As with most festival or multiple-stage concerts, you’re forced to make choices. And that’s the exciting part of squeezing in as much music as you can in a single weekend. That means it’s a great lineup and you are always consuming music…great music. Riot Fest Chicago is no exception to this rule. This year, for […]
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Relient K Announce ‘Mmhmm’ 10th Anniversary Tour
July 28th, 2014 Anthony Dobrini Relient K have (finally) announced a fall tour to celebrate the ten year anniversary of their mainstream debut record, Mmhmm. The band saw their first true success after signing with Capital Records in 2004 and releasing the singles “Be My Escape” and “Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been” from Mmhmm. Frontman Matt Thiessen and guitarist Matt […]
RX Bandits Stream the Ridiculously-Titled “Meow! Meow! Space Tiger”
July 1st, 2014 Brian Leak RX Bandits is back with another track from their forthcoming LP, Gemini, Her Majesty, which is due out July 22. This time around, RXB has taken their sound back in time a bit to resemble their earlier catalog with the Reggaeton-infused “Meow! Meow! Space Tiger.” The title may be a bit goofy and sound like […]
Riot Fest Chicago Lineup Grows To 124 Bands, Adds Say Anything And More
June 12th, 2014 James Shotwell 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 […]
RX Bandits Reveal New Album’s Title (‘Gemini, Her Majesty’), Cover Art
June 7th, 2014 Brian Leak Back in January, RX Bandits made our dreams come true by announcing that they were in fact working on a new record. Their Pledge Music campaign was evidence of that but very little information was revealed at the time. We assumed the end of the year would make sense for a release but it turns […]
RX Bandits Announce Summer Tour With The Dear Hunter
May 14th, 2014 Brian Leak Well, ladies and gents, the tour of the summer has officially been announced, and we couldn’t be happier here at UTG. California’s beloved RX Bandits have announced a 28-stop tour with support from The Dear Hunter (!) and fellow Californians, From Indian Lakes. The tour kicks off in St. Petersburg, FL on July 11, spanning […]
REVIEW: A Lot Like Birds – ‘No Place’
November 4th, 2013 Adrian Garza Artist: A Lot Like Birds Album: No Place Genre: Post-hardcore Label: Equal Vision Records Among the several post-hardcore albums to have been released over the past couple of years, A Lot Like Birds sure did make their mark when they released their 2011 Doghouse Records debut, Conversation Piece. More than simply being just another album that earned […]
ALBUM STREAM: Lydia – ‘Devil’
March 19th, 2013 Adrian Garza Arizona indie act Lydia have self released their fifth album today on their own and are now streaming the record through Spotify. The group are also about to head on tour with From Indian Lakes and Sweet Talker tomorrow, a listing of tour dates can be found here. Follow the jump for a stream of […]
MUSIC VIDEO: Lydia – “The Exit”
March 18th, 2013 Grant Trimboli Gilbert, Arizona rockers Lydia have unveiled the brand new visuals for their song “The Exit” and can be seen here! The beautiful video was directed by Jakob Owens. This song is off of the group’s forthcoming album, Devil, which officially hits our iTunes and everywhere tomorrow (March 19). Pick it up anywhere music is sold. […]
New Lydia Album Coming In March
January 28th, 2013 Dan Bogosian Arizona Indie outfit Lydia announced today that they would have a new album out on March 19. The album, titled Devil, will be launched the day before their tour. The tour starts March 20 and ends May 3, and will be with From Indian Lakes. The dates aren’t specifically up yet, which is sort of […]
The Dangerous Summer Added To The Early November Album Release Show
June 23rd, 2012 Grant Trimboli The Dangerous Summer have confirmed that they will be playing The Early November’s album release, in Philly, on June 30. This show also finds support from Daytrader. Read what guitarist Cody Payne had to say about these special shows below. Through the jump you can find the group’s entire upcoming headlining tour, with support coming […]
SING ALONG WITH STAFF: 2/24/12
February 24th, 2012 Jacob Tender Hey guys! Under The Gun Review has an extra special doubled playlist feature for you this week to thank you for listening to our past few playlists and sharing them with your friends. You see, when it comes down to it at the end of the day, we are all just big music nerds and […]