Chicago rockers, Smith Westerns, dropped their second track entitled, “3am Spiritual,” from their new upcoming album, Soft Will. The new track is a little more ambitious than the poppier-carefree track, “Varsity,” which was debuted a few months ago. At around marker 3:05, the track breaks into a staccato bridge, which is followed by an emotional guitar […]
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Smith Westerns cover Tom Petty
May 19th, 2011 
Tori Thomas Smith Westerns stopped by the the A.V. Club studio to record their cover of “American Girl” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Check out the cover below. Smith Westerns cover Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Stream Smith Westerns’s new album
January 10th, 2011 Tori Thomas On January 18th, the sophomore album for Smith Westerns will be released. You can listen to the whole cd here
REVIEW: Future Of What – ‘Pro Dreams’
January 13th, 2015 Drew Caruso Artist: Future Of What Album: Pro Dreams Genre: Indie, Electronic Label: Feat. Drake Records On paper I really should have no business with Future Of What‘s debut LP, Pro Dreams, but it’s 2015 and I am trying to delve deeper into the vast world of sonic expression. Finding myself proven for my excursion into the […]
Get Your Garage Pop Fix With Casey Jack’s “Cool Kids”
August 11th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Garage pop has seen quite the revival in recent years. It first started re-soaring when Smith Westerns reminded us how well the two genres blend together, and then got a reboot last year when Ty Segall’s sidekick Mikal Cronin dropped his near-flawless debut LP. Casey Jack may be following in their footsteps, but he’s straying from the […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Pitchfork Music Festival Bands on Their Favorite Chicago Hangouts
July 15th, 2014 Nina Corcoran We’re a little more than excited for Pitchfork Music Festival to arrive this year considering it has an awesome record fair (Chirp!), top notch food vendors (Rice Table! Puffs of Doom!), and a beautifully stacked lineup (Slowdive! Beck! Neutral Milk Hotel!). The festival will take place over at Union Park on July 18-20 for three days of great music […]
Sky Ferreira Cancels Tour Dates with Vampire Weekend
October 2nd, 2013 Nina Corcoran Teenage pop singer Sky Ferreira has been all up in the news recently–from her arrest, drug use, and debut album release date–and now she’s getting another headline. Ferreira was supposed to open several dates for Vampire Weekend but recently backed out. Ferreira said her reason for missing her opening tour dates for Vampire Weekend this […]
Austin City Limits Releases Schedule
July 24th, 2013 Nina Corcoran Austin, TX’s slogan should include not only keeping the DIY-centered city “weird,” but musical too. Austin City Limits returns this year for two weekends, October 4-6 and October 11-13, and the schedule has just been released. Much to festival-goers’ delights, the two weekends have a pretty similar schedule. Much to festival-goers’ disappointment, there are some […]
Reading and Leeds stage times announced
August 22nd, 2011 Jenna Finally, after much anticipation, the stage times for Reading and Leeds 2011 have been announced. Headlining the dual-venue festival are My Chemical Romance, The Strokes, Muse, and Pulp. Click through to see a full list of stage times!
6 Killed at Pukkelpop Festival after stage collapses
August 18th, 2011 Grant Trimboli It has been confirmed, from sources around the Pukkelpop Festival in Hasselt, Belgium, that 6 people have been killed due to the stage collapsing. The indie-rock band Smith Westerns were just about to go on when the stage was severally damaged from the storm that swept through. Bands that were still set to play were […]
Arctic Monkeys announce North American tour dates
July 11th, 2011 Grant Trimboli Arctic Monkeys have released the second leg of fall touring dates for North America that can be viewed right here on UTG. Pre-sale for these tickets will start at 10am(CDT) on July 11th – July 13th. The group is currently touring to support their latest effort, Suck It And See, off of Domino Records. Tour […]
Free Download!: SPIN’s 33 song SXSW sampler
March 11th, 2011 Melanie SPIN is offering a free download of their 2011 edition of: SPIN Presents AUSTIN POWER. The download can be found on their facebook page. Track Listing: