Front Porch Step

Front Porch Step Debuts Title Track From Upcoming EP, ‘Whole Again’

Earlier in the day, Front Porch Step joined forces with Kerrang! to premiere the title track off his forthcoming EP, Whole Again, due out December 2 via Pure Noise Records. Check it out by following the jump below. In his latest attempt, Jake Mcelfresh soulfully reflects on an unnamed acquaintance with the help of Four Year […]

The Madden Brothers Announce Headlining Tour Dates

The Madden Brothers have announced a small number of headlining tour dates for next month. According to their announcement this is their “first set” of dates, so hopefully that means they will be announcing some more sometime soon. They will be taking with them Front Porch Step and Kêta. You can find the list of […]

Front Porch Step Releases Music Video For Emotional Song, “Private Fears In Public Places”

Our friends at Substream Music Press exclusively released the latest music video from Front Porch Step today. The track, titled “Private Fears In Public Places,” is another overtly emotional and transparent number from the acoustic punk solo artist’s Pure Noise Records debut, Aware, which was released late last year. The video gives viewers an inside […]

State Champs To Headline Pure Noise Records Tour

Pop-punk sensation State Champs have been on a hot streak since the release of their 2013 record The Finer Things, last October. Fresh off the 2014 Vans Warped Tour, where the band played every single date, the guys are keen to keep things rolling. This morning, they announced a headlining month-long U.S. tour with their […]

Dream Riders: The Tour Desires of Your Favorite Artists (UTG Exclusive)

Wikipedia defines a rider as: a set of requests or demands that a performer sets as criteria for performance. Whether an act’s tour rider is ridiculously egocentric and/or overly materialistic, just plain outlandish in a fun way, a rock ‘n’ roll legend, or far more modest and unshowy than you might expect, nearly every touring […]

Watch Front Porch Step’s Full Set From Warped Tour

Newark, Ohio’s Front Porch Step has been tearing up the acoustic scene for the last year or two, which in turn landed the one-man act a recurring gig for the duration of this summer’s Vans Warped Tour. A few days back, a stream of one such performance, filmed last month in Pomona, California, found its […]

UTG TV: Front Porch Step On The Boardwalk At Skate And Surf

By some error, Front Porch Step was accidentally omitted from the Saturday line-up at Skate And Surf Festival. On the day of the show, the festival realized their mistake and told Front Porch Step mastermind Jake Mcelfresh that he’d be performing on one of the side stages as doors opened. As the festival-goers slowly worked their way […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Pure Noise Records’ Founder Jake Round Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary

In 2009, Jake Round founded Pure Noise Records in California. Although he’d had no previous experience in single-handedly operating a record label, he was still able to turn a loan from his mother into one of the driving forces in independent pop punk, rock, indie, and hardcore. In 2014, we are celebrating the five-year anniversary […]

Front Porch Step Premieres “Drown” Music Video

Jake Mcelfresh, better known to the pop punk world as Front Porch Step, released his debut album last year through Pure Noise Records. Previously available through the label, Aware will be getting a second push to retail stores on February 11. To celebrate the occasion, the singer-songwriter has released a new music video for the […]

Transit 2013

The Acoustic Basement Tour Set To Begin In Early 2014

Earlier today, our friends at PropertyOf Zack announced that they will be sponsoring the 2014 Acoustic Basement Tour, which is set to begin in late January. You can check out the full details for the tour after the jump. Featuring intimate acoustic performances by Transit, Hit the Lights, Front Porch Step, Brian Marquis, and a variety of […]