About this episode
Yasi Salek and music writer Arielle Gordon discuss the influential emo band Get Up Kids and their impact on the genre.
Yasi is joined by music writer Arielle Gordon to tell the story of the Get Up Kids, the Kansas City emo band that transformed the genre. They get into the mix of punk energy and big feelings that made the band so influential, the sliding-door moments of what almost was, and the bands that emerged (and dominated) in the third wave of emo that the Get Up Kids helped create.Listen to the Get Up Kids playlist here.Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalekGuest: Arielle Gordon @reallygordonProducer: Rob SundermannEditor: Adrian BridgesAdditional Production Supervision: Justin SaylesTheme Song: Bethany Cosentino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Yasi Salek
Guest: Arielle Gordon
Topics covered
- emo music
- Get Up Kids
- third wave emo
- punk energy
- influential bands
- music history
Keywords
- Get Up Kids
- emo
- punk
- music history
- Arielle Gordon
- Yasi Salek
- Kansas City
- third wave emo
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Ringer
Books & works: Get Up Kids, Bethany Cosentino
Places: Kansas City
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