Indie rock outfit Diamond Youth have announced joining the Topshelf Records family. The band is currently in the studio working on their brand new EP with Brian McTernan, which is expected to drop early next year. Diamond Youth will be heading out on an east coast tour along with Misser and Young Statues this fall, kicking […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Bled Fest in Howell, MI (5/23/15)
May 28th, 2015 
Benjamin Howell Under The Gun Review sent photographer, Benjamin Howell, to cover Big Love’s Education Festival on May 23, 2015 in Howell, MI. Scattered throughout the Hartland Performing Arts Center in Howell, MI is one of the most exciting and engaging annual music festivals Michigan has to offer. With over 70 bands playing in a ten-hour period […]
UTG’s 9 Artists To Watch In 2015
January 5th, 2015 James Shotwell We don’t keep many traditions around UTG, but one column we look forward to piecing together every year is our annual Artists To Watch list. We have highlighted several bands in recent years who later went on to make big impacts on music, including Tiny Moving Parts, Dangerkids, and Bad Rabbits. This year we could […]
The 25 Tracks That Dominated My 2014 Over All Others
December 31st, 2014 Brian Leak I already babbled on extensively about my favorite full releases and music videos of the year, but it’s been eating away at me that I didn’t put some focus on the individual tracks I spent a significant amount of time with since 2014 began. So without wasting any more of your time than needed, below […]
I Guess You Could Say I Enjoyed Some Music in 2014
December 19th, 2014 Brian Leak This year, I’m throwing convention to the wind. I tend to spend too much time deliberating, trying to narrow things down to a set amount of this or that. For 2014, much like any other year, I’m sharing a [very] large collection of what I enjoyed most in the world of music, except these lists […]
Citizen Release New Music Video For “Figure You Out”
October 6th, 2014 Dana Reandelar This past summer, Michigan alt-punk outfit Citizen headed to the United Kingdom to play a series of shows with Diamond Youth and Headroom. During the tour, the band decided to film a rad music video for their song “Figure You Out,” taken from their most recent record, Youth. The new music video features an array […]
A Great Big Pile of Leaves Share B-Side “Learning Curves”
August 22nd, 2014 Corey From The underrated indie rockers in A Great Big Pile of Leaves are about to be headlining a beast of a tour for September. Their label, Topshelf Records, has put the band together with label-mates Field Mouse, Prawn and Diamond Youth; one sick lineup. Well, yesterday, the label shared a B-side from AGBPOL’s excellent (newest) album, […]
ALBUM STREAM: Prawn – ‘Kingfisher’
August 6th, 2014 Mark Garza New Jersey’s Prawn have been pretty busy. They just hopped off a tour with The Hotelier, Foxing and Little Big League and just last week, Topshelf Records announced their first ever label tour featuring Prawn, A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Field Mouse and Diamond Youth. To top it all off, they have a new […]
Listen to Prawn’s Latest Single, “First as Tragedy, Second as Farce”
July 30th, 2014 Adrian Garza Prawn’s latest single, “First as Tragedy, Second as Farce” has found its way online thanks to a playlist created by their label, Topshelf Records. The Boston-based label released the playlist in promotion for the first ever Topshelf Records tour which kicks off in Philadelphia this September and will run through the east coast. Other acts […]
A Great Big Pile Of Leaves Add Dates To Headlining Tour
July 29th, 2014 Kriston McConnell A Great Big Pile Of Leaves recently announced that they would be headlining an upcoming Topshelf Records tour starting this September. When they made their initial announcement, there were only a handful of dates, but now the band has confirmed even more dates for the tour. You can find the updated tour poster by taking […]
A Great Big Pile Of Leaves To Headline First Ever Topshelf Records Tour
July 22nd, 2014 Kriston McConnell A Great Big Pile Of Leaves have announced they will be headlining the first ever Topshelf Records Tour. They will be supported by labelmates Field Mouse, Diamond Youth and Prawn. A handful of dates have been announced so far, but the band has promised there will be more soon. You can view the tour poster […]
Silver Snakes Stream New Song
February 6th, 2014 Troy Sennett Recent Bridge 9 Records signees Silver Snakes will release their new album, Year of the Snake, on March 4, and you can hear the first song from the album after the break. “Four Crows” is a brooding but intense track with an overdriven bass line and guitar riffs that manage to be melodic without obscuring […]