taking back sunday Archives

Peter Woods • July 12, 2024

NEW YORK — A group of Broadway producers greenlit a highly anticipated musical with an original book by Lin-Manuel Miranda…

Jose Balderas • January 7, 2024

LOS ANGELES — Local self-described “elder emo” Jasper Berkeley, 37, turned down the volume to his car stereo playing Taking…

Ted Pillow • February 9, 2023

Taking Back Sunday dominated the emo scene of the early oughts and influenced so many bands of the era. They…

Bobby Korec • October 2, 2022

Each week, The Hard Times travels back and revisits a notable album from the past. This week we’re doing a…

Robert John Scucci • May 4, 2021

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Aging former Warped Tour musician Brent Storm sold his van and is now working for a local…

Bobby Korec • October 3, 2020

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Self-described “emo kid” and 40-year-old elementary school teacher Tucker Grating reminded his class today that when spelling…

Louie Aronowitz • January 21, 2020

I'm trying to think of this emo band but I just can't remember their name. They were huge in the…

Tim Nash • August 1, 2019

CHICAGO — A federal judge ruled Monday afternoon that all emo kids who were profoundly affected in some way by…

Peter Woods • June 30, 2018

BOISE, Idaho — A car full of emo fans nearly devolved into chaos early yesterday morning as all five passengers…

Steven Kowalski • July 19, 2016

LONG ISLAND, NY - Having successfully defended the territory of Sunday from a vicious attack by a DJ night, Taking…