Radkey have streamed another new track off of the upcoming EP, Devil Fruit, due out October 15. The track, “Overwhelmed” is, well, overwhelming. This brotherly trio from Kansas City are as punk rock as it comes and “Overwhelmed” undoubtedly shows that (listen for the chaotic transition roughly 3 minutes into the new song to find out […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Rise Against & Touché Amoré (9/26/14)
October 6th, 2014 
Derek Scancarelli Under The Gun sent photographer Derek Scancarelli to Best Buy Theater in New York City to photograph Rise Against on September 29, 2014. Rise Against. The two words can bring together mass amounts of people, regardless of their demographic or where they call home. Whether the audience consists of hundreds or tens of thousands, the […]
FESTIVAL PREVIEW: The Best Riot Fest Chicago After Parties
September 11th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler Riot Fest Chicago doesn’t have to end at 10 p.m. when the last band hits the closing note of the evening — no, the punk rock party scatters and moves throughout the city for various after parties and social events for you to attend at your pleasure. Sets from Mineral, The Get Up Kids, Rise […]
FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Riot Fest Chicago’s Best ‘Under The Radar’ Acts
September 11th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler Part of the beauty of going to a music festival is finding your next favorite band. You know, the next act that is going to truly change your life. This could happen to many who attend Riot Fest Chicago. Sure, the main stages are packed with fimilar and unforgettable names like Taking Back Sunday, The […]
FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Six Reasons Why Riot Fest Chicago Will Be Your Busiest Weekend This Year
September 9th, 2014 Corey From As with most festival or multiple-stage concerts, you’re forced to make choices. And that’s the exciting part of squeezing in as much music as you can in a single weekend. That means it’s a great lineup and you are always consuming music…great music. Riot Fest Chicago is no exception to this rule. This year, for […]
Rise Against Announce Fall Tour With Touché Amoré
June 24th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Though Rise Against‘s popularity amongst the mainstream rock crowd has continued to soar over the past decade, their choice in opening acts shows they haven’t forgotten where they came from. The Chicago punk heroes always put together a great package, exposing some of the underground’s finest acts to arena-sized audiences. You can now add Los […]
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 […]
UTG @ SXSW 2014: The 5 Must-See Showcases
February 27th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler Ahhh. It’s already that time of year again. Time to thaw from the freezing cold of winter, prepare for the Austin sunshine, and head out for another jam-packed year at SXSW. The mecca of music discovery, SXSW is gearing up to provide yet another unforgettable week of amazing showcases. From Waterloo, down 6th Street, all […]
LYGER Get Into A “Power Struggle” With Their New Single
February 11th, 2014 Brian Leak It’s been two weeks since up-and-coming London trio LYGER released the impressively edited video for their stellar breakout single “Stroke,” and the follow-up we’ve been waiting for is here as the band has revealed their next single, entitled “Power Struggle.” If the riff powerhouse that was “Stroke” got your interest piqued and your body moving, […]
LYGER Release Music Video For “Stroke”
January 28th, 2014 Brian Leak Back in November, we got all excited about the debut track to surface from London’s brand new rock trio, LYGER. Two months later, right after a tour announcement, the band has released the music video (via DIY) that accompanies the fuzz-rock frenzy that is “Stroke.” Consisting of perfectly edited clips of the three-piece playing the […]
LIVE REVIEW: What We Learned At Riot Fest-Chicago
September 23rd, 2013 Matthew Leimkuehler Well, it has been just over a week since members of the UTG staff tackled Riot Fest-Chicago and we have now had time to reflect on what we learned from the craziest weekend in recent punk-rock memory. We decided to document some of the more fascinating observations (everything from why Public Enemy is the most […]
UTG PREVIEW: Eight Reasons Riot Fest Is The Most Unique Festival Of The Year
September 4th, 2013 Matthew Leimkuehler Riot Fest Chicago is everything an alternative music lover of the past 3 decades wants in a festival. It is arguably the most buzzed about, tweeted at, liked and talked about festival of 2013. It has the potential to be legendary. Riot Fest-Chicago will be a weekend full of unforgettable sets and unrealistic appearances. Here at […]