I’d like to close out my first year of music journalism with a short list of short lists in typical end-of-the-year fashion. It’s been a wonderful half-year here at Under The Gun Review and I’ve had the pleasure of working with and getting to know some very talented and passionate journalists in my time so […]
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Stolas Push Back ‘Allomaternal’ Album Release
October 9th, 2014 
Scott Murray Yesterday, fans received some unfortunate news from progressive hardcore band Stolas, who are currently on the tail end of the Blue Swan Records Tour in support of Hail The Sun. According to unknown issues, perhaps well beyond the band’s control, the group has been forced to push back the release of their upcoming sophomore album, […]
UTG TV: Stolas Discuss Upcoming Release, ‘Allomaternal’
September 16th, 2014 Scott Murray UTG TV got a chance to catch up with Stolas at Thee Parkside in San Francisco while on the ‘Blue Swan Records Tour.’ The band is supporting label-mates Hail The Sun, alongside Icarus the Owl and a host of dynamic guests including The Venetia Fair and Adventurer. During our interview Stolas discussed their upcoming release, […]
Stolas Announce New Album, Stream “Solunar”
August 24th, 2014 Brian Leak Following their impressive 2013 debut, Living Creatures, Las Vegas shredders Stolas are already set to release their followup this October. Titled Allomaternal, the band’s newest effort will be released on October 15 via Blue Swan Records. To coincide with the album’s announcement, the band are currently streaming its lead single, titled “Solunar.” Retaining many of […]
Adventurer Sign With Blue Swan Records
August 5th, 2014 Corbin Alvae Michigan post-hardcore trio Adventurer have some very exciting news today, as they have announced their signing with Blue Swan Records. Blue Swan features artists such as Kurt Travis, Stolas, Hail The Sun and a few others worth checking out. The label is owned by Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Will Swan, hence the label’s name. The band […]
Icarus The Owl Announced as Special Guest on Blue Swan Records Tour
August 4th, 2014 Scott Murray Moments ago, the post-hardcore community erupted with the exciting news that Icarus The Owl will be joining the Blue Swan Records Tour as the previously billed “Special Guest.” Despite predictions that the guest spot would eventually go to masters of mystery, Secret Band, the selection of Icarus The Owl is definitely fitting for the tour […]
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 […]
Sianvar’s Debut EP Is Available To Download For Free For One Day
July 6th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Do you love Sianvar’s sound but haven’t picked up their EP yet? Then you’re in luck! The band posted a couple of hours ago that their EP is available to download for free until the end of the day today. You can nab yourself the digital copy of it by heading on over to the […]
Sianvar Won’t Be Touring For The Rest Of 2014
February 4th, 2014 Kriston McConnell As you probably know by now, Sianvar consists of members of A Lot Like Birds, Dance Gavin Dance, Stolas and Hail The Sun. All of these bands have a lot of their own things going on most of the time. Because of that fact, Sianvar had to unfortunately announce the inevitable news that they would […]
REVIEW: Sianvar – ‘Sianvar’ EP
January 9th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Artist: Sianvar Album: Sianvar EP Genre: Post hardcore Label: None Can we really handle a world where we have music coming from A Lot Like Birds, Dance Gavin Dance, Secret Band and Sianvar? My head hurts just trying to think about who’s in what band right now. The last twelve months though, these bands have […]
Sianvar Stream New EP
January 1st, 2014 Troy Sennett It’s a new year, and what better way to start it off than with some new music? Post-hardcore supergroup Sianvar are happy to oblige. Anticipation has been building for the debut EP from the band, whose lineup includes guitarist Will Swan (Dance Gavin Dance), drummer Joseph Arrington (A Lot Like Birds), bassist Michael Littlefield (A […]
LISTEN: Sianvar – “Chest Pressure”
December 11th, 2013 Mike Giegerich The forthcoming self-titled EP from post-hardcore super-group Sianvar is one of our staff’s most anticipated records of 2014, so we could not have been more excited when our friends over at Absolute Punk teamed up with the band to premiere the debut album’s second single. Entitled “Chest Pressure,” the cut is a glorious mixture of […]