Emo's East

With Emo's iconic outside stage closing on Sept 17th, the rock moves east and (gasp!) south of the lake into what was formerly the Back Room, a 1700-capacity space (partitioned to 800 for smaller shows) with surprisingly not-at-all-crusty features like wood paneling, 42ft ceilings, a single 35ft-wide stage, a $200k sound system imported from ACL, beer on tap, clean bathrooms, and even a water fountain, because like Brian Wilson said..."good hydrations".