Emo
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Emo is a kind of music. It is kind of like punk, and started in the United States in the mid-1980s in cities like Washington, D.C.. "Emo" or "emo kids" is a name given to someone who is a fan of this kind of music, or who dresses in an "Emo"-like fashion (thick Buddy Holly-like glasses, jeans, t-shirts, dyed hair). Emo music and subculture is similar to the Goth and punk styles in many ways. The name "Emo" is short for emotional. A famous "emo" is Travis Rivera.
[edit] Bands
- Jimmy Eat World
- Weezer
- Modest Mouse
- Taking Back Sunday
- AFI
- The Used
- Hawthorne Heights
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