Emo Nite started in Los Angeles, as an event started by three friends: Babs Szabo, T.J. Petracca and Morgan Freed at a small dive bar where they simply just âwanted to play their favorite music.â âWe honestly thought Emo Nite would be a one-time event at a small dive bar where 15 of our friends would show up,â Babs says. Little did they know, the event would morph into a huge monthly event, bringing together people who share the love of emo rock music from the 90's, 2000's, and today â changing the idea of what a music event can be. In itsâ original format, Imagine that downstairs (letâs say at The Echoplex in Los Angeles) youâve got some of the biggest names from the original emo-era like Mark Hoppus of Blink 182, DJing remixes of your favorite emo songs. Then, upstairs (possibly at The Echo) emerging bands like I DONâT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME are playing some of their first shows