At The Drive In performing at the Manville Elks Lodge in Manville, New Jersey, circa 1998. The band's live shows "were the stuff of legend, and to witness one was to be a part of history," Fleisher Madden writes in "Negatives." "They blazed the trail for so many other up-and-coming experimental bands that followed.*
At The Drive In performing at the Manville Elks Lodge in Manville, New Jersey, circa 1998. The band's live shows "were the stuff of legend, and to witness one was to be a part of history," Fleisher Madden writes in "Negatives." "They blazed the trail for so many other up-and-coming experimental bands that followed.*
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A promotional photo for Jimmy Eat World's 1996 album "Static Prevails," taken "somewhere in Arizona."
A promotional photo for Jimmy Eat World's 1996 album "Static Prevails," taken "somewhere in Arizona."
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Ketchup and cigarettes: Musicians Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio) and Blake Schwarzenbach (Jawbreaker) photographed at breakfast in Chicago, circa 1998.
Ketchup and cigarettes: Musicians Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio) and Blake Schwarzenbach (Jawbreaker) photographed at breakfast in Chicago, circa 1998.
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Dashboard Confessional performing at MACROCK in Harrisonburg, Virginia, in 2001. In a foreword to "Negatives," the group's lead singer Chris Carrabba writes of emo that, "The music brings us together and holds us together now just as it always has... It remains, at its heart, a community — and this community has seen some amazing things. If we didn't have the pictures to prove it, I'm not sure anyone would believe us."
Dashboard Confessional performing at MACROCK in Harrisonburg, Virginia, in 2001. In a foreword to "Negatives," the group's lead singer Chris Carrabba writes of emo that, "The music brings us together and holds us together now just as it always has... It remains, at its heart, a community — and this community has seen some amazing things. If we didn't have the pictures to prove it, I'm not sure anyone would believe us."
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One giant leap: Something Corporate perform at Nation in Washington, DC, in 2004.
One giant leap: Something Corporate perform at Nation in Washington, DC, in 2004.
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Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) pictured on a late-night snack run during a 2004 tour, "somewhere on the West Coast."
Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) pictured on a late-night snack run during a 2004 tour, "somewhere on the West Coast."
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"Jejune was this delicate and soft-spoken whisper of a band that would hit you with intricate melodies — and then they'd explode into a wall of noise," Fleisher Madden writes in "Negatives." The band is pictured here at a 1997 gig in New York City.
"Jejune was this delicate and soft-spoken whisper of a band that would hit you with intricate melodies — and then they'd explode into a wall of noise," Fleisher Madden writes in "Negatives." The band is pictured here at a 1997 gig in New York City.
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Inside the tour bus with members of The Grey A.M. in a 1998 photo. "We won tour bingo in every way," Fleisher Madden writes of her experience on the road with the band. "The van constantly broke down, we'd show up to shows that didn't exist, and right before the end of the tour, the singer quit the band. BINGO."<br />
Inside the tour bus with members of The Grey A.M. in a 1998 photo. "We won tour bingo in every way," Fleisher Madden writes of her experience on the road with the band. "The van constantly broke down, we'd show up to shows that didn't exist, and right before the end of the tour, the singer quit the band. BINGO."
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Members of Texas Is The Reason on a Dunkin' Donuts run after a show in Brighton, Massachusetts, in 1995.
Members of Texas Is The Reason on a Dunkin' Donuts run after a show in Brighton, Massachusetts, in 1995.
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"Saosin seemed to have appeared out of nowhere," Fleisher Madden writes in "Negatives." "It's a phenomenon that happens when a band is able to fully utilize an online platform, or harness some sort of social media movement—we saw it back then and we still see it now." The band is pictured here in photographer RJ Shaughnessy's house in Los Angeles in 2003.
"Saosin seemed to have appeared out of nowhere," Fleisher Madden writes in "Negatives." "It's a phenomenon that happens when a band is able to fully utilize an online platform, or harness some sort of social media movement—we saw it back then and we still see it now." The band is pictured here in photographer RJ Shaughnessy's house in Los Angeles in 2003.
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Mineral perform at the VFW Hall in Elkton, Maryland, circa 1997.
Mineral perform at the VFW Hall in Elkton, Maryland, circa 1997.
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