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The Get Up Kids, Weezer, Descendents And More To Perform Full Albums At Riot Fest

It’s not like Riot Fest needed to get any better. The incredible lineups for the Chicago and Denver weekends of the annual festival were revealed earlier this week, and the initial tiers of tickets are long sold out, but the festival made yet another spectacular announcement today. In honor of Riot Fest’s tenth anniversary, ten […]

UTG PREVIEW: Why Middle of the Map Is Festival Season’s Best Kept Secret

Tucked away in the heart of the Midwest, Middle of the Map Fest has became one of the premier festival stops for up-and-coming indie artists. After three years of experimentation with the festival, MOTMF has produced a near-perfect lineup for this year’s event, which is set to take place this weekend in Kansas City. 2014 […]

The Get Up Kids Announce First U.S. Show In Almost Three Years

The Get Up Kids will be thawing from a three-year hibernation as the band announced today they will be taking the stage as the headliner of Middle of the Map Fest, slated to take place in Kansas City, Mo. on April 3-5. Although we have not seen the full band together in quite some time, […]

Watch The Starting Line Cover “Holiday” By The Get Up Kids

At this point in their career as a band, The Starting Line aren’t touring as much as today’s contemporaries, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. If there’s one thing that we’ve come to learn from the recent Brand New ordeal, it’s these shows which come close to home [in this case, there’s about 60+ […]

UTG EXCLUSIVE STREAM: Punchline – “Holiday (The Get Up Kids Tribute)”

Today we are happy to bring you our second exclusive stream from the upcoming The Get Up Kids tribute record, being released through Pacific Ridge Records. Punchline take on the difficult task of covering “Holiday,” a personal The Get Up Kids favorite of mine. Rejuvenated with a rhythmic pounce, Punchline bring new grooves into the […]

REVIEW: Reggie and the Full Effect – ‘No Country For Old Musicians’

Artist: Reggie and the Full Effect Album: No Country For Old Musicians Label: Pure Noise Records Genre: Alternative Reggie and the Full Effect return for the first time in five years with No Country For Old Musicians, a quirky and apathetic collection of songs proving to be some of the best seen from the James […]

UTG LIST: 25 Bands We Want New Material From In 2014

***UPDATE*** Five (late) submissions have been added, for a total of 30 Bands We Want New Material From In 2014. 2013 marked a year of musical resurrection on many levels. We’ve been given long-awaited reunions, new records, celebratory re-issues, and anniversary shows fantastic enough to make even the most rudimentary of music fans giddy. With […]

Fadeaway Records To Return With Compilation Featuring Jesse Lacey, Motion City Soundtrack, And More

You may not be familiar with the name of Fadeaway Records, but scroll through the discography page on their site, and you might just come across one of your favorite bands. The small label put out just nine records, but among them are releases by The Movielife, Miracle of ’86, and Brand New. After a […]

The Get Up Kids Tribute Album Set For December Release

On December 10, Pacific Ridge Records plans to release A Tribute To The Get Up Kids, in honor of the pop-punk trendsetters who influenced an entire generation of music. You can check out the cover art, as well as the full tracking listing, after the jump. Formed modestly in 1995, the five-piece played a pivotal […]

Max Bemis Announces Solo Tour With Matt Pryor And Sherri DuPree

Max Bemis, front man for Say Anything, did a solo acoustic show in support of his rarities release before the full band went on tour. This winter, Bemis will head out on a full fledged solo tour with his main support being Matt Pryor of the Get Up Kids, Sherri DuPree from Eisley, Perma (the […]

STREAM/DOWNLOAD: Into It. Over It. – “A Curse Worth Believing” Demo

Into It. Over It. have been working on their next album. Evan Weiss’ band also has a few tour dates coming up in January and March, but no major tours compared to how much they trekked in 2012. Their March dates are in support of Texas is the Reason, while the January dates are in […]

STREAM: Lasorda (The Get Up Kids, fun.) – “Sleep When You Are Dead”

Lasorda, featuring members of The Get Up Kids, fun., The Honorary Title, The New Amsterdams and more, released a new song today entitled “Sleep When You Are Dead”. The track is off the band’s upcoming self-titled Clifton Motel debut which will be released on December 11. Pre-order the album on vinyl via Clifton Motel’s web […]