Harrison Gordon Credit: Courtesy

Is there a tag in music as unreliable as “emo”? It’s an injustice because, under this umbrella, so much bad eclipses so much good. But the true emo heads know which is which.

Although this bill skews young, these bands have the real stuff in their veins. Illinois headliners Harrison Gordon honor their Midwestern lineage by knowing that it’s not proper emo without the requisite rock power.

San Diego’s Aren’t We Amphibians deliver similar goods but with a splashy touch of math angularity. And the huge, melodic and feeling indie rock of Minneapolis’ Heart to Gold will make this a tight lineup, top to bottom.

5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, The Social, foundation-presents.com, $18.

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