Young The Giant

My Top 5 Played Songs Of 2014

2014 was a pretty interesting year for music on my part. I was pleased by my favorite bands, impressed by artists I’ve never heard before, and revisited musicians who have proved to be absolutely incredible this year. One thing I love more than anything else in a song is a good hook that I can […]

Young The Giant Expand Current Tour

SoCal rockers, Young The Giant, just announced a new string of US dates for 2015 that’ll span February and March. The extension on the ‘Mind Over Matter Tour’ will begin in Vermont on Feb. 12, wrapping up in Boulder, Colorado about a month later. Tickets go on sale this Friday for the additional dates, which […]

UTG LIST: The Must-See Acts At Lollapalooza 2014

It’s time for Lollapalooza, the one festival that Chicago residents look forward to most all Summer long. Held in beautiful downtown Chicago, IL, this year’s festival will be taking over the area from August 1-3 at the legendary Grant Park. UTG will be on the festival grounds all weekend to get some amazing coverage of […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Young the Giant – “Mind Over Matter”

Earlier this year, Californian indie-pop group Young the Giant dropped a new album titled Mind Over Matter. It’s bright, fun, and more anthemic than their past work, particularly the title track (as almost all title tracks are). Now that we have a music video to go with that song, it proves just how bold of a band they have […]

Watch Young The Giant’s ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’ Performance

Back in January, Young the Giant released their second studio album, Mind Over Matter, which spawned several toe-tapping singles, and eventually peaked at number seven on the US music charts. Since then, the group has been promoting their newest record nonstop, most recently stopping by the set of Late Night With Seth Meyers, where they […]

Firefly Festival Announces 2014 Lineup

Firefly Festival has only been going on for a couple years, but that hasn’t stopped the event from attracting some of the biggest names in music. This year, the event, which takes places at The Woodlands in Dover, Delaware, has expanded over four days (June 19-22) and seven stages, and they’ll need all the space […]

WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 12/29-1/4

The music industry is always pretty quiet around the new year, and the vinyl world is no exception. A few noteworthy pre-orders were launched for records from Kanye West, Linkin Park, and Sunn O))), all giants in their own genres, and a number of other releases were announced, with pre-orders coming soon. Check out the […]

Young The Giant Announce New Album, Release New Music Video

It was hard to avoid Young the Giant in the fall of 2010. The Irvine, CA group’s self-titled debut album had spawned hits like “My Body” and “Cough Syrup” and placed them solidly in the upper echelon of indie rock bands with obvious mainstream appeal. Despite a fair amount of touring, they have been pretty […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Young The Giant – Apartment

Irvine, CA rock outfit Young The Giant have unveiled their brand new music video for the single “Apartment” and can be viewed here. This interesting video shows frontman Sameer Gadhia waking up on the floor to be greeted with a special suprise. Find out what this great treat is by watching the video past the […]

LIVE REVIEW: Grouplove (3/30/2012)

As of the moment I started writing this review, I had seen 2,136 different setlists played from 1,916 different bands. To date, there has never been an opening band that has ever floored me quite the way that Grouplove just did. Combining my two favorite elements in music, songs with angst and indie-pop dance, this […]

Rumored (leaked) lineup for Coachella 2012

The new year is rolling around and with it comes another year of great music. Next spring is the Coachella Valley Music and Fine Arts Festival, a huge (sweaty) gathering of celebrities, rich folk, and hipsters.  To entertain these individuals, hundreds of musicians will flock to the Coachella Valley to play. A Goldenvoice insider has […]

Blink-182 Headline KROQ Christmas Show

Blink-182 have confirmed that they will be headlining night one of the 22nd Annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas show (December 10th-11th). Other performers confirmed for the first night are Bush, Incubus, New Found Glory, Chevelle, Social Distortion, 311 and Young The Giant. This is going to be one incredible show you don’t want to miss! […]