneously! We've now released 150 full episodes featuring interviews with 100 different bands spanning 29 states and 3 and a half countries (shoutout, subtitles.). Thanks for tuning in with us! That being said, this minisode is about looking ahead! Looking ahead to the summer tours, f...

Welcome to EKA150! Can you believe we made it to 150 without getting in hot water even one time!? Anyways, today we're joined by Nat Brennan of Arcadia Grey! As veterans of our DIY scene, Arcadia Grey are a band we've wanted on the show for quite some time so it's only fitting that they're our guest for this milestone episode. Nat gives us the full Arcadia Grey lore, from high school to adulthood,...

Welcome to EKA149! Today we're joined by Skiimo out of Denver Colorado! This interview was a long time comin'! Skiimo were originally supposed to be on in December of last year but had to cancel last minute. I was supposed to see Skiimo here in SoCal a few weeks later, but I wasn't able to make it. Finally, 6 months later we get a chance to meet. During this conversation with Bryson an...

Welcome to EKA 148.5! In todays supersized minisode (lol) Robb and Amanda are breaking down the New York Times list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters and trust me, we both have thoughts. Some we agree with, some we're indifferent on, some we disagree with so much we consider throwing our laptop over the balcony. Who are the greatest living US songwriters? Taylor Swift? Bruce Sprin...

Welcome to EKA 148! Today we are joined by Efrain, Jesus and Robert of Rio Grande Valley emo band Upon Your Dead Body! Originally started as a solo project by Efrain, the band eventually evolved to be a collaborative effort and we talk about every step along the way. We discuss Tex Mex vs SoCal mexican food, different eras of emo and their evolution along with it, and so much more. Is UYDB kinda l...