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Emily's Army is a bay area punk rock band consisting of Max Becker(bass player and singer), Cole Becker (guitarist and singer), Travis Neumann (lead guitarist), and Joey Armstrong (drummer). They are well known for playing at 924 Gilman Street, and being the youngest band ever to play there.

History
The band was originally named The Raining Souls and did not yet include Travis Neumann. It was later briefly changed to The Clocks. But, after realizing there were already many bands with the name, they changed it to Emily's Army in honor of Max's and Cole's cousin Emily. Emily has the condition known as Cystic Fibrosis, which is an incurable disease of the lungs and digestive tract. This name has and still does create much more awareness for CF. In 2008, Max, Cole, and Joey added Travis to the mix. Shortly after these changes within the band, they increased greatly in popularity not only in the punk-underground but all across the world. Many Green Day fans from all over the world discovered their music soon after, because Joey is the son of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. Although they have made appearances with Green Day's side project, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Emily's Army does not have a major connection to Billie Joe Armstrong's band, besides the familial one. They are currently not signed to a major label, but they were signed to the independent label Adeline Records, before switching to Rise Records.

Influences: The young men have been influenced by: The Clash, Operation Ivy, Rancid, Elvis Costello, The Who, Cheap Trick, The Ramones, The Replacements, The Influents, Stiff Little Fingers, The Beatles, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Pinhead Gunpowder, The Beach Boys, The Exploited, The Sex Pistols, The Offspring, and Green Day.

External linksedit

 * http://www.myspace.com/emilysarmy101
 * http://www.emilysarmy101.com
 * http://www.emilysarmyworld.com
 * http://www.twitter.com/emilysarmy
 * http://www.youtube.com/emilyzarmy
 * http://www.emilysarmy.com
 * http://emilysarmyband.com
 * http://emilysarmyband.com/links