They call it Hotlanta for a good reason, but I’m sure The Black Lips have enough bad attitude to have way more colorful names for their hometown.

The Get Up Kids have, thankfully, outgrown the pop punk emo bands that copped their style 10 years ago, as a recent Orlando date proved to virgin listener Jen Cray.

Victims of Pop Culture (Centsless). Review by Stein Haukland.

Black Lines to Battlefields (The Militia Group). Review by Stein Haukland.

Black Lines to Battlefields (The Militia Group). Review by Stein Haukland.

Daniel Mitchell discusses Nair, tennis, and Indian food with Rob Suchan of Koufax.

Death and Taxes (Deep Elm). Review by Margie Libling.

Under the Tray (Vagrant). Review by Liza Hearon.

Again, For the First Time (Tooth & Nail). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Midtown, with Poly Esther, The Reunion Show, and Recover at The Factory, Ft. Lauderdale, FL on October 13, 2002. Concert review by Liza Hearon.

It’s A Calling (Asian Man). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Midwest Index (Law of Inertia). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Wood/Water (Anti / Foreign Leisure / Epitaph). Review by Jason Feifer.

The Motion (Law Of Intertia). Review by Liza Hearon.

The Composition of Ending and Phrasing (Beyond). Review by Margie Libling.

It didn’t take Midtown long to go from garage band to the verge of pop-punk stardom. With the band’s sophomore effort poised for release, Margie Libling has an extremely candid conversation with guitarist Heath Saraceno.

The Road to Nowhere EP (Has Anyone Ever Told You?). Review by Terry Eagan.

Eudora (Vagrant). Review by Jason Feifer.

Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Select, Start (MOC). Review by Vanessa Bormann.

Better Than My Best Dream (Go). Review by Marcel Feldmar.