Ismael Burciaga

Every time I get in a creative state of mind, I pop in some really good emo. If you are wondering what the heck is emo, it is a broad title that covers a lot of different styles of emotionally-charged punk rock. In other words, it is short for “emotional.”

It wasn’t until 2002 when I was first introduced to emo by Aaron Tilstra. The first emo track Aaron introduced me too was Cute Without the ‘E’ (Cut from the Team) by Taking Back Sunday. That following summer, I spent a lot of time hitting up pawn shops looking for some good emo.

Once I entered the emo world, there was no turning back. I then starting listening to Chris Carrabba’s Dashboard Confessional and Further Seems Forever, The Juliana Theory, Thursday, Jimmy Eat World and even some hardcore stuff like Underoath and ZAO. Some friends and I even started our own band called Crown. We only played once or twice.

When I moved back to Dallas, hardly anyone listened to emo. But then I met Paul Bruno and it wasn’t until just about a month ago that I found out he is a big fan of all the same bands I listen too. By the way, Paul’s personal project Footsteps can be found at the bottom. Check it out. You will become a fan too.

Well I can just go on and on about emo, but it’s getting kinda late and I have to be up early tomorrow to get ready for 6 services at Gateway Church this weekend. I will be playing the bass at North Richland Hills campus. You can catch it live at gatewaypeople.tv.

Also, don’t forget to check out all the new music I am currently listening too. If you don’t have any of the CD’s listed below, then go buy them. Trust me, you won’t regret it. I will be changing out the music weekly so please come back and see what’s new on the block.

Goodnight.