Pittsburgh, PA’s Brightside have announced a tour in support of their latest full-length Now and Loud as well as pre-orders for the 12″ to be released by Broken World Media. The tour, which starts in Michigan and ends in Massachusetts, finds Brightside playing alongside Foxing, Old Gray, Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) and […]
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LIVE REVIEW: The Early November @ The Studio At Webster Hall (7/16/14)
July 21st, 2014 
Dana Reandelar There’s a certain sense of pride that comes with singing along to every single song at a show. Coming out of The Early November‘s set last Wednesday night made me wish I were a bigger fan who vicariously sang along to every word like everyone else in the room did. The good vibes were irrevocable, […]
Fest 13 Makes First Lineup Announcement
April 1st, 2014 Troy Sennett It was already a given that punks around the world would flock to Gainesville, Florida over Halloween weekend for the thirteenth annual Fest. The only question was which acts would top their must-see lists this year. Now that the first wave of bands has been announced, we can safely answer that question with one word: […]
MUSIC VIDEO: Prawn – “Why You Always Leave a Note”
February 24th, 2014 Troy Sennett Since 2009, New Jersey’s Prawn have been churning out a steady stream of indie-tinged emo rock that should appeal to fans of A Great Big Pile of Leaves and Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) in equal measure. Most recently, Prawn was featured on a split EP with Illinois natives Joie de Vivre. One […]
Warren Franklin Releases New EP For Free
February 5th, 2014 Troy Sennett While he may not have the name recognition of Into It. Over It.’s Evan Weiss, Warren Franklin is as deeply ingrained in midwest emo as anyone you’re likely to meet. Hailing from Rockford, Illinois, the singer-songwriter has released two excellent LPs of acoustic guitar-driven emo-folk, along with playing in Joie de Vivre, Parker, and (on […]
UTG ALBUM PREMIERE: Living Ghosts – ‘The Thought of Giving Up’
December 23rd, 2013 Drew Caruso It is fitting that my first album premiere at UTG is with a band that I have never heard before until now. We are both exchanging experiences together that will couple in our artistic achievement and merit, and I thank Oxnard, California’s Living Ghosts for that. The band’s newest EP, The Thought of Giving Up, […]
Foxing Release New Music Video
December 18th, 2013 Troy Sennett St. Louis, Missouri group Foxing have been one of the hottest new names in emo this year, signing to Count Your Lucky Stars Records in March and releasing their stellar debut full-length, The Albatross, in November. To top off their huge year, the band recently premiered a music video for one of the album’s standout […]
WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 11/24 – 11/30
November 30th, 2013 Troy Sennett Black Friday has come and gone, and if you’re anything like me, you probably spent just a little more money than you wanted to on records. The deals were just so good though! Outside of all of the label sales, a lot of great records went up for sale this week. Circa Survive made the […]
Topshelf Records Puts Entire Catalog Up For Free Download Via Bandcamp
February 8th, 2013 Dayton O'Connor Topshelf Records, in a move equal parts crazy, generous, and crazy generous, has arranged to have their entire catalog available for free download via Bandcamp. Everything. New stuff like the Pianos Become The Teeth/Touché Amoré Split and the You Blew It!/Fake Problems Split. The tops of the twinkle daddy heap like Empire! Empire! (I Was […]
The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die Going On Winter Tour
November 29th, 2012 Dan Bogosian Connecticut emo band with an insanely long name The World is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die are going on tour with Topshelf Records label mates Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate). Several other bands are offering support at various shows. I’ve been to two TWIABP shows this year, and […]
Bled Fest Announces Pianos Become The Teeth
April 20th, 2012 Grant Trimboli Michigan’s Bled Fest announced that Pianos Become The Teeth have been added to the roster. This event will be taking place on May 26 at the Hartland Performing Arts Center and features The Early November, As Cities Burn, The Wonder Years, and many more. Pick up tickets for $20 by heading to Fusion Shows or […]
Bled Fest Announces Five More Bands
April 4th, 2012 Grant Trimboli We thought Bled Fest was through announcing bands for their huge event, on May 26, at the Hartland Performing Arts Center in Michigan. Read a special message from the good people putting on this event and comment with your thoughts! Are you excited for Bled Fest? Pick up tickets for $20 by heading to Fusion […]