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So at some point fashioncore because a subgenre of music instead of just a manner of dress. I don't know what rock I was hidden under the whole time this was happening (probably the one known as rum), but now it seems that it's the cool thing for all the new bands to play. The sound is basically the nu-core style that was popular a few years back (all the Thursday, Finch, Glassjaw derived bands), but with full-ranged, clear singing, and only occasional screaming. Which is funny only because I had predicted the nu-core style was an evolutionary dead end, and would either burn out or be replaced by something better. Whoops!

Musically, there's much more similarity to plain old rock and roll (as opposed to punk or hardcore), with occasional transitions into breakdowns or quiet parts. Most interesting of all, even though this style will probably be lumped together with emo (and is arguably a distant decendant), there is almost none of the original ethos, and very little of the asthetic, of such style. Mostly it's just hairgel and hip swinging.

The Continental served as the location for these revelations. I keep going there to see bands I only moderately know or enjoy, yet end up having fun anyway. It's a nice venue, sort of like CBGB's, but with less filth, jerks, and history. I think I'm actually starting to develop a liking for the place. We'll see where this ends up.

Oh and three of the bands I saw said at some point, "if you know the words to this next song, sing along - if not, now's the time to learn them". What's that all about? Guess it's just the fashioncore way.