Most reunions that have happened have come on the tenth anniversary of a band’s biggest album. The Fall of Troy will reunite this December to perform their first three albums in full with the original lineup; other sites are incorrectly reporting they will perform their entire discography, but this is not the case, as the […]
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The Fall Of Troy Reuniting For Three Shows In Texas, Playing First Three Albums In Full
September 9th, 2013 
Dan Bogosian 
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REVIEW + INTERVIEW: Thirtyseven – ‘This Is What I Want’
August 16th, 2013 Matthew Leimkuehler Artist: Thirtyseven Album: This Is What I Want Genre: Pop-punk Label: Blood & Ink Records Pop-punk crusaders Thirtyseven have released their long-awaited debut full-length, This Is What I Want, and it appears this high-energy and diverse dose of poppy hooks and fist-pumping gang vocals were well worth the wait. The Texas-based trio successfully mirror fantastic […]
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Machine Gun Kelly Receives Oral Sex On Stage In Texas, Footage Available
August 13th, 2013 James Shotwell Ohio-bred rapper Machine Gun Kelly has tried extremely hard to build a reputation for being one of the wildest emcees in music today, and over the weekend he took those efforts to new heights when he received oral sex in the middle of a performance in Dallas, Texas. Yes, you read that previous sentence right. […]
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UTG PREMIERE: DWHB – “Top Down Low” Music Video
July 29th, 2013 Jacob Tender Every once in a while, I take a break from movie-watching or album-spinning and I get social. I don’t mean going outside or hanging out with friends. I’m talking Twitter, yo. Heh… One of the things I find best about Twitter is the instant ability to ask a bunch of people a question. My followers are […]
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Austin City Limits Releases Schedule
July 24th, 2013 Nina Corcoran Austin, TX’s slogan should include not only keeping the DIY-centered city “weird,” but musical too. Austin City Limits returns this year for two weekends, October 4-6 and October 11-13, and the schedule has just been released. Much to festival-goers’ delights, the two weekends have a pretty similar schedule. Much to festival-goers’ disappointment, there are some […]
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Close Your Eyes Add New Vocalist to Team, European Tour and New Album on the Way
July 23rd, 2013 Tyler Osborne Texas-based hardcore band Close Your Eyes announced their new vocalist today, and his name is Sam Robinson. Sam will be picking up where the band left off, and we’re really excited to see how he does in his new position. Close Your Eyes also announced a new record, Line in the Sand, which will come out this […]
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LYRIC VIDEO: Fingers Crossed – “These Kids Are Weird”
July 16th, 2013 Grant Trimboli Houston, Texas punks Fingers Crossed have put out a lyric video for the song “These Kids Are Weird.” This song is off of their debut full-length, Dedos Crusados, which was released in January. Purchase over on Bandcamp. Mixing and mastering for this independent release was handled by Stephen Egerton of Descendents fame. Fingers Crossed shared […]
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UTG LIST: 5 Must-See Artists At SXSW 2013
March 12th, 2013 James Shotwell Every year we do whatever we can to bring the craziness of SXSW to you at home, and this year is no different. Starting today, Editor James Shotwell is hitting the streets of Austin, TX to bring you the very best South By Southwest 2013 has to offer. We will be posting numerous updates and […]
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March 4th, 2013 Josh Hammond In preparation of South By Southwest (SXSW), the music industry’s most epic and grueling music festival, I felt inclined to make a list of advice and suggestions that I wish that someone had told me in 2009, as I headed into the event. So to all of you SXSW rookies out there, read the following: […]
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Driver Friendly Premiere Live Video For “Lost Boys”
February 19th, 2013 Grant Trimboli Texas rockers Driver Friendly have partnered with the people at Alternative Press today to premiere their brand new live video for “Lost Boys.” Watch Driver F’s video by clicking over to AltPress now and enjoy! The band told AltPress, “Every person was filmed individually and in one take, so what you see is actual what […]
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January 3rd, 2013 Grant Trimboli Houston, Texas punk quartet Fingers Crossed have uploaded a stream of their debut LP, Dedos Crusados, onto Bandcamp. The album is available for the low price of five dollars. According to the band, the lyrics for this release center around lost communication and a strong internal struggle. Dedos Crusados is a huge step for Fingers […]
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First Round of SXSW Bands Announced; Application Deadline Pushed Back
November 8th, 2012 James Shotwell SXSW is approaching faster than you think and this morning the first round of performing artists were announced. The list, which you can find below, features acts of all genres from around the world and barely begins to scrape the total list of artists who will eventually make the trek to Austin in March 2013. […]