Emo (disambiguation)

Emotional hardcore (also known as emo or emocore) is a subgenre of hardcore punk characterized by expressive lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., and was pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace. Its sound and meaning was shifted and changed in the early 1990s into a style of genres such as indie rock and pop punk and encapsulated by bands in the early 1990s such as Jawbreaker and Sunny Day Real Estate.

Emo may also refer to:

Businesses

• Emo (oil), an Irish oil company and filling station chain
• Emo Speedway, a racetrack in Emo, Ontario
• Emo's, a nightclub in Austin, Texas
• Educational Management Organization or for-profit school
• Chamber of Electrical Engineers of Turkey, established in 1954

Music

• Emo pop, a genre that fuses emo and pop punk
• Emo (album), an album by Screeching Weasel
• Emo, an album by Sari Kaasinen
• "Emo", a song by Blink-182 from Dude Ranch

Places

• Emo, County Laois, a village in Ireland
• Emo Court, a mansion in County Laois, Ireland
• Emo, Ontario, a town in Canada
• Villa Emo, a villa in Italy
• East Moriches, a town on Long Island.

Other

• Emo Philips (born 1956), American stand-up comedian
• EMO (trade show), an international metal-working industry trade show held in Europe
• E-Mo, a character in the U.S. TV series A Gifted Man
• Extra man offense in field lacrosse
• Emergency Management Office, also referred to as an "Office of Emergency Management"