I was fortunate enough to spend several weeks participating in the Vans Warped Tour during the summer of 2012. My job, which at the time involved working for a music industry start-up focused on new artist discovery, sponsored a stage on the world’s largest traveling festival that offered more than 20 up-and-coming artists a chance […]
Archive for January 26th, 2015
War Games May Be The Next Band To Change Your Life
January 26th, 2015 
James Shotwell 
Posted in Editorials, Features, News, Reviews, Streams, Unsigned 
Tags: alternative rock, Connecticut, foundation, Holding Pattern, Holding Patterns, music, preview, review, stream, unsigned, wargames 
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REVIEW: You Blew It! – ‘Pioneer of Nothing’ EP
January 26th, 2015 Tyler Osborne Artist: You Blew It! Album: Pioneer of Nothing EP Genre: Emo, Indie Label: Jade Tree Records Jade Tree Records is one of the best record labels. If you just take a quick scroll through their releases over the past 25 (?!) years, you’ll see that Jade Tree bands simply just make great music. There are probably very few, if any, […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: Slim Charles Talk ‘Small Improvements’ Reissue
January 26th, 2015 Mike Giegerich New York-based math-pop outfit Slim Charles caught the attention of multiple UTG staff members last year, a fortunate find that culminated in a song premiere preceding the release of their debut full-length, Small Improvements in Life and Light. Within recent months, the band has signed to Little L Records, an independent Irish label that has previously […]
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