Get your PBR and skinny jeans ready — it's a night of emo and punk rock night at Mahall's. Show headliner You Blew It is a Florida based Emo outfit that released their third album Abendrot last November. You Blew It has been working the emo-revival circuit alongside bands like The Front Bottoms and Into It. Over It. for a number of years, but the band now seems to be more fine-tuned and aimed for a bigger breakout. Single "Greenwood" uses subdued, shimmering guitars and an aching vocal delivery without relying on a breakdown or a vocal overload to carry the emotional message. The toned-down nature of the song feels like a step in a more mature direction. Openers All Get Out and Free Throw feel a little more rock than emo, but all the bands essentially use the same tools to craft their music. (Johnny Cook)
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