 Also in the 1990s, the Midwest was at the center of the emerging Midwest emo movement, with bands like The Get Up Kids (Missouri), Cursive (Nebraska), and Cap'n Jazz (Illinois) blending earlier hard-core punk sounds with a more melodic indie rock sentiment.This hybrid of styles came to be known as Midwest emo.Chicago-based artists Fall Out Boy and Plain White T's popularized the genre in the early part of the 21st century.