Andrew Sacher is a prolific music journalist, critic, and podcast host. As the longtime managing editor of BrooklynVegan, he has been passionately covering punk, emo, indie rock, and several other styles of music since 2010. He is based in New York City.

"For a fourth-wave emo fan, this is the holy text." —PopMatters"Six out of five stars, highly recommend." —Ghettoblaster Magazine"An overdue modernization of emo history, told by one of the few writers on Earth who was on the front lines for all of it, documenting with accuracy and a true love of the music." —Dan Ozzi, author of SELLOUT: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994 - 2007)"Sacher captures the magic and the chaos of the bust years of underground music as well as the excitement of making it up yourself when everyone’s stopped looking for the next big thing. This book is a passionate in-depth look at the bands who brought the best parts of DIY out of the basements and back to the forefront of youth culture." —Geoff Rickly, singer of Thursday and author of Someone Who Isn't Me"Truly one of my favorite books I've ever read, regardless of genre. Andrew manages to capture this pivotal period in emo history in such a magical way that it feels like you've been transported to Philadelphia." —Robb Laffoon, Emo Kids Anonymous"Deeply personal and moving. Andrew did an incredible job at highlighting an era that felt exciting and new. Cannot recommend it enough." —Michael York, member of Pianos Become the Teeth"Damn. I really do swear a lot in this book. I promise I don't talk like that all the time; only when I'm talking about something I truly love. Andrew provides the cliffs notes on a movement that connected and shaped the young lives of so many like minded, beautiful people. Eternally grateful for this time in my life. Even more grateful that someone could accurately tell the story for anyone who wants to listen." —Evan Weiss, member of Into It. Over It."If you used the scalding feedback of Title Fight as a shield against the world, screamed yourself hoarse when yelling The Hotelier’s lyrics back at them or cursed Pitchfork for not giving Foxing a Best New Music, then Andrew Sacher has written the book for you. After emo wiped off eyeliner, ambitious bands and rabid fans congregated in VFW halls, basements and message boards to create a community that birthed some of the best music of the 2010s, and Sacher expertly charts the scope of all of the emo revival’s rebuilding.” —Michael Tedder, author of Top Eight: How MySpace Changed Music"Reading this was like watching home movies play back on a projector somewhere. It brought back so many memories, but more than anything else, it connected the dots on how a small group of disparate communities across the country connected with each other to reignite a genre after it was hollowed out, stripped for parts and left for dead by the major label system. It shows that a movement can, and maybe should, start in basements and VFW halls." —Dan Campbell, singer of The Wonder Years