Less than a week before Valentine’s Day in 2012, my girlfriend and I found out that we were going to be having a baby. A couple days later we went to San Francisco to see Anthony Green and The Dear Hunter which marked our daughter’s first concert (technically). She was just a tiny little near-formless […]
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REVIEW: A Great Big Pile Of Leaves – ‘You’re Always On My Mind’
June 24th, 2013 
Brian Leak Artist: A Great Big Pile Of Leaves Album: You’re Always On My Mind Genre: Indie Rock, Math Rock RIYL: Minus The Bear, Avi Buffalo, Margot & The Nuclear So And So’s Topshelf Records are having a huge year. With stellar releases from bands like Have Mercy, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am […]
UTG LIST: Individual Staff Members’ Best Of 2012 (Albums, EPs, Film)
January 1st, 2013 Tyler Osborne Last week UTG brought you our Top 10 favorite albums of this year, as nominated and voted on by the staff. Well today we’re pleased to give you each member’s individual picks for the best of the year. However this list does something a little different: not only does it count down the top 10 […]
First Round of SXSW Bands Announced; Application Deadline Pushed Back
November 8th, 2012 James Shotwell SXSW is approaching faster than you think and this morning the first round of performing artists were announced. The list, which you can find below, features acts of all genres from around the world and barely begins to scrape the total list of artists who will eventually make the trek to Austin in March 2013. […]
UTG’s Best Of 2012 (So Far…)
June 22nd, 2012 James Shotwell Seems like just yesterday we were rolling into 2012 with our “5 Bands To Watch” feature, but a glance at the calendar over the last week reminded the UTG staff that the year is already half gone. Discussing our triumphs and failures over the past few months lead to a discussion on the art that […]
First ‘Finding Dory’ Trailer Makes Major Waves
November 10th, 2015 Kyle Florence After what feels like forever, Pixar petitioners far and wide have finally had their prayers answered in the form the first Finding Dory trailer, which found its way online earlier today, and can be viewed below. The film, which makes landfall next June, will follow everyone’s favorite fish as they once again embark on a […]
LIVE REVIEW: The Matches’ ‘E. Von Dahl Killed The Locals’ 10th Anniversary Tour in Adelaide, Australia (1/10/15)
January 13th, 2015 Brenton Harris While shamelessly promoting my own band back in the MySpace era of 2004, I was alerted by similar covert activities being undertaken by Epitaph Records to the existence of a quirky pop-punk act from Oakland, California named The Matches. Immediately capturing my attention with the bratty yet rather witty ode to unrequited love, “Dog-Eared Page,” […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Final Member’
April 18th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Film: The Final Member Directors: Jonah Bekhor, Zach Math “More and more penises kept coming into the house,” Sigurour “Siggy” Hjartarson’s wife said of her husband’s growing habit. “Then it just got out of control.” No, Siggy wasn’t turning his home into a brothel — he was merely gathering specimens for what would eventually become […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Lakefield Discuss Their ‘Swan Songs’
February 17th, 2014 Brian Leak Vancouver, BC’s Lakefield have succumbed to the pressures of life in and outside of their existence as a band, and as such have decided it best that they part ways, but not before leaving fans and new listeners alike with the aptly titled Swan Songs, a 6-track EP that will mark their final release. Guitarist […]
UTG LIST: 10-Year Album Anniversaries We Want To See Celebrated In 2014
November 11th, 2013 Brian Leak The majority of our staff was in high school a decade back and as 10-year anniversary tours have seemingly become a staple in the genres we held closest to our hearts at the time (and still), we’ve grown to accept this fact and find it only appropriate that we again look back and pinpoint our […]
AFI REVIEW: Blackfish
July 8th, 2013 Tyler Osborne Film: Blackfish Directed by: Gabriela Cowperthwaite Studio: Magnolia Pictures Before the lineup of films was released to the public, Blackfish was one of the films I really hoped was going to be at AFI Docs this year. I had heard through the wire that Blackfish, a story about Sea World’s mistreatment of their beloved whales, was one […]
UTG at AFI: 10 Films You Need to See at AFI Docs Film Festival
June 18th, 2013 Tyler Osborne AFI Docs, the East Coast’s premiere documentary film festival starts tomorrow in Washington, DC, and here at UTG we’re excited to cover it and give you the scoop on what will be some of the best documentaries that 2013 has to offer. With a few world premieres and exclusive screenings, we’ve collected a list of […]