Emocapella
Emocapella
Origin	Washington, DC
Country	United States
Years active	2001–present
Genres	Emo Punk A Cappella

Emocapella (a portmanteau of emo and a cappella, though intentionally misspelled) is a critically-acclaimed all-male collegiate a cappella at the George Washington University. Emocapella was founded in in 2001 by Eric Denman, a GW senior at the time, who wanted to form a group that purposefully deviated from traditional a cappella. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1101x699, 60 KB)Publicity photo from Emocapellas website: www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1101x699, 60 KB)Publicity photo from Emocapellas website: www. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Emo may refer to: Emo (slang), a slang term used to describe a wide range of fashion styles and attitudes somewhat affiliated with emo music Emo (music), a subgenre of hardcore punk Emo (oil), an Irish oil company and filling station chain Emo (album), an album by Screeching Weasel Emo... A group of punks at a music festival. ... A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. ... Look up Portmanteau word in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Emo is a subgenre of hardcore punk music. ... A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. ... Collegiate a cappella (or college a cappella) ensembles are formal, student-run and -directed singing groups that perform entirely without instruments. ...   The George Washington University (GWU) is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian university located in Washington, D.C.. Founded in 1821 as The Columbian College on land provided by former President George Washington, the university has since developed into one of the worlds leading educational and research institutions. ...

Emocapella is known for their atypically energetic shows rich with rock jumps and comedy and is credited with inventing a performance technique known as "Guerillacapella." Guerillacapella is a style of a cappella singing focusing on impromptu concerts, typically on a college campus, designed to attract fans that would not normally be found at traditional a cappella concerts. ...

Despite the name, Emocapella primarily sings covers of punk rock songs. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...

Press

Emocapella has been featured in several major publications including Entertainment Weekly ^[1], Maxim Blender Magazine ^[2], and Spin magazine ^[3] as well as MTV.com ^[4], and has received international mention from such sources as the British Music Magazine Kerrang!, a Japanese Radio Interview, and the German Publication Visions ^[5]. June 17, 2005 cover of Entertainment Weekly, featuring actor Tom Cruise Entertainment Weekly is a magazine published by Time Warner in the United States which is dedicated to the world of celebrity and popular culture. ... Blender is an American magazine that bills itself as the ultimate guide to music and more. ... Spin is a music magazine that reports on all the music that rocks. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione, Jr. ... MTV (Music Television) is a cable television network headquartered in New York City. ...

Albums

Emocapella has released two albums to date, I'm Sorry(2003) and Is It In Yet?(2006). 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

I'm Sorry

I'm Sorry, Emocapella's debut album, was released in 2003. It is a studio album and has 11 songs: 10 covers and one original.

1. Enjoy Your Day (Alkaline Trio)
2. Cute Without The E (Taking Back Sunday)
3. Even Hitler Had A Girlfriend (The Mr. T Experience)
4. Soco Amaretto Lime (Brand New)
5. Nebutol (Manatee)
6. Fuck Her Gently (Tenacious D)
7. Aside (The Weakerthans)
8. At Your Funeral (Saves the Day)
9. Just a Friend (Biz Markie)
10. Where Have You Been (Reel Big Fish)
11. Canon In DD (Emocapella Original, parody of Canon in D major by Johann Pachelbel)

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Is It In Yet?

Emocapella's second album, also a studio album, was released in 2006. Titled Is It In Yet? it features 10 songs, all covers.

1. Lonely Day (Phantom Planet)
2. The Artist in the Ambulance (Thrice)
3. On Legendary (Furthur Seems Forever)
4. Waggy (Blink-182)
5. I'm Not Okay (I Promise) (My Chemical Romance)
6. Go or Go Ahead (Rufus Wainwright)
7. Song for the Dumped (Ben Folds and Adam Sandler)
8. Next to You (Matt Skiba)
9. She Gotta Smile (Steven Lynch)
10. My Girlfriend’s Dead (The Vandals)

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External links

• Emocapella (official site)

Notes

1. ^ Rites of Sing, Entertainment Weekly, December 13, 2002, Pg. 7
2. ^ Weird Band Alert, Maxim Blender, April 1, 2003
3. ^ Ay, Carrabba, Spin Magazine, April 1, 2003, pg 34
4. ^ New Way To Get Girls: Sing Emo Tunes A Cappella At Dorm Socials, MTV.com, January 27, 2005
5. ^ Bite Size!, Kerrang!, April 5, 2003