Emery Credit: Photo c/o Atom Splitter PR
This year marks 20 years since South Carolina-based emo dad-rock band Emery independently released its first EP (yes, all you emo dudes are dads now).

On June 24, the consistently creative quintet that gave us โ€œStudying Politicsโ€ released Rub Some Dirt On It, a new album that will be promoted on the Labelfest tour coming to Tampa on Thursday, July 7.

The tourโ€™s third dateโ€”featuring support from Underoathโ€™s Aaron Gillespie (playing his Southern Weather album in full) and Idle Threatโ€”is supposed to take place at the new Orpheum next week, but shows on the calendar there have been moved recently as the venue puts the finishing touches on its relocation.

UPDATE: It happened. This show is now happening at the New World Brewery music hall located at 810 E Skagway Ave. in Tampa.
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Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...