Oakland, California trio Night School are preparing to release a brand new full-length record, titled Blush, on June 17 through Graveface Records. Today, the band has partnered with UTG to stream “Casanova,” a gritty and jangly garage-pop jammer with touches of shoegaze for good measure. You can listen to the track below. Speaking to UTG […]
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UTG PREMIERE: Night School – “Casanova”
May 27th, 2016 
Brian Leak 
Posted in Features, News, Streams 
Tags: blush, Casanova, graveface records, night school, stream 
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May 27th, 2016 Brian Leak Long Island, New York four-piece Table Talk have teamed with UTG to premiere a brand new track, titled “Cave.” Taken from the band’s upcoming self-titled effort, due out on June 3, “Cave” is an indie/emo-tinged rocker that will undoubtedly necessitate repeat listens for fans of Somos, Piebald, and Transit. Speaking to UTG about the significance […]
REVIEW: Real Friends play to their strengths on ‘The Home Inside My Head’
May 27th, 2016 John Bazley Artist: Real Friends Album: The Home Inside My Head Label: Fearless Records Genre: Starting Line-influenced pop-punk, the last pop-punk band that’s not ashamed of their genre Due to either the Pop Punk Defense Force dying with Man Overboard this Spring, blatant over-saturation of the market in 2013, or all of the good bands rebranding as “emo” […]
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May 26th, 2016 Kacy Raby Artist: Bent Knee Album: Say So Label: Cuneiform Records Genre: Orchestral Avant-Pop What’s in a name? That’s one of the age old questions, isn’t it? In music, a name can reflect many things; the overall aesthetic of an artist/group, a reference to a concept, or even just a hint towards a style or genre. I […]
Posted in Features, News, Reviews Tags: Alanis Morissette, Avant-Garde, Bent Knee, Cuneiform Records, florence + the machine, Kimbra, orchestral, pop (genre), rock (genre), Say So, the dear hunter, the sound of animals fighting Comments Off on REVIEW: Say yes to Bent Knee’s ‘Say So’UTG PREMIERE: Moments Till Fall – ‘Truth Favors The Brave’
May 25th, 2016 Brian Leak Texas metal band Moments Till Fall have teamed with Under The Gun to premiere their heavy new album, Truth Favors The Brave, which is set to release this Friday, May 27 through Tragic Hero Records. Speaking to UTG about the band’s newest effort, vocalist Aric Brooks says, “Truth Favors The Brave is a record we […]
Posted in Features, News, Streams Tags: album stream, moments till fall, stream, tragic hero records, truth favors the brave Comments Off on UTG PREMIERE: Moments Till Fall – ‘Truth Favors The Brave’REVIEW: The Hotelier find peace from agony with ‘Goodness’
May 25th, 2016 John Bazley Artist: The Hotelier Album: Goodness Label: Tiny Engines Genre: Taoist Indie Rock, Emo, Pop-Punk Like many fans of The Hotelier, I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard their breakout sophomore record, Home, Like Noplace Is There. Alone in my freshman year dorm room on a Sunday night in February, I listened to […]
Posted in Features, News, Reviews Tags: goodness, Home Like Noplace Is There, review, The Hotelier, tiny engines Comments Off on REVIEW: The Hotelier find peace from agony with ‘Goodness’REVIEW: Thrice return with powerhouse new record, ‘To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere’
May 24th, 2016 Drew Caruso Artist: Thrice Album: To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere Genre: Rock It’s been a while since we’ve heard any new music from Thrice, but they’ve welcomed us back with complete and utter ease in “Hurricane,” the first track off of the band’s ninth LP, To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere. With buzzed guitars […]
Posted in Features, News, Reviews Tags: album, album review, review, Thrice, to be everywhere is to be nowhere Comments Off on REVIEW: Thrice return with powerhouse new record, ‘To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere’MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising’ is the rare sequel that tries
May 21st, 2016 Sam Cohen Film: Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Directed by: Nicholas Stoller Starring: Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron Do sequels really need to exist? This thought kept bouncing around in my head before seeing Neighbors 2, a movie that more or less finds a legitimate reason to exist. As is with almost every second entry, the audience […]
Posted in Features, News, Reviews Tags: 2016 movie review, neighbors, Neighbors 2, Rose Byrne, Sausage Party, Sequel, seth rogen, zac efron Comments Off on MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising’ is the rare sequel that triesREVIEW: Ariana Grande’s powerhouse vocals shine on ‘Dangerous Woman’
May 20th, 2016 Gabe Aikins Artist: Ariana Grande Album: Dangerous Woman Genre: Pop Label: Republic Records Let me start this review by stating an extremely obvious fact: Ariana Grande has a damn good voice. It’s the kind of voice that comes along infrequently, the kind that makes you want to stand in your shower and belt as hard as you […]
Posted in Features, News, Reviews Tags: 2016 album review, album review, ariana grande, dangerous woman, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Max Martin, Rebel Without A Cause, republic records, Steph Curry Comments Off on REVIEW: Ariana Grande’s powerhouse vocals shine on ‘Dangerous Woman’MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Nice Guys’ is a loopy, drunk masterpiece
May 20th, 2016 Sam Cohen Film: The Nice Guys Directed by: Shane Black Starring: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Margaret Qualley Every Spring/Summer there seems to be a big studio movie that everyone exclaims is a masterpiece. Last year was Mad Max: Fury Road and that ended up being my favorite film of 2015. This year is The Nice Guys, a […]
Posted in Features, Movies, News, Reviews Tags: 2016 movie review, Inherent Vice, iron man 3, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Russell Crowe, ryan gosling, Shane Black, The Leftovers, The Nice Guys Comments Off on MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Nice Guys’ is a loopy, drunk masterpieceLIVE REVIEW: Middle Of The Map Fest (05/04/16-05/07/16)
May 20th, 2016 Corey From Almost annually, Under The Gun has had the opportunity to cover the yearly club festival in Kansas City called Middle Of The Map Fest. This festival has grown substantially over its five years of existence and brought names like Fun., Grizzly Bear, Of Montreal, and Two Door Cinema Club, as well as showcased some great […]
Posted in Features, Live, News, Reviews Tags: all get out, berwanger, captiva, Cold War Kids, Festivals, kangaroo knife fight, live review, manchester orchestra, middle of the map fest, review, sales, STRFKR, the anniversary Comments Off on LIVE REVIEW: Middle Of The Map Fest (05/04/16-05/07/16)UTG PREMIERE: Vulture Whale – ‘Aluminium’
May 20th, 2016 Kyle Florence We had the privilege of working with Vulture Whale a few weeks back, and were so enamored with the Birmingham outfit’s rollicking brand of indie rock that we couldn’t pass up the chance to do so again today. Stream the group’s killer new LP, Aluminium, below, and check out a brief Q&A with vocalist Wes […]
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