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 […]
Search Results
Stream A New Split Featuring Kittyhawk, Droughts, Prawn, And Frameworks
February 11th, 2014 
Troy Sennett Split releases are a great tool for music discovery. I can’t count the number of times I’ve picked up a split EP to hear a new song by a band I liked only to discover that the other side was just as good. That will probably happen to more than a few people who spin […]
Joie De Vivre And Prawn Stream Split EP
February 10th, 2014 Troy Sennett Joie de Vivre and Prawn might hail from vastly different parts of the country, but you would be hard pressed to find two better bands to represent the emo genre on a split EP. The five new songs on the team effort, out tomorrow via Topshelf Records and Count Your Lucky Stars Records, pull from […]
Stream A New Track From Prawn & Joie De Vivre’s Upcoming Split
January 26th, 2014 Kriston McConnell The indie/emo artists Prawn and Joie De Vivre have announced that they will be releasing a 7″ split via Topshelf and Count Your Lucky Stars Records next month. The split will be released February 11, and you can grab a pre-order from either Topshelf or Count Your Lucky Stars. You can get a glimpse of […]
Tiny Moving Parts show maturity with “Common Cold”
April 25th, 2016 Bianca Silva In advance of their upcoming third album, Celebrate, out May 20 through Triple Crown Records, Tiny Moving Parts has released “Common Cold” (via A.V. Club), a hard-hitting track that shows the band maturing and refining its sound. You can listen in below. Celebrate is currently available for pre-order in its physical and digital forms. Tiny […]
Tiny Moving Parts release ultra fun video for “Headache,” announce headlining tour
April 6th, 2016 Gabe Aikins In anticipation of the upcoming release of their new album, Celebrate, Tiny Moving Parts have premiered the music video for “Headache,” and it’s just as fun as the song. The video finds the band checking off a bucket list of things they’d do if they only had a day left to live, and includes wild […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Sorority Noise Discuss Your New Favorite Record, ‘Joy, Departed’
June 9th, 2015 Dana Reandelar “I feel like this one is building on self-deprication rather than drowning in it. I never thought I’d ever be able to write lyrics about getting better and finding all the good in the terrible.” This very statement from vocalist Cam Boucher is probably the greatest depiction of Sorority Noise’s stellar new record, Joy, Departed, […]
UTG @ MICF: Paul Foot, Neil Hamburger & Sara Pascoe
April 17th, 2015 Brenton Harris Melbourne International Comedy Festival Comic: Paul Foot Show: Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon #Major Venue: The HiFi Bar, Melbourne Over the course of his storied career, UK jester Paul Foot has developed a reputation as one of the most excitable and unpredictable comics the world has to offer. His new show Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon #Major […]
Dryjacket Sign To Hopeless Records, Announce New EP & Share New Video
February 11th, 2015 Dana Reandelar Getting acquainted to Dryjacket should be somewhere on your to-do list this morning. The indie/alternative rock four-piece out of Marlton, NJ shares sonic qualities with the likes of Somos, Prawn, and Dikembe, and they have toured alongside bands like Young Statues and The Wonder Years in the past. Currently, the band is gearing up for […]
The Year of Rediscovery: Corey From’s End of the Year List
January 2nd, 2015 Corey From This year has been an interesting one for me, as far as music goes. I had an awakening. In one sense, it was weird, because as a late bloomer in the music scene, 2003-2004 were some prime years for me in developing my tastes. So to have artists like Coheed & Cambria, Midtown, blink-182, etc. […]
UTG ALBUM PREMIERE: Side Saddle – ‘The Astorian’
September 12th, 2014 Brian Leak With a now defunct This Old Ghost in his rear-view mirror, frontman Ian McGuinness is continuing on down the road with his new enterprise, Side Saddle. What originally began as a solo side project has become a full-blown band, and McGuinness and friends are all set to release their excellent debut full-length, entitled The Astorian. […]
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, […]