Riot Fest Chicago is the elephant in the room all other festivals must recognize and then drop to their knees and worship. The initial lineup announcement which included 110 bands, almost shut down the alternative music blogosphere when released. Now, with three months to go until launch, the organizers for Riot Fest Chicago have revealed […]
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Riot Fest Chicago Lineup Grows To 124 Bands, Adds Say Anything And More
June 12th, 2014 
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Twin Forks Debut Lyric Video For “Back To You”
March 6th, 2014 John Bazley Still haven’t checked out Twin Forks, the new folk/pop band from Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional, Further Seems Forever)? The band just posted a lyric video for “Back To You,” which you can check out after the jump. The track gives a good indication of what you can expect from the band’s recently released, self-titled album. […]
REVIEW: Twin Forks – ‘Twin Forks’
February 25th, 2014 Kyle Florence Artist: Twin Forks Album: Twin Forks Genre: Folk / Pop Label: Dine Alone Records Like many, Dashboard Confessional played an instrumental role in my musical upbringing. As a teen, Chris Carrabba’s shrill cry became the soundtrack to my ever-changing worldviews, offering me guidance amidst a myriad of adolescent missteps. Though those days seem distant now, […]
REVIEW: Allison Weiss – ‘Say What You Mean (Sideways Sessions)’
November 26th, 2013 Troy Sennett Artist: Allison Weiss Album: Say What You Mean (Sideways Sessions) Genre: Pop rock No Sleep Records has signed a lot of great artists in the past year or so, both veteran and up-and-coming, but Allison Weiss is probably my favorite of the bunch. Her first full-length with the label, Say What You Mean, was released […]
Chris Carrabba’s Twin Forks Debut First Music Video, Announce US Tour
August 8th, 2013 Kyle Florence As the lead singer of Dashboard Confessional, Chris Carrabba stood as a martyr for an entire generation of anguished teens for over a decade. Now, nearing age forty (do you feel old yet?), it would seem that Carrabba has shed the emo moniker of his youth, vying for more mature melodies in the form of […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Have Mercy
April 30th, 2013 Tyler Osborne Under the Gun Review is stoked to bring you this exclusive interview with Topshelf Records’ Have Mercy. Have Mercy are gearing up for the release of their debut full-length, The Earth Pushed Back, and have touring plans throughout the Summer. In this interview we talked about the new album, the inspiration behind it, and signing […]
Twin Forks Stream “Something We Just Know”
March 30th, 2013 James Shotwell Now that the band formerly known as Twin Falls has settled on a new name and distanced themselves from controversy it’s time we all get back to what is truly important: the music. Twin Forks, which admittedly is about as tiny a variation on their original name as possible, have released a stream of a […]
UTG TV: Twin Falls Perform A New Song (Live at SXSW 2013)
March 19th, 2013 James Shotwell Continuing our ongoing coverage of SXSW 2013, UTG TV is proud to present exclusive video of Twin Falls performing a brand new song during an appearance in Austin last week. Lead by Dashboard Confessional and Further Seems Forever frontman Chris Carrabba, Twin Falls chose SXSW as the place to debut their group. Though videos of […]
UTG LIST: 5 Must-See Artists At SXSW 2013
March 12th, 2013 James Shotwell Every year we do whatever we can to bring the craziness of SXSW to you at home, and this year is no different. Starting today, Editor James Shotwell is hitting the streets of Austin, TX to bring you the very best South By Southwest 2013 has to offer. We will be posting numerous updates and […]
STREAM: Twin Falls (Chris Carrabba) – “Scraping Up The Pieces”
February 28th, 2013 Adrian Garza Twin Falls have released “Scraping Up The Pieces,” their debut track as a band this morning, and it will certainly impress the masses with its charming lyrics and overall folky feel. Like we’ve recently said earlier this week, the group is composed of Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional and Further Seems Forever, alongside members of […]
Chris Carrabba Officially Debuts Twin Falls; Announces Lineup And SXSW Dates
February 26th, 2013 Adrian Garza After much speculation on just what Twin Falls exactly is, the details of the latest side project by the Further Seems Forever and Dashboard Confessional frontman have finally come to see the light of day. According to a post by AltPress, it seems as if the band’s lineup includes the likes of Chris Carrabba (obviously) […]
Could This Be Chris Carrabba’s New Band (Twin Falls)?
February 19th, 2013 James Shotwell Yesterday afternoon we posted about a curious listing on the SXSW music schedule claiming Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba would be performing as part of a new band called Twin Falls. The band has no social network profiles, no releases, and until the schedule went live had seemingly never been mentioned before online. We asked everyone […]