What? It’s no secret that the Hawthorne Heights guys have had a pretty rough go of it lately.

Whether it was the music, the fact that the stressful holidays were finally over, or just the free booze a-flowin', something was in the air at the Highline Ballroom last night (Jan. 15), slapping smiles on everyone at Spin's Year in Music 2007 party. Once inside and out of the cold temps and lengthy line, which stretched down the block,

Who? Rochester, NY's Polar Bear Club came to life in the spring of 2005, not to swim laps in subzero temperatures, but to spout dynamic, invigorating post-hardcore. A demo was recorded that July to hand out at shows, and as their fanbase slowly grew, founding members Jimmy Stadt (vocals) and Chris Browne (guitar) watched bandmates come

Who? Broadway Calls sprang out of the teeny town of Rainier, Oregon in late 2005 after vocalist/guitarist Ty Vaughn and drummer Josh Baird made their exit from Countdown to Life, the metalcore act they'd been tearing things up with for several years prior. Bassist/vocalist Matt Koenig and Josh's guitarist brother Robert