Yasi Salek
Yasi Salek2:16:00
About the show
Bandsplain is a show where host Yasi Salek invites experts to explain cult bands and iconic artists—and why people love them.
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The Get Up Kids
Episode Breakdown
Yasi and Arielle Gordon tell the story of the Get Up Kids, the Kansas City emo band that transformed the genre. They get into the mix of punk energy and big feelings that made the band so influential, the sliding-door moments of what almost was, and the bands that emerged in the third wave of emo.
Hosts
2:16:00
Hosts
Episode Breakdown
Yasi and Arielle Gordon tell the story of the Get Up Kids, the Kansas City emo band that transformed the genre. They get into the mix of punk energy and big feelings that made the band so influential, the sliding-door moments of what almost was, and the bands that emerged in the third wave of emo.
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We'll Do It Live
1:46:00
Episode Breakdown
In front of a Boston crowd, Yasi, Patrick Flynn, and Chris Ryan draft their picks for emo bands across the decades (yes, the ’90s get two picks), reveal emo origin stories, and get into the eternal question: Which bands are actually emo?
Chris Ryan
Chris Ryan1:46:00
Episode Breakdown
In front of a Boston crowd, Yasi, Patrick Flynn, and Chris Ryan draft their picks for emo bands across the decades (yes, the ’90s get two picks), reveal emo origin stories, and get into the eternal question: Which bands are actually emo?
