You know when a “scene” festival lineup is pretty damn strong? When you have Taking Back Sunday, Say Anything, and Saves the Day below the halfway mark of your poster and Brand New on the third line. As announced by our fellow AbsoluteVoices website PropertyOfZack, this year’s Riot Fest will feature (and take a big […]
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Matt Pryor and James Dewees extend “Two For The Road” Tour
March 26th, 2013 
Mike Sacchetti Alternative Press reports that fellow Get Up Kids bandmates, Matt Pryor and James Dewees have extended their “Two For The Road” Tour. Matt Pryor (The New Amsterdams) and James Dewees (Reggie And The Full Effect) are slated to perform their solo material, and have invited Into It. Over It. back to support them on select […]
Pentimento Break Our Hearts With “Stuck Forever”
June 10th, 2015 James Shotwell There is something strange that happens when someone finds themselves in an unhealthy situation for a prolonged amount of time. Despite their senses telling them everything is not okay, people find ways to convince themselves their inner voice is wrong. They forge ahead, though in their hearts they know it’s wrong, and ultimately lead themselves […]
Dream Riders: The Tour Desires of Your Favorite Artists (UTG Exclusive)
July 15th, 2014 Brian Leak Wikipedia defines a rider as: a set of requests or demands that a performer sets as criteria for performance. Whether an act’s tour rider is ridiculously egocentric and/or overly materialistic, just plain outlandish in a fun way, a rock ‘n’ roll legend, or far more modest and unshowy than you might expect, nearly every touring […]
UTG PREVIEW: Why Middle of the Map Is Festival Season’s Best Kept Secret
April 2nd, 2014 Corey From Tucked away in the heart of the Midwest, Middle of the Map Fest has became one of the premier festival stops for up-and-coming indie artists. After three years of experimentation with the festival, MOTMF has produced a near-perfect lineup for this year’s event, which is set to take place this weekend in Kansas City. 2014 […]
Watch Pentimento Frontman Perform “Just Friends”
February 6th, 2014 Troy Sennett Last fall, Buffalo, New York’s Pentimento released their latest EP, Inside the Sea. The four powerhouse tracks on the record are the band’s best yet, and they served as further proof that Pentimento will be an exciting band to watch in the coming months and years. Frontman Jerry Pauly recently sat down with Punk World […]
The Get Up Kids Announce First U.S. Show In Almost Three Years
February 5th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler The Get Up Kids will be thawing from a three-year hibernation as the band announced today they will be taking the stage as the headliner of Middle of the Map Fest, slated to take place in Kansas City, Mo. on April 3-5. Although we have not seen the full band together in quite some time, […]
VINYL REVIEW: Their / They’re / There – ‘Analog Weekend’ EP
January 13th, 2014 Brian Leak Artist: Their / They’re / There Album: Analog Weekend EP Label: Topshelf Records, Polyvinyl Records Original Release Date: Dec. 10, 2013 The three members of Chicago’s grammatically adept post-indie math-pop outfit Their / They’re / There are certainly no strangers to the emo and indie rock scenes. Evan Weiss has been gracing endless headlines over […]
Their / They’re / There Stream New EP
December 3rd, 2013 Troy Sennett Their / They’re / There made their debut on Record Store Day in April of this year with an excellent EP of angular and frenetic emo rock, and the Chicago group, which features Evan Weiss (Into It. Over It.), Mike Kinsella (Owen, American Football), and Matthew Frank (Loose Lips Sink Ships), has wasted no time […]
LIVE REVIEW: What We Learned At Riot Fest-Chicago
September 23rd, 2013 Matthew Leimkuehler Well, it has been just over a week since members of the UTG staff tackled Riot Fest-Chicago and we have now had time to reflect on what we learned from the craziest weekend in recent punk-rock memory. We decided to document some of the more fascinating observations (everything from why Public Enemy is the most […]
UTG PREVIEW: Eight Reasons Riot Fest Is Your Middle School Dream Come True
September 10th, 2013 Matthew Leimkuehler Riot Fest Chicago is everything an alternative music lover of the past 3 decades wants in a festival. It is arguably the most buzzed about, tweeted at, liked and talked about festival of 2013. It has the potential to be legendary. Riot Fest Chicago will be a weekend full of unforgettable sets and unrealistic appearances. Here at […]
Riot Fest Announces Day-By-Day Lineups In Chicago
July 24th, 2013 Grant Trimboli Riot Fest announced the day-by-day lineups for its Chicago, IL festival dates. The festival invites huge names including Fall Out Boy, Bad Religion, The Replacements, Andrew W.K., Blink-182, Rancid and so many more. It’s the can’t miss event of 2013. Click through the link provided to access ticket purchasing. Head through the jump to look […]