On August 21, in one of the wildest release shows in Grand Rapids history, superstars Pop Evil returned to The Intersection with an entourage of media coverage to support the release of their new album Up, available now through eOne Music. Mayor George Hartwell declared it ‘Pop Evil Day’ for the city and a handful […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Pop Evil CD Release Show in Grand Rapids, MI (8/21/15)
August 28th, 2015 
Benjamin Howell 
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Tags: Aranda, eOne Music, Grand Rapids, Not The Same, Polyester Zeal, Pop Evil, Red Sun Rising, The Intersection, The Stache, Torrid, up, WGRD, Yahoo Live 
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REVIEW: Eden The Cat – Live In A Basement Apartment
August 28th, 2015 James Shotwell Artist: Eden The Cat Album: Live In A Basement Apartment Genre: Folk, Acoustic The best music hits you like a drug. It rolls over your body with a sensation that can only be compared to the first drag on a much needed cigarette or the first sip of that whiskey you’ve been thinking about since […]
Posted in Features, Live, News, Reviews, Streams Tags: acoustic, album review, canada, Eden Rohatensky, Eden The Cat, ep, folk, Live In A Basement Apartment, new music, Orphan Mothers, Reviews, Saskatchewan 1 Comment »
LIVE REVIEW: 80/35 Music Festival (Day 2)
July 14th, 2015 Matthew Leimkuehler The second day of 2015’s 80/35 will not be a day forgotten any time soon. Despite a little bit of heat, the entire day was filled with memorable sets all the way from the evening’s headliner down to the smallest local band. It doesn’t happen often in the festival world, but it just felt like […]
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July 9th, 2015 Matthew Leimkuehler With festival season in full swing across North America and beyond, all eyes are set on the beautiful city of Des Moines, Iowa this weekend for the all-too-stacked two-day lineup at 80/35. More than just a slew of amazing artists playing across three stages this July 10-11, 80/35 is an entire experience—from the food to […]
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UTG PREMIERE: Good Old War – “Tell Me What You Want From Me” (Acoustic Video)
June 24th, 2015 Brian Leak Philadelphia folk-pop duo Good Old War are set to release their fourth full-length studio album next week on June 29, via Nettwerk – their first without longtime drummer Tim Arnold. Today, we’re excited to premiere an impeccable, bare-bones rendition of Broken Into Better Shape‘s lead single–possibly Good Old War’s biggest song to date–“Tell Me What […]
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UTG PHOTOS: The Boys of Zummer Tour – Wiz Khalifa & Fall Out Boy (6/16/15)
June 23rd, 2015 Kellie Gannon Under The Gun Review sent photographer Kellie Gannon to Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH to shoot The Boys of Zummer Tour on June 16. The Boys of Zummer tour rolled up at Blossom Music Center on a perfect summer evening. Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa teamed up with Chicago’s pop punk sweethearts, Fall Out […]
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UTG PHOTOS & REVIEW: Tyler, The Creator at Irving Plaza in New York, NY (06/12/15)
June 22nd, 2015 MJ Rawls Under The Gun Review sent photographer MJ Rawls to Irving Plaza in New York to shoot Tyler, The Creator on June 12. I was talking to someone about Tyler, The Creator and they mentioned that he was that kid growing up who would tell you of his huge imagination about the future that you would […]
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UTG PHOTOS: PVRIS and Born Cages in New York, NY (06/01/15)
June 5th, 2015 MJ Rawls Under The Gun Review sent photographer MJ Rawls to The Studio at Webster Hall in New York to shoot PVRIS at their recent show with Born Cages. Unless you may been living under a rock, you’ve likely been aware of the dizzying rise of Boston alternative rock band PVRIS and their outstanding debut album released […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Sasquatch! 2015 – Days 3 & 4 in Quincy, WA
May 29th, 2015 Xander Deccio Days three and four of Sasquatch! were nothing short of excellent. Though the weather was unpredictable, it wasn’t as sweltering as many had predicted it would be. With performances from Lana Del Rey, Run The Jewels, SBTRKT, Tame Impala and The Glitch Mob, this year’s Sasquatch! turned out to be pretty impressive. It was also […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Bled Fest in Howell, MI (5/23/15)
May 28th, 2015 Benjamin Howell Under The Gun Review sent photographer, Benjamin Howell, to cover Big Love’s Education Festival on May 23, 2015 in Howell, MI. Scattered throughout the Hartland Performing Arts Center in Howell, MI is one of the most exciting and engaging annual music festivals Michigan has to offer. With over 70 bands playing in a ten-hour period […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Sasquatch! 2015 – Days 1 & 2 in Quincy, WA
May 25th, 2015 Xander Deccio Sasquatch, this year, has been interesting to say the least. Not only did the festival go back to four days instead of the cluster-cuss of last year where they tried to split the festival into two different weekends — which failed anyway as the second weekend was cancelled due to low ticket sales — but […]
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Cancel Your Plans & Watch This Fan-Filmed Footage Of Rush
May 19th, 2015 James Shotwell Rush, otherwise known to anyone with a lick of sense as one of the greatest musical creations to ever be given to mankind, recently kicked off their ‘R40’ 40th anniversary tour on May 8 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We weren’t at the show, but if we had limitless bank accounts and girlfriends […]
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