strawberry girls

Strawberry Girls Launch IndieGoGo Campaign For Tour Van

Instrumental rock outfit Strawberry Girls have launched an IndieGoGo campaign to raise funds for the purchase of the band’s future van. For those who feel compelled to donate to the band’s cause and help them take their groovy sounds on the road, a slew of price-based awards awaits including everything from exclusive pre-release downloads to […]

Rare Dance Gavin Dance Practice Recording Surfaces

Before the time of smartphones, Garage Band, and other modern recording tools, there was a thing called a tape recorder. A tape recorder used something called “tape” to capture sound. Ex-Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Zachary Garren used such a device when practicing with the band in 2008. Today he has shared the audio from one […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Strawberry Girls

There’s some bands we’ve loved since before they got signed to any record deal, before they had any publicists or campaigns, before their albums were available on any physical format. One such band is Strawberry Girls, who play a distinctive brand of instrumental groove rock, sharing more in common with “Focus” by Hocus Pocus than […]

UTG VIDEO PREMIERE: Strawberry Girls – “Negro Spiritual” (Live In Studio)

Strawberry Girls have been one of our favorite bands for some time, well before they signed to Tragic Hero Records. The self-described “groove rock” band has the physical release of their debut full length album, French Ghetto, coming up on October 1. In anticipation, they’ve filmed a live video of one of the deepest jams […]

Strawberry Girls Announce Physical Release For ‘French Ghetto’

Strawberry Girls, one of our favorite up and coming bands, released their first album, French Ghetto, independently, but then signed to Tragic Hero Records for a physical release. That physical release now has a date: October 1, 2013. No vinyl appears to be available (hipster me is sad), but there is a CD for a mere […]

Strawberry Girls And Stolas Announce Summer Tour

UTG favorites Strawberry Girls and Las Vegas progressive band Stolas are heading out on tour together. The two bands share an odd connection through Dance Gavin Dance: Strawberry Girls’ guitarist, Zachary Garren, used to be in Dance Gavin Dance, and Stolas is signed to Blue Swan Records, the label owned by Will Swan of DGD. […]

WATCH: Strawberry Girls’ Documentary Teaser

California’s Strawberry Girls recently got signed to Tragic Hero Records. While it’s still unknown when they will have a new release out on the label, we now know they have a documentary in the works. The documentary will be done by Ted Maider, and be primarily about the Girls’ first tour. The video on Zachary Garren’s […]

Strawberry Girls Sign To Tragic Hero Records

Salinas, California rock outfit Strawberry Girls are very pleased to announce their signing to Tragic Hero Records today. Congratulations to the entire band on this exciting news! If you are unfamiliar, Strawberry Girls released their debut album French Ghetto earlier this year. Appearances on the record come from Kurt Travis (A Lot Like Birds), Nic […]

STREAM: Strawberry Girls Ft. Kurt Travis – “Visual Therapy”

Two things UTG knows for sure, spring is here in the Midwest and Strawberry Girls can rock like nobody’s business. The band partnered up with A Lot Like Birds/ex-Dance Gavin Dance vocalist Kurt Travis on their latest song “Visual Therapy” and bring you into a whole different sonic experience. Coupled with eerie vocals and impressive […]

Spirit Vision Studios

SPIRIT VISION PRESENTS: Ben Rosett & Dylan Aiello

Welcome to Spirit Vision Presents. This is a brand new series that will feature live performances in studio by an array of talented artists. We’ve teamed up with Ben Rosett and Ian Jennings of Spirit Vision Studios and the band Strawberry Girls to bring you some music we appreciate by musicians you may or may not have heard. We’ll do this […]

STREAM: Strawberry Girls – “Negro Spiritual”

Holy fuck. Can I open with that? Yea, I think so. I could go with something less abrasive, but those two words irreverently describe what you’re about to listen to. Strawberry Girls are really close to releasing their début album French Ghetto. Thank God. They’ve been teasing the crap out of the record for months now […]

Spirit Vision Studios

SPIRIT VISION PRESENTS: Talmon Owens – “Woodcutter”

Welcome to the Spirit Vision Presents. This is a brand new series that will feature live performances in studio by an array of talented artists. We’ve teamed up with Ben Rosett and Ian Jennings of Spirit Vision Studios and the band Strawberry Girls to bring you some music we appreciate by musicians you may or may not have heard. We’ll […]