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I chimed in with a "Haven't you people ever heard of closing the goddamn door?!"

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For most people, their "emo phase" is a time in their life they'd rather forget. They delete their myspace and throw away their rubber band bracelets from Hot Topic. But, for some, Emo Nite can bring back memories and a way to jam out to some of their favorite music from the 90s and 2000s.

Emo nite is for everyone. Even though it is called emo night they play other similar types of music like alternative rock, alternative pop, pop-punk, and punk. So even if you aren't a ride or die fan of emo music you can still have a good time. You will hear mainstream music you've heard a million times on the radio like Fall Out Boy, "Mr. Brightside" by the Killers and "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson.

Always, I know you'll be at my show (The Beginning)

Emo Nite began in Los Angeles by co-founders TJ Petracca, Morgan Freed and Babs Szabo. It all began in in 2014 at a birthday party attended by Petracca and Szabo when they sang a Dashboard Confessional song together at karaoke. They asked each other, "What if we could listen to this when we went out?”

Then, it turned into "Taking Back Tuesday," playing the first Tuesday of each month at the Echoplex in Echo Park. Taking Back Sunday's frontman Adam Lazzara did not enjoy the homage to his band. He told Billboard magazine, "I don’t want to become a parody of something I take real seriously. That’s the line that these people are walking... You don’t make shirts that say ‘Sad as Fuck.’ Like you’re making a fucking joke out of it? Fuck you.” That's where they got the idea for the Sad as Fuck merchandise that they sell online and at performances. As well as the balloons scattered around the venues they play that say "Sad AF."

And we'll never miss a party cause we keep them going constantly (The Future)

They then changed the name to Emo Nite and began touring all across the country but still managing to do the first Tuesday over every month in L.A. They also have a store for their company and an online shop. Also, they have just started a podcast that features bands and artists they feature at their parties.

If you're lucky one of the artists you're singing along to or other celebrities to will show up to guest DJ your show. Past guest DJ's include Neck Deep, All Time Low's Jack Barakat, My Chemical Romance's Mikey Way, members of Fidlar, Dashboard Confessional, and Machine Gun Kelly.

Dance, this is the way they'd love, If they knew how misery loved me

If you think you'd enjoy singing until your voice gives out, drinking cheap beer, dancing on stage, and listening to the music that formed who you are today I would recommend going to Emo Nite next time they stop in your city.

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