One of London’s hottest new exports is the addictive pop stylings of Laura Bettinson who goes by the pseudonym FEMME. Bettinson easily grabbed our attention with the release of her debut double a-side featuring tracks “Educated” and “Double Trouble,” both of which received visual treatments that only propelled our love for her inceptive works. Now […]
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UTG CRUSH: FEMME
November 12th, 2013 
Brian Leak 
Posted in Editorials, Features, News, Reviews 
Tags: Double Trouble, Educated, FEMME, Fever Boy, Heartbeat, Laura Bettinson, london, pop (genre), utg crush 
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WATCH: Cage The Elephant Release Video For “Come A Little Closer”
November 12th, 2013 Rebecca Docter The Bowling Green Kentucky-based outfit have released a video for “Come A Little Closer,” a track off of the band’s latest release, Melophobia. The album came out on October 8. Following the band’s psychedelic tendencies, the video features an animated planet with strange creatures and shadow monsters that the band must tackle throughout its journey on […]
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EP STREAM: The Acacia Strain – ‘Above/Below’
November 12th, 2013 Kyle Florence Above/Below, the newest 7″ from The Acacia Strain, dropped today via Rise Records, and you can stream the entire release at the bottom of this post, following the jump. This latest effort by the Massachusetts-based five-piece is the first in their history to not feature guitarist Daniel “DL” Laskiewicz, who left the band in May […]
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Shone Added To Kevin Devine Show
November 12th, 2013 Rebecca Docter Shone, the side project of Brand New drummer Brian Lane and Andrew Accardi of Robbers, has been added to an upcoming Kevin Devine show in New York at Webster Hall. Devine has toured with Brand New multiple times, and has worked with vocalist Jesse Lacey a number of times as well, including accompanying he and […]
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November 12th, 2013 Jacob Tender Like that really nice but sort-of needy girl you dumped, we want to be more connected with you. You can follow us on all sorts of social networks and we won’t be creeped out by it at all. Find us on Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and last.fm. We’ll keep feeding you the content you crave, promise.
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Brand New Announce Four Tour Dates, Will Play Entire Discography
November 12th, 2013 Nina Corcoran No, you’re not dreaming. Brand New just announced that they will play four shows this December to cover their entire discography. The shows, two on the west coast and two on the east coast, will have the band playing two complete albums each night (Your Favorite Weapon, Deja Entendu, The Devil And God Are Raging […]
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STAND UP TUESDAYS: Marc Maron
November 12th, 2013 Angie Frissore Stand-Up Tuesdays is a weekly comedy spotlight written by the wonderfully talented Angie Frissore. Covering both known and unknown comics, Stand-up Tuesdays is your new source for all things funny. This week, Angie puts a spotlight on Marc Maron’s comedy career. If you or your comedy troupe would like to be featured on Stand-Up Tuesdays, please email utgjames@gmail.com.
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White Girl Dance Corner
November 12th, 2013 Tarynn Law Hello again! I’m Tarynn Law, and this is a new weekly column I’ll be writing that spotlights some up and coming indie pop/alternative/hipster/hype/buzz bands/you-get-the-idea groups that you should be checking out before they become massive. I mean, we all want to be that person that says “I knew them way back when,” don’t we? I […]
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UTG EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Hrbrs – “Hindsight”
November 12th, 2013 Brian Leak Oxnard, CA post-hardcore five-piece, Hrbrs, released Always Holding On earlier this year but are currently set to share a split release through Rooftop Records with Australian natives, Hourglass. Under The Gun is thrilled to have the opportunity to be the first to share with you one of Hrbrs’ two tracks from that very split, due […]
City And Colour Announce Spring Canadian Tour
November 12th, 2013 Kyle Florence City and Colour has announced a Canadian tour, scheduled to run throughout next May. You can view the full list of dates in Dallas Green’s personal message to fans, after the jump. The indie four-piece Half Moon Run will support the folk authority for the duration of the tour, with the exception of Montreal, where […]
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The Sound Of Animals Fighting Announce First Tour In Seven Years
November 12th, 2013 James Shotwell Holy shit, folks. The rumors were true. After posting a number of brief teasers online, The Sound Of Animals Fighting have announced plans to embark on their first tour in seven years. The ten-day outing will take place between March 20 and 29, 2014. You can find the full routing, as well as the support […]
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