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 […]
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Minus The Bear Announce ‘Acoustics II’ Release Details
August 30th, 2013 
Dan Bogosian Minus The Bear released an EP titled Acoustics back in 2008; now, a sequel of sorts (the daftly titled Acoustics II) will come out on October 1. Just like the prior EP, it will be primarily acoustic tracks. The artwork has come out for it, as has the tracklisting. This EP, like their past few […]
Piglet Successfully Funds Kickstarter Campaign
August 26th, 2013 Dan Bogosian Oh, math rock, how I adore your best bands and despise your run-of-the-mill local acts. Legendary math rock pioneers Piglet successfully funded their own Kickstarter campaign earlier today, which featured a handful of limited prints of their releases. Piglet’s entire official discography can be summarized as a six track EP that was released in 2005, […]
Minus The Bear Start A Pledge Music Fund For New Acoustic Album
July 11th, 2013 Kriston McConnell Minus The Bear are working on their second acoustic album, and they want you to get involved! They’ve launched a campaign with Pledge Music to fund their upcoming acoustic album. The album will have ten tracks, two of which are “unplugged re-imagined classics.” If you’re interested in helping out in return for some merch, then […]
HOLY SH!T: Watch Zach Hill Drum For Death Grips Handcuffed
July 8th, 2013 Dan Bogosian File under: things that are beyond impressive. Drum virtuoso Zach Hill has long been known for his insane chops, his outside the box thinking, and for some extended techniques, as well as his work in the deepest corners of the alternative world. His experiences in the math rock of Hella, the noise rap of Death […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Tiny Moving Parts
February 14th, 2013 Adrian Garza Anybody who knows somebody in an independent touring band can attest that life on the road is tough to begin with, and once you realize the harsh reality that material objects diminish, things become more difficult. UTG originally had intentions of interviewing the truly unique and genre-transcending Tiny Moving Parts (one of our 5 Artists […]
REVIEW: This Town Needs Guns – 13.0.0.0.0
January 21st, 2013 Dan Bogosian Artist: This Town Needs Guns Album: 13.0.0.0.0 Genre: Math rock, Indie rock Label: Sargent House Bands work out the kinks on the fly. There are no minor leagues for music making; if you can’t produce right away, you likely never get an at-bat. This Town Needs Guns have found a way around this: their debut […]
TRAILER: Do It Together (Documentary)
December 24th, 2012 Dan Bogosian We here at UTG are always trying to bring you the best in up and coming bands and independent films. With Do It Together, these two merge. The film is a full length independent documentary on the Do-It-Yourself scene, connecting everyone from modern day math rockers Tera Melos to noise group Deerhoof to new wave […]