Emo is a subculture and music genre that originated in the United States, evolving from Washington D.C.'s Hardcore Punk scene in the mid-1980s during an event known as the Revolution Summer, which also served as forerunner for another Punk subgenre known as Post-Hardcore. Among the earliest acts associated with this movement were Rites of Spring, Embrace, Moss Icon, Gray Matter, and One Last Wish. Early participants were sometimes referred to as "Spock Rock" (in reference to Spock from Star…
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