Instead, the attitude is that emo might as well be everything. On that night in July, Blink-182 singles were omnipresent, and at one point, after an auxiliary DJ in the lobby’s bar finished playing Sum 41’s “Fat Lip,” I walked into the main room where the guest DJ, Alex Garcia from the band Mayday Parade, was also playing “Fat Lip.”ĭuring Emo Nite, there are no contentious debates about what emo is. also doesn’t shy away from music that isn’t likely to be categorized as emo, particularly pop-punk.
That was the sound’s most commercially bountiful era, when acts like My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy were MTV staples and touring titans. Though the genre the party takes its name from has roots that go back to the mid-1980s and a long history of DIY scenes, Emo Nite’s focus is on the aughts.
Perched above the stage, he led them in sweaty sing-alongs to hit after hit, emo or otherwise: “Helena” into “My Own Worst Enemy” into “My Friends Over You” into “Dear Maria, Count Me In,” all long before midnight.Įmo Nite Los Angeles doesn’t shy away from the bangers or the crossover songs. Despite Petracca’s absence, Freed had no problem keeping the crowd riled up. Petracca, was quarantining in Massachusetts after testing positive for COVID following a gig in Boston. His look was reminiscent of what Lindsay Lohan jingle bell rocked during the talent show scene in Mean Girls. Morgan Freed, one of the party’s cofounders, stood on top of the DJ booth, wearing a skimpy Mrs. Though the summer weather hadn’t turned frightful, a fully decorated tree and bright red stockings mixed with balloons emblazoned with the words “SAD AS FUCK.” Clips from A Christmas Story and Jingle All the Way looped silently on video screens. On a Friday night in the beginning of July, the Avalon in Hollywood was decorated with a Christmas theme for Emo Nite Los Angeles’s monthly party. Grab your Telecasters and Manic Panic and join us in the Black Parade. Welcome to Emo Week, where we’ll explore the scene’s roots, its evolution to the modern-day Fifth Wave, and some of the ephemera around the genre. In case you haven’t heard, emo is back, baby! In honor of its return to prominence-plus the 20th anniversary of the first MCR album-The Ringer is following Emo Wendy’s lead and tapping into that nostalgia. Optus, Bigpond).My Chemical Romance is touring again, Paramore and Jimmy Eat World are headlining a major festival this fall, and there’s a skinny, tattooed, white dude with a guitar dominating the charts.
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In the TikTok, Gilli says, “In 2008, I played Maria in All Time Low’s Dear Maria, Count Me In video,” showing off a video of her cuddling the chimp she starred alongside in the video. Gilli Messer played Maria in the iconic 2008 video, and she's taken to TikTok to reveal she's still got one of the props from the shoot. Photo from All Time Low's YouTube channel.Īll Time Low's music video for Dear Maria, Count Me In is iconic for a few reasons, including the actress who played Maria.