Here at UTG, we believe in Head North. The Buffalo, NY pop-punk quartet wrapped up a year of seemingly soaring under the radar in 2014 with a few huge announcements for 2015, including the news that the band would be signing with Bad Timing Records for the release of a new EP in the spring and supporting the […]
Search Results
I Guess You Could Say I Enjoyed Some Music in 2014
December 19th, 2014 
Brian Leak This year, I’m throwing convention to the wind. I tend to spend too much time deliberating, trying to narrow things down to a set amount of this or that. For 2014, much like any other year, I’m sharing a [very] large collection of what I enjoyed most in the world of music, except these lists […]
Fireworks Frontman Opens Up About Life, Music, And More
October 2nd, 2014 James Shotwell We don’t cover them nearly as much as we admittedly should these days, but we absolutely adore podcasts. There are dozens of great shows out there, including many from the world of music. We hope to highlight them all in due time, but today we want to share a show that has roots right here […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Pitchfork Music Festival Bands on Their Favorite Chicago Hangouts
July 15th, 2014 Nina Corcoran We’re a little more than excited for Pitchfork Music Festival to arrive this year considering it has an awesome record fair (Chirp!), top notch food vendors (Rice Table! Puffs of Doom!), and a beautifully stacked lineup (Slowdive! Beck! Neutral Milk Hotel!). The festival will take place over at Union Park on July 18-20 for three days of great music […]
Record Labels And Indie Artists: Let Haulix Help You Better The Music Industry
July 14th, 2014 James Shotwell Complete honesty: Haulix is a company that I, James Shotwell, work for when not working on UTG. It’s my second home and it’s a place I have grown to love as much as this very site. I am not involved in the development aspect of what Haulix does, but I believe in it wholeheartedly and […]
UTG PHOTOS: Hollow Bodies Tour (5/1/14)
May 13th, 2014 Corbin Alvae Under The Gun’s Head of Photography, Corbin Alvae, stopped over at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit, MI on May 1 to catch the Hollow Bodies Tour. First off, before I get into everything, I just want to say how relieved I am that it’s no longer cold in my home state of Michigan. If you’ve […]
UTG PHOTOS: Chuck Ragan & The White Buffalo (4/18/14)
April 28th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Under The Gun sent photographer, Derek Scancarelli, to Irving Plaza in New York City to photograph Chuck Ragan & The Camaraderie on April 18, 2014. Last week, you may have seen UTG TV’s exclusive interview with The White Buffalo. Briefly after the interview, I was fortunate enough to shoot the most well-crafted musicians I’ve seen […]
UTG PHOTOS: G-Eazy & Rockie Fresh (3/27/14)
April 1st, 2014 Kellie Gannon Under The Gun sent photographer, Kellie Gannon, to Irving Plaza in New York City to check out G-Eazy on March 27, 2014. Having just moved to Brooklyn six short days before shooting G-Eazy at Irving Plaza, I can proudly announce that I am officially a brand-spanking-new New Yorker! I was more than excited to get […]
The Antlers Announce New Album ‘Familiars’, Share “Palace” Music Video
March 31st, 2014 Nina Corcoran The Antlers are back. It feels like it’s been ages since we last heard from the Brooklyn indie rock band–2012’s [together] and Undersea EPs and 2011’s Burst Apart LP are already wearing from continual spins–but a new album is finally ready to drop. On June 17, The Antlers’ fourth album, Familiars, will be out via Anti- (or June 16 via Transgressive in […]
WHY? Release “Waterlines” Music Video, Yoni Wolf Announces Solo Rap Tour
March 27th, 2014 Nina Corcoran This year marks the 10 years since WHY? first formed back in 2004 in Berkeley, CA. The alternative hip hop group was started by Yoni Wolf, and today we have news regarding both. WHY?’s last album, Mumps, Etc, came out back in 2012, but today the band has shared a music video for the track “Waterlines.” […]
Pitchfork Music Festival Expands Lineup, Adds St. Vincent, Danny Brown, Cloud Nothings and Many More
March 20th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer After last month’s initial lineup announcement that featured headliners Beck, Neutral Milk Hotel and Kendrick Lamar, as well as about 20 other acts, Pitchfork Music Festival has filled out their 2014 lineup by announcing another wave of acts set to play the festival. St. Vincent, Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks, Real Estate, Cloud Nothings and Deafheaven […]
UTG PHOTOS: Hopsin (2/22/14)
March 3rd, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Under The Gun sent photographer, Derek Scancarelli, to photograph Hopsin at Irving Plaza in New York City on February 22, 2014. Hopsin, Hopsin, Hopsin. I’ve seen a lot of crazy stuff go down at Irving Plaza. It’s one of those iconic New York City venues that although it doesn’t have the highest capacity still manages […]