Who were the first midwest emo bands? (I am referring to the Midwest emo scene, NOT general twinkly/indie-sounding emo)
I'm talking about the earliest midwest emo bands. I don't just mean "from the 90s", I'm talking about before The Promise Ring, and preferably with recorded music before 1995.
I have a list of the bands I already know (and I probably know a lot more, but either forgot them, or simply didn't know they were so early or from that scene).
Sideshow
Boys Life
caP'n Jazz
Chino Horde
Current
Friction
Gauge
Split Lip
Giants Chair
Vitreous Humor
Braid
I guess there was Pegboy too, and I do consider them emo, but not really in the same way as the others listed, if that makes sense.
Who are some key early-ass bands that I am missing?