You Don't Know Emo is a site dedicated to all the hardworking hardcore musicians who have been put on the shelf because people only listen to music that they can find on TV. It's for all the hardcore musicians who have had their work ignored because people would rather listen to what their friends think, rather than think for themselves. This is for people who choose to listen to music that can be a bit much for a lot of people. It's dedicated to all the people who put up with people who wear their little sisters' pants.
And most importantly, this is for all those people who do listen to MTV music and wear pants they got from the junior section of Target. This site was created because we're so sick of your antics, we'd spend our time on this site. You know who you are, don't deny that this is about you. However, we appreciate your business, and the fact that you're taking the time to educate yourself.
If there was such thing as an 'Emo Kid', this is what that kid would look like:
This current line-up includes Chris Carabba (vocals, guitar), John Lefler (guitar, vocals), Scott Shoenbeck (bass guitar) and Mike Marsh (drums, percussion). As of 2005, they have released three EPs and four full-length albums, three of which have been certified gold by the RIAA
They won the MTV2 award at 2002's MTV Video Music Awards for their song "Screaming Infidelities".
In May of 2005, Dashboard Confessional entered the studio to record their fourth album with Daniel Lanois. Lanois has co-produced the albums So (Peter Gabriel) and The Joshua Tree (U2), and produced Bob Dylan's Grammy award winning album Time Out of Mind (Album of the Year, 1997). "Don't Wait" was the third single released from Dashboard Confessional's latest album Dusk and Summer, which was released on June 27, 2006. The album's second single was "Stolen". Following the release of Dusk and Summer, Dashboard Confessional went on a summer tour of the U.S. with special guests Say Anything and Ben Lee. They followed this with a co-headlining arena tour with alternative rock band Brand New.
Dashboard Confessional performed at the Brick Awards on April 12, 2007 as a featured musical guest, in addition to playing the final show of the mtvU Campus Invasion Tour 2007 at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia on April 29, 2007. The band was featured on PBS' acclaimed music series Soundstage, with a performance taped at New York's Madison Square Garden debuting on the network July 12, 2007. The broadcast, repeated nationally over subsequent weeks, included "Don’t Wait," "Stolen," and "Screaming Infidelities".
Dashboard Confessional's Official website announced a fall 2007 North American solo tour with special guests Augustana and John Ralston.
Dashboard Confessional released their fifth studio album on October 2nd called The Shade of Poison Trees.
During an interview with Billboard, posted on September 11, 2007, Carrabba stated that he is 14 tracks into what would be the sixth studio album. He is also unsure about when it would be recorded, but plans to have 30 tracks to draw from. It may be a concept album: "only with the last three has it become, like, 'All right, these have a continuity and there's something going on,' so I'm excited to see where that leads." he also stated that the album would not be released for sometime since he has an obligation to promote the new album.
Factoids:
* The TV series One Tree Hill has featured the songs "Don't Wait," "Hands Down," "Currents," and "Stolen" in certain episodes. In addition, "The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most" is the name of a One Tree Hill episode. * "As Lovers Go" appears on the soundtrack to the movie Shrek 2. * "Vindicated" is a song featured in the Spider Man 2 soundtrack. * "Stolen" was rerecorded in 2007 with the German band Juli. It has featured in episodes of Scrubs, Cold Case, and What About Brian. * "Rooftops and Invitations" is featured on the Laguna Beach: Summer Can Last Forever soundtrack. * "Stolen" is the song to which Elliot is proposed to in an episode of the t.v show "Scrubs". * " Stolen" was used in the movie Sydney White. * "Reason to Believe" is a song featured in the Electronic Arts football game Madden NFL 07. * "Several Ways To Die Trying" is featured in an episode of the ABC show Life As We Know It. * Dashboard Confessional is referenced in the Gym Class Heroes song "Taxi Driver." * The song "Standard Lines" was covered by Michael Caras on the album An Evening with the Mickey C. It was also briefly used twice in the pilot episode of Clone High. * "Awake" is commonly listed as a Dashboard Confessional song, but is actually by The Scaries. * Dashboard Confessional is referenced in the MC Lars song "Signing Emo." * Dashboard Confessional's "Bend and Not Break" is featured in the second season of Everwood. * Dashboard Confessional is referenced in the episode Hung Out to Dry of the CBS show NCIS. * The song "Age Six Racer" is comonly listed as "So Long Sweet Summer", this can make it difficult to find.
AGE SIX RACER
Albums:
* A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar Album * Dusk And Summer Album * So Impossible Album * The Drowning Album * The Places You've Come To Fear The Most Album * The Shade Of Poison Trees Album * The Swiss Army Romance Album
