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If you’re a millennial who loved the pop punk scene of the 2000s, there’s a strong chance Philadelphia’s The Starting Line hold a special place in your heart. Never quite as big a household name of some of their Warped Tour and Alt Press peers like New Found Glory, Fall Out Boy, or Paramore,…
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It’s been just over a decade since New York pop punk outfit State Champs erupted onto the scene with their fantastic debut album, The Finer Things, instantly becoming one of the most in-demand acts of the ’00s pop punk and emo revival (which has, even more recently hit something of a fever pitch). In the years since,…
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A longtime scene favorite, Four Year Strong helped popularize the “easycore” sound of the ‘00s, fusing pop punk hooks and melodies with hardcore riffs and breakdowns. Over 20 years and seven LPs, the group have cemented themselves as one of pop punk’s most enduring acts. Hailing from Worcester, Massachusetts, FYS quickly rose to prominence after their…
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Returning to Nashville for the fifth year in a row, following an extended Music City absence, the long-running Vans Warped Tour, now in its 24th consecutive year (making it the longest running traveling summer fest by a huge margin), is set to make its final cross-country trek this summer, with one final stop at The Fairgrounds Nashville this…
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Hailing from Chicago, Knuckle Puck combine elements of emo and pop punk to forge a sound that has helped them become a buzzy fixture in the scene over the past few years, adopting a more indie and ambitious bent than many of their peers. Part of the pop punk’s organic, much-need course correction, which has seen…
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As we announced a few months back, premier summer traveling punk fest the Vans Warped Tour, now entering its 22nd consecutive year, will return to Nashville on June 29, its third year back after an extended absence from Music City, following the 2006 closure of the Starwood Amphitheatre. Set to take place once again at The Fairgrounds Nashville,…
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Pop punk and emo are certainly having a moment of renaissance, and we couldn’t be more excited about the new crop of talented national acts emerging from the scene in recent years, chief among them, and certainly skewing more on the pop punk side of the spectrum, State Champs and Neck Deep, who, as we told you…
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Two of pop punk’s most promising up and coming acts, State Champs and Neck Deep, are teaming up with Alternative Press Magazine for a co-headlining spring tour, along with Knuckle Puck and Like Pacific, which returns them to Nashville March 3 for a show at Rocketown. Both State Champs and Neck Deep have passed through Music City in recent months in supporting slots,…
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Constantly evolving rockers The Maine have doubled down on their nostalgic, alt rock and unabashed pop tendencies on their latest release, American Candy, and TONIGHT, May 12, they’ll return to Nashville for an all ages show at Cannery Ballroom to show off some new tunes. Joining the (criminally underrated outside of the punk scene) band are pop punk revivalists Real Friends and Knuckle Puck,…
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As we previously reported, the Vans Warped Tour is set to return to Nashville’s Tennessee State Fairgrounds once again this summer on July 1, and, every Wednesday for the past several months, they’re been announcing a new round of bands. Finally, after months of buildup, we’ve reached the end, and joining the previously announced lineup of Neck Deep, Front Porch Step, Handguns, Kosha Dillz,…