On a warm evening in Cambridge, MA, at the venue known as The Middle East, I stood and watched as Foxing came alive on a small stage to a sold out crowd. I witnessed the band pour everything they had into the notes and sounds reverberating from their instruments, bleeding over the crowd, seemingly ill-prepared […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: Foxing Discuss ‘The Albatross,’ the Science in ‘Lucy’ and Their Audiotree Session
August 15th, 2014 
Drew Caruso 
A Great Big Pile Of Leaves Add Dates To Headlining Tour
July 29th, 2014 Kriston McConnell A Great Big Pile Of Leaves recently announced that they would be headlining an upcoming Topshelf Records tour starting this September. When they made their initial announcement, there were only a handful of dates, but now the band has confirmed even more dates for the tour. You can find the updated tour poster by taking […]
A Great Big Pile Of Leaves To Headline First Ever Topshelf Records Tour
July 22nd, 2014 Kriston McConnell A Great Big Pile Of Leaves have announced they will be headlining the first ever Topshelf Records Tour. They will be supported by labelmates Field Mouse, Diamond Youth and Prawn. A handful of dates have been announced so far, but the band has promised there will be more soon. You can view the tour poster […]
Foxing And The Hotelier Announce Co-Headlining Tour
June 10th, 2014 Tyler Hanan Foxing, who released one of last year’s most heralded emo records, and The Hotelier, who released one of this year’s most heralded emo-ish records, are teaming up for a co-headlining, rising stars tour. The 18-date tour is strictly eastern United States and Canada, hitting deep south, not-so-frozen north, and mopey midwest in late July and early August. Prawn will […]
REVIEW: Three Man Cannon – ‘Pretty Many People’
May 20th, 2014 Troy Sennett Artist: Three Man Cannon Album: Pretty Many People Label: Lame-O Records Philadelphia is the place to be these days for emo, punk, and everything in between. The city is home to a number of excellent and diverse artists like The Menzingers, Modern Baseball, and Tigers Jaw, to name a few. Another name to add to […]
Fest 13 Makes First Lineup Announcement
April 1st, 2014 Troy Sennett It was already a given that punks around the world would flock to Gainesville, Florida over Halloween weekend for the thirteenth annual Fest. The only question was which acts would top their must-see lists this year. Now that the first wave of bands has been announced, we can safely answer that question with one word: […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Frameworks Discuss ‘Loom’
March 28th, 2014 Adrian Garza Topshelf Records’ ever-expanding roster was given a hefty dose of vibrance and aggression in November when they had signed Frameworks. This Gainesville-based act will be releasing their debut full-length, Loom, through the label on April 29. Expectations for this record were set pretty high since the premiere of the title track and more recently, “Mutual […]
Watch You Blew It!’s Stereogum Session
February 26th, 2014 Kriston McConnell You Blew It! released their latest album, Keep Doing What You’re Doing, about a month and a half ago and as they continue its promotion, the group partnered up with Stereogum to release a music video for their single “You & Me & Me.” You can watch the video by clicking through the break. The […]
Watch You Blew It! Perform “Award Of The Year Award”
February 7th, 2014 Troy Sennett Florida’s You Blew It! have become favorites in the emo world following the January release of their Evan Weiss-produced album, Keep Doing What You’re Doing. Their penchant for intricate guitar parts and sharp-as-a-knife one-liners, such as “You can always consider me a friend, just strictly in the past tense,” is obvious on recordings and even […]
Stream A New Special Explosion Track
February 7th, 2014 Troy Sennett It’s only the second month of 2014, but Topshelf Records has firmly established itself as the label to watch this year. Although it is already home to You Blew It!’s stellar sophomore album, Keep Doing What You’re Doing, and next week’s split between Prawn and Joie de Vivre, the label’s late February release from Seattle, […]
Listen To Joie De Vivre’s “Martin Park”
January 27th, 2014 Drew Caruso If there is one band that knows how to make me feel all the feels, it is Joie De Vivre. From their LP We’re All Better Than This, to their Summer Months EP, their drone delivery and bright guitars know how to make a dude wonder what the hell has happened in his life lately. […]