Dayton, Ohio

RIYL: Sugar, The Hold Steady, Jawbreaker

Dayton, Ohio

RIYL: John Hughes movies, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Shout-along song endings

Kalamazoo, Michigan

RIYL: Midwest Emo, Caufield Records, Council Records

Chicago, Illinois

RIYL: Braid, At The Drive-In, Jawbox

Los Angeles, California

RIYL: The Beatles' Esher Demos, Roky Erickson's "For You," and Kurt Cobain's "Do Re Mi" from the home recordings

Tokyo, Japan

RIYL: Jawbreaker, Leatherface, Bob Mould, Dinosaur Jr.

Athens, Ohio

RIYL: Big Trouble in Athens Ohio, Natty Ice, Third-wave mid-’90s emo

Boston, Massachusetts

RIYL: Emo Pop Hallucinations, Bubble Grunge, The Ten Things I Hate About You Soundtrack

Nashville, Tennessee

RIYL: Peter Gabriel, Chameleons, The Cure

Minneapolis, Minnesota

RIYL: Minimalist electronic post-punk, ‘80s Factory Records, The Manchester scene

Nashville, Tennessee

RIYL: Early College Radio, MTV’s 120 Minutes, Garage Rock (Circa the ‘00s)

New York, New York

RIYL: Sephardic Songs, Contemporary Classical, Free Jazz, LatinX, Afro-Cuban Music, Chamber Music