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Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros Part with Singer Jade Castrinos

The latest in band drama involves the constantly-touring, folk band known as Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros. The band has parted ways with singer Jade Castrinos, who has been with the band for over seven years. Seems like a fairly substantial loss to the dynamics of the vocal parts. The reasoning behind the change […]

Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros Cover “I Saw Her Standing There”

Tomorrow, Community Music will be dropping their compilation album featuring artists covering different songs by the infinitely famous The Beatles. The album is titled Beatles Reimagined, and will feature a number of different musicians, including Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros. They recorded their own rendition of “I Saw Her Standing There,” and you can […]

STREAM: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ New Album

Indie folk group Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros are back with their self-titled third record and are letting listeners stream it live a week before its release. The twelve songs span a number of styles but, for the most part, stay true to their style. Give it a listen over at NPR. In a […]

REVIEW: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Here

Artist: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Album: Here Label: Vagrant Here is the thing about reviews; they’re total bullshit. They are nothing more than a 500 word rants consisting mostly of buzz words and left zingers, tossed out in hopes of gathering attention for the writer, not the band. Any one person with at […]

Five & Five: Up-And-Coming / Breakthrough Artists To Keep An Eye Out For At CMJ 2014

The 34th installment of New York City’s CMJ Music Marathon is upon us all. CMJ is notorious for its showcases that consist of both artists that have blown up and artists that are quickly headed in that direction. Under The Gun is happy to provide you with suggestions for five up-and-coming acts and five breakthrough […]

UTG LIST: 10 Must-See Undercard Acts at Outside Lands 2014

Northern California’s premier, eco-friendly music and arts festival is nigh! The unsurprisingly sold out Outside Lands is set to take place August 8-10 in the historic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA, and Under the Gun Review will be on-site to cover all of its glorious offerings. We’ll cover Outside Lands’ various food, drink, […]

Vance Joy Shares “Mess Is Mine” Video Starring a Polar Bear

Okay, it isn’t a real polar bear but that’s not the point. Following Vance Joy‘s breakout EP from last year, God Loves You When You’re Dancing, the Australian singer-songwriter is poised to release his debut full-length album later this year, entitled Dream Your Life Away. The album will be released in September with pre-orders available […]

Brand New, Death Cab For Cutie, Modest Mouse Headlining Boston Calling

Last year Boston threw its first big music festival in quite some time — and they saw it pay off. Boston Calling Music Festival put on a two-day festival in May and September, both of which sold out, allowing them to bump their third installment (May 23 – 25, 2014) to three days. Tonight they hid […]

Jack Johnson Announces Summer Touring Plans

What’s the summer without a little Jack Johnson? For those of us who are unafraid to admit our love for the Hawaiian singer/songwriter, a new slew of tour dates have been released so we can plan accordingly. The tour kicks off with a few one-offs starting as early as March and ends with a two […]

WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 12/22-12/28

Welcome to the last Weekly Wax of 2013! We’re sending out the year with a slew of new pre-orders for film soundtracks (All Is Lost, the pricey but cool-looking Frozen set), punk reissues (The Bomb, Rise Against), and Fadeaway Records‘ Friends, which has the most stacked tracklist of any compilation in recent memory. This week […]

Swear And Shake Release New Music Video

Indie folk four-piece Swear And Shake have released a music video for their new song, “Fire.” Directed and animated by Michael Oshins, the visually striking clip finds the band traveling through a fantasy world full of dinosaurs, rockets, and pirate ships. “Fire,” which will appear on the band’s forthcoming sophomore full-length, Ain’t That Lovin’, will […]

UTG’s Essential Shark Week Playlist

The television phenomenon known as Shark Week has spilled into mainstream pop culture in recent years, and we thought it was only fitting that this week spent celebrating the awesomely ferocious beauty of nature have its own playlist. With the exception of Shark Night 3D, it’s hard to find a time in recent memory when […]