Mayday Parade
(Rock/Pop)
Mayday Parade arose from the merger of two popular Tallahassee local bands, Kid Named Chicago and Defining Moment, whose combination helped the emo-pop unit amass a quick buzz around its hometown scene.

We the Kings
(Rock/Pop)
We the Kings are an unapologetically commercial emo-pop band from Bradenton, FL, a small town that doubles as the home base for Tropicana orange juice. Friends since childhood (the band's moniker refers to the name of their junior-high mascot), the foursome -- singer/guitarist Travis Clark, guitarist Hunter Thomsen, his bassist brother Drew Thomsen, and drummer Danny Duncan -- formed the band while attending high school.

Anarbor
(Rock/Pop)
Teenage pop-punk band Anarbor formed in 2004, when the bandmembers were attending junior high school in their hometown of Phoenix, AZ. Lead singer Slade Echeverria, guitarists Adam Juwig and Mike Kitlas, bassist Jessica Myers, and drummer Greg Garrity quickly became veterans of the Arizona all-ages scene.