Aug. 30—After 20 years of music, Hawthorne Heights is taking it back to where it all began two decades ago. The Emo band from Ohio, will be playing its first album, "The Silence in Black and ...

Hawthorne Heights helped shape a new musical era for angsty teenagers when the Dayton, Ohio-based band broke out in the early 2000s. The group dropped its 2004 debut The Silence in Black and White ...

With few distractions in Chico, the band recorded, wrote, played a lot of Halo 3, went for the occasional swim and produced what is Hawthorne Heights’ most melodic, self-assured album yet.

Hawthorne Heights announced the 2023 dates & lineup for their touring music festival, Is For Lovers, featuring Alkaline Trio, Jimmy Eat World, & more. See the full lineup now.

I recently spoke with Hawthorne Heights frontman JT Woodruff about the band’s influences, its early days in Dayton and his hopes and aspirations for the future of the fledgling festival.

Hawthorne Heights’ California Is For Lovers Festival with Alkaline Trio, Thrice, Bayside and more is coming to Oak Canyon Park in Silverado on Saturday, Aug. 26. (Photo by Courtney Kiara) ...

UPDATED: May 19, 2023 at 9:56 AM PDT Ohio-based rock band Hawthorne Heights has expanded its Is For Lovers Festival tour to include a date at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado on Saturday, Aug. 26.

Hawthorne Heights, on the other hand, want to be tortured, tatted, moshing stereotypes and still have their pictures pinned up in every 14-year-old Hot Topic-girl's room. Neither identity is ...

Hawthorne Heights have been at the forefront of the emo scene for more than 20 years now. In fact, the Ohio band will be celebrating all things emo on their summer outing, dubbed the “20 Years ...

Ohio emo band Hawthorne Heights have been rocking with their fans for 20 years now. And in celebration, the band and their legions of lovers of loud guitars and chipped black nail polish are ...

Last year, when Hawthorne Heights announced it was expanding on the concept of its Dayton Is For Lovers Festival, the band members didn’t realize they were launching a national franchise. That ...