School of Emo

Today's episode is a full recap of Sleeping With Sirens, featuring House & Home on May 8, 2026 at Marathon Music Works in Nashville TN. I'll share my experience with the venue, opener, and surprises during the set!  If you'd like to come on to share your emo experiences, favorite stories or lore from bands you love, or an EMO-ment for a future episode, email schoolofemopodcast@gmail.com or message...

Today's episode is a full recap of the Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party Tour from Hayley Williams, featuring Water From Your Eyes on April 28, 2026 at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville TN. Aka Hayley's Ryman Residency I'll share my experience with the venue, merch, and surprises during the set!  If you'd like to come on to share your emo experiences, favorite stories or lore from bands you love, or a...

Today's episode is a full recap of the I Love You But I Chose The Maine Tour, featuring Moody Joody, Grayscale, and Nightly on April 24, 2026 at Marathon Music Works in Nashville TN. I'll share my experience with the venue, merch, and surprises during the set!  If you'd like to come on to share your emo experiences, favorite stories or lore from bands you love, or an EMO-ment for a future episode,...

Today's band started in the neon-lit, MySpace-heavy world of late 2000s pop-punk… but instead of fading out, they evolved, adapted, and became one of the most successful independent bands in the modern alternative scene. This is The Maine, a band defined not just by their music, but by their commitment to doing things their own way. If you'd like to come on to share your emo experiences, favorite...

  Today's band is one of the most respected, consistent, and emotionally grounded acts in the emo and punk scenes. They were never the trendiest band. Never the flashiest. But they've built something arguably more powerful: longevity, loyalty, and a catalog full of songs that feel like hard-earned truth. This is Bayside, a band defined by resilience, tragedy, and unwavering connection with their f...

There are a lot of debates in the emo world. What band started it. What band ruined it. What band isn't actually emo, even though it absolutely soundtracked your teenage breakdowns. But today's debate? It's personal. Because today, I'm building my Emo Mount Rushmore. If you'd like to come on to share your emo experiences, favorite stories or lore from bands you love, or an EMO-ment for a future ep...

Today's band represents a different generation of the scene… not the MySpace era, but what came after. The revival. The backlash. The bands that brought pop-punk back to its raw, aggressive roots. This is The Story So Far, a band known for fast songs, brutal honesty, and lyrics that feel less like poetry and more like confrontation. If you'd like to come on to share your emo experiences, favorite...

This episode is a live reaction about the Emo's Not Dead Cruise 2027 lineup announcement… because yes, we decided to cruise another year!  Want to be on the boat in 2027 with us? Get all the details here: https://www.endcruise.com/ If you'd like to come on to share your emo experiences, favorite stories or lore from bands you love, or an EMO-ment for a future episode, email schoolofemopodcast@gmai...

Today's band sits right at the intersection of pop-punk energy and emo vulnerability. A band that didn't always get labeled 'emo' — but absolutely helped define the emotional core of the early 2000s scene. This is The Starting Line, the band behind one of the most iconic opening lines in pop-punk history: "Tell me what you thought about when you were gone…'" If you'd like to come on to share your...

Today's band is one of the most ambitious and unconventional groups to ever come out of the emo and post-hardcore world. A band that mixed progressive rock, sci-fi storytelling, and emotional intensity into something completely unique.   This is Coheed and Cambria, the band behind the sprawling science-fiction saga known as The Amory Wars.   If you'd like to come on to share your emo experiences,...

Today's band is synonymous with emotional honesty, piano-driven pop-punk, and some of the most devastating breakup songs of the 2000s. A band whose early years were marked by meteoric rise and one of the most talked-about internal splits in emo history. This is Mayday Parade, a band that soundtracked teenage heartbreak, adult regret, and the long road toward healing. If you'd like to come on to sh...

Today's band is one of the most debated, beloved, and emotionally complicated groups in post-hardcore history. A band whose name means 'small heart' in Chinese, but whose impact on the 2000s emo scene was anything but small. This is the story of Saosin, a band defined by soaring melodies, shifting vocalists, and a fanbase that never stopped arguing about which era was best. If you'd like to come o...

Today's episode is a full recap of Story of the Year's album release show on February 14, 2026 at The Pageant in St. Louis, Missouri and a review of their latest album A.R.S.O.N. I'll share what happened with the album release day, the venue, the set, and my thoughts on this new album.  If you'd like to come on to share your emo experiences, favorite stories or lore from bands you love, or an EMO-...

Today we're talking about a group whose sound became shorthand for midwestern longing, quiet heartache, and emotional clarity without screaming… a band that took whispers and made them unforgettable. This is American Football,  the Urbana, Illinois trio whose lone 1999 record took years to catch on… and then never stopped. By the end of this episode, you'll understand how a quiet college band beca...

Today, we're talking about a chapter of emo history that's a little overlooked, but deeply influential: the intersection of Christian youth group culture and the rise of the third wave emo/post-hardcore scene in the early 2000s. This was an era where kids came out mosh pits on Saturdays to youth groups on Sundays. Where faith, frustration, introspection, and hardcore collided in ways that shaped h...

This episode is a full review of my second sail away on the Emo's Not Dead Cruise - we talk about the setup of the bigger boat this year, activities on board, sets by some of our favorite emo artists, and more! Want to be on the boat in 2027? Get all the details here: https://www.endcruise.com/ If you'd like to come on to share your emo experiences, favorite stories or lore from bands you love, or...

Today, we're prepping for the Emo's Not Dead Cruise 2026, which I'm currently on upon posting this episode!  I'll talk about the process up signing up, the band lineup, the schedule and all there is to do on the ship, how I'm packing, and some of my predictions and hopes for the cruise!  If you'd like to come on to share your emo experiences, favorite stories or lore from bands you love, or an EMO...

Today's band is loud, vulnerable, chaotic, deeply self-aware, and somehow the most relatable emo act of the last decade. A band that brought raw emotion back to the center of the genre… without polishing the edges or watering anything down: Hot Mulligan — the band that made yelling about anxiety feel like group therapy. If you'd like to come on to share your emo experiences, favorite stories or lo...

Today's band helped bridge the gap between second-wave emo and the pop-punk explosion of the early 2000s. They wrote songs about heartbreak, regret, and longing, but made them catchy enough that we screamed along anyway: Saves the Day, one of the most quietly influential bands in emo history. If you'd like to come on to share your emo experiences, favorite stories or lore from bands you love, or a...

Today, we're reflecting over some of my favorite EMOments of 2025 and the EMOments I'm looking forward to in 2026, along with a few manifestations for this channel in the coming year.  If you'd like to come on to share your emo experiences, favorite stories or lore from bands you love, or an EMOment for a future episode, email schoolofemopodcast@gmail.com or message me on Instagram @ school.of .em...

Today's band is one of the most dramatic, controversial, and hotly debated names in mid-2000s emo and post-hardcore. A band born out of Las Vegas chaos, shaped by legal trouble, and forever tied to one of the most polarizing frontmen the scene has ever known. Today, we're talking about Escape the Fate, and yes, we are absolutely diving deep into the Ronnie Radke era, his exit, and what the band be...

Today's episode is a full recap of Silverstein's 25th Anniversary Tour featuring Thursday, Free Throw, and Bloom on December 17, 2025 at Marathon Music Works in Nashville, Tennessee. I'll share what happened logistically with the venue and merch, the sets from each of the bands, and my overall experience of the show.  If you'd like to come on to share your emo experiences, favorite stories or lore...

Today, we're diving into a band that's both a technical powerhouse and an emotional anchor for an entire generation of fans. A band known for their dizzying riffs, explosive drums, holiday metal albums, and iconic circle pits at every festival from Warped to Christmas shows. Today we're talking about August Burns Red, the Pennsylvania metalcore titans who turned melody and mayhem into an art form....

Today, we're talking about a band that blended Christian metalcore, synth-driven chaos, and emo-adjacent lyricism into something totally their own.  Yep, we're diving into The Devil Wears Prada, the Ohio kids who went from Myspace buzz band to metalcore mainstays. If you'd like to come on to share your emo experiences, favorite stories or lore from bands you love, or an EMO-ment for a future episo...

Today we're diving into a band that's become a staple of the modern emo revival: Mom Jeans. Formed in California but beloved all over the internet, Mom Jeans. are equal parts nostalgic, self-deprecating, and emotionally honest. Their sound feels like a mixtape of slacker emo, early 2000s pop-punk hooks, and indie rock. Over nearly a decade, they've grown, experimented, and connected deeply with th...