After recently closing a tour with Kurt Travis and Zachary Garren, Hotel Books just finished up a double EP entitled I’m Almost Happy Here, But I Never Feel At Home. Now, they’ve teamed up with Alternative Press to premiere the double EP in its entirety. The record is out digitally and on CD July 1 […]
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Kurt Travis To Tour With Hotel Books, Zachary Garren, So Much Light
March 31st, 2014 
Mark Garza Just after concluding a tour with main project A Lot Like Birds, vocalist Kurt Travis announced a full solo US tour starting in May that coincides with the release of his latest record Everything is Beautiful on Blue Swan Records, his new label home, owned by Dance Gavin Dance’s Will Swan. Travis is to be […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Jay Mohr On Stand-Up, George Carlin, And His “Hotel California”
April 18th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli “If anyone thinks my show was ‘pretty good,’ then I’ve completely failed.” It’s hard to edit down an interview when the person you’re talking to is an incredible interviewer himself. Not only did Jay Mohr devote time to our conversation, but he often turned the table, asking me my opinion on various issues. Furthermore, it […]
Defeater Sign to Epitaph Records, Announce Spring Headlining Tour
January 21st, 2015 Kyle Florence Boston hardcore giants Defeater have officially signed to Epitaph Records, and will be releasing a new album through the label later this year. Read a statement from the band by following the jump below. Additionally, the five-piece has also revealed plans for an epic nationwide tour alongside Counterparts, Capsize, Better Off, and Hotel Books. The […]
Have Mercy Announce New Spring Headlining Tour With Weatherbox, You Me And Everyone We Know, Head North
January 20th, 2015 John Bazley Things don’t always go as planned in the music industry. Today, Have Mercy showed everyone how to make the best of a bad situation. Several weeks ago, Front Porch Step announced a spring tour featuring support from Have Mercy, Alcoa, and Head North, with Hotel Books and Brigades set to appear on select dates. After allegations […]
InVogue Records Share Free 17-Track Sampler
January 8th, 2015 Kyle Florence In celebration of the new year, Ohio’s InVogue Records have offered up a free 17-track sampler featuring songs from Being As An Ocean, Hawthorne Heights, Hotel Books, Akissforjersey, and many other awesome acts. View a full track listing by following the jump below, and get in on the action here. Earlier in the week, InVogue teamed […]
LISTEN: Living Ghosts – ‘Forever & A Day’
September 27th, 2013 Mike Giegerich Living Ghosts, the one man spoken word/post-rock project of California musician Ray Bolado, has released a brand new EP entitled Forever & A Day. For those who enjoy the idea of a mixture of acts such as Listener and Hotel Books, this record is not one to sleep on as Living Ghosts provides an instrumentally […]
La Dispute To Play A Few Intimate Shows This Spring
January 22nd, 2015 Dana Reandelar La Dispute announced earlier in December that they will be embarking on a short co-headlining U.S. tour with Title Fight this spring, with the support of The Hotelier. During this brief run, the band will also be playing a few seated, intimate shows in four cities, starting on March 28 in Philadelphia. These smaller shows will involve playing […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Head North Discuss New Music, Plans To Dominate 2015
January 12th, 2015 John Bazley Here at UTG, we believe in Head North. The Buffalo, NY pop-punk quartet wrapped up a year of seemingly soaring under the radar in 2014 with a few huge announcements for 2015, including the news that the band would be signing with Bad Timing Records for the release of a new EP in the spring and supporting the […]
Radiator Hospital Announce US Tour
July 23rd, 2014 Nina Corcoran Philly pop rock band Radiator Hospital put out a new full-length this year that we’ve been spinning relentlessly. The album, titled Torch Songs, came out on Salinas Records and is a tidy collection of the band’s best traits: reckless guitars, pop riffs, and poignant, relatable lyrics. The four-piece will be hitting the road in support of said release, […]
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 […]
Riot Fest Chicago Lineup Grows To 124 Bands, Adds Say Anything And More
June 12th, 2014 James Shotwell Riot Fest Chicago is the elephant in the room all other festivals must recognize and then drop to their knees and worship. The initial lineup announcement which included 110 bands, almost shut down the alternative music blogosphere when released. Now, with three months to go until launch, the organizers for Riot Fest Chicago have revealed […]