Emocapella (a portmanteau of emo and a cappella)[1] is a collegiate a cappella group at the George Washington University, formerly all-male but co-ed since 2010. Emocapella was founded in October 2001 by Eric Denman[2] and Dan Riesser,[3] GW sophomores at the time, who wanted to form a group that purposefully deviated from traditional a cappella. The group's first performance was in December 2001, opening for another GW a cappella group, the Vibes. They were invited by Taking Back Sunday in December 2002 to perform at their opening act.[4]
Emocapella's shows include rock jumps and comedy, and it credits itself with giving the name "Guerillacapella" to doing performances in random spots on campus.[5]
Press
Emocapella has been featured in several major publications[6] including Entertainment Weekly,[3] Maxim Blender Magazine,[7] and Spin magazine[1] 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.[8]
"Guerillacapella" refers to a cappella singing focusing on impromptu concerts, "spur-of-the-moment" shows on the George Washington University's campus, described by Emocapella's president Lee Seligmann in this words: "Sometimes people stop and watch. But it usually depends on when we perform and how drunk people are.".[4] The performance style is named after guerrilla warfare.[3]
Albums
Emocapella has released two albums to date, I'm Sorry (2003) and Is It In Yet? (2006).
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.
- Enjoy Your Day (Alkaline Trio)
- Cute Without the 'E' (Taking Back Sunday)
- Even Hitler Had A Girlfriend (The Mr. T Experience)
- Soco Amaretto Lime (Brand New)
- Nebutol (Manatee)
- Fuck Her Gently (Tenacious D)
- Aside (The Weakerthans)
- At Your Funeral (Saves the Day)
- Just a Friend (Biz Markie)
- Where Have You Been? (Reel Big Fish)
- Canon In DD (Emocapella Original, parody of Canon in D major by Johann Pachelbel)
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.
- Lonely Day (Phantom Planet)
- The Artist in the Ambulance (Thrice)
- On Legendary (Further Seems Forever)
- Waggy (Blink-182)
- I'm Not Okay (I Promise) (My Chemical Romance)
- Go or Go Ahead (Rufus Wainwright)
- Song for the Dumped (Ben Folds and Adam Sandler)
- Next to You (Matt Skiba)
- She Gotta Smile (Stephen Lynch)
- My Girlfriend's Dead (The Vandals)
Notes
- ^ a b Yarm, Mark (April 2003). "AY, CARRABBA! Emo goes a cappella". Spin. 19 (4): 34. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "More than a diploma: Senior Spotlight". The GW Hatchet. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ a b c Rites of Sing, Entertainment Weekly Archived 2009-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, December 13, 2002, Pg. 7
- ^ a b c New Way To Get Girls: Sing Emo Tunes A Cappella At Dorm Socials, MTV.com, January 27, 2005
- ^ "Emocapella". MySpace.
- ^ Windman, Matt (16 January 2003). "A cappella group gets national recognition". The GW Hatchet. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ Weird Band Alert, Maxim Blender, April 1, 2003
- ^ Bite Size!, Kerrang!, April 5, 2003
External links
- Emocapella (official site)
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