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Live Report – Escape The Fate – This War is Ours Tour!

2-28-09 Crofoot Pontiac, MI   *Photo Credit: David Stafford* If you’ve listened to our interview with Wil Francis, you should know our night in Pontiac was one for the memory bank. Not only did Escape the Fate bring a near capacity crowd out into the Michigan winter, but they, along with most of the other […]

Live Report: And Hell Followed With – Van Benefit Show

Bands: And Hell Followed With Once We Were Buried The Yellow Sign xBodycountx Abadox Leviathan Rise Of Aeolus Alright so after Local favorite And Hell Followed With returned from a long tour they realized they need to purchase a better van to haul their stuff. Their homecoming show was to raise money to purchase a […]

Live Report – Blessed By A Broken Heart – Terminatour 2

2-24-09 Mixtape Cafe Grand Rapids, MI www.mixtapecafe.com Illness struck the Terminatour 2 right before it rolled through Grand Rapids early last week, but the bands who did perform put on quite a show to remember [whether that’s for the best or worst is where it varies]. not every band really needed much to be said […]

Live Report – Just Surrender – Who Left The Fridge Open Tour

1-20-09 Mixtape Cafe Grand Rapids, MI www.mixtapecafe.com New venues are always welcome in the UTG book. However, Mixtape is actually taking residence in what was once Skelletones [R.I.P.]. This was the first show I’d attended since the re-opening and let me tell you, it was quite a night. I only really want to touch base […]

Live Report – See You Next Tuesday

See You Next Tuesday 12-18-08 Skelletones Grand Rapids, MI The closing of Skelletones music venue is looming over the heads of everyone in the Michigan music scene. For the better half of a decade, Skelletones has been easily one of the best venues in the entire stte [regardless of size] with a welcoming staff, amazing sound, and […]

Show Review – Chiodos/Silverstein/Escape The Fate/Alesana/A Skylit Drive!

Chiodos/Silverstein/Escape The Fate/Alesana/A Skylit Drive Nov. 14, 2008 The Orbit Room – Grand Rapids, MI I am not the largest Alesana fan. They’re music is not my favorite, and the very first time I heard one of their songs, I wrote them off as being not my style. Surprisingly enough, I liked Alesana’s set. This […]

Show Review – Girl Talk!

Girl Talk Tuesday November 11th, 2008 Crofoot – Pontiac, MI   I feel the need to start this review off with a short message about concert etiquette. I feel that people may have forgotten some fundamentals. I have never before been to a venue that decided to serve glass bottles of beer at a sold […]