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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
LYRIC VIDEO: Hail The Sun – “Hanging Revelation”
April 9th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Earlier today, Hail The Sun announced that they’ve signed to Blue Swan Records, and plan on releasing a full length album through them this fall. The group has premiered a brand new single which will be featured on that album. The new song is titled “Hanging Revelation,” and you can stream it by taking a […]
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 […]
MUSIC VIDEO: A Lot Like Birds – “Connector”
January 8th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Sacramento prog rock band A Lot Like Birds have just shared their music video for “Connector” and you can watch it below via Bloody Disgusting. The comic-book-meets-videogame music video takes you through a warped and scary house thanks to animator John Howe. It’s quite the journey. Be prepared to stay on your toes because there’s […]
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 […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Dance Gavin Dance
October 21st, 2013 Mike Giegerich Dance Gavin Dance have been a mainstay of the post-hardcore scene since their inception due to a combination of particular controversies and phenomenal music, but with a talented lineup that appears to be sailing smoothly alongside the successful release of their fifth full-length, Acceptance Speech, the former key aspect of the group has withered away […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Strawberry Girls
October 16th, 2013 Dan Bogosian There’s some bands we’ve loved since before they got signed to any record deal, before they had any publicists or campaigns, before their albums were available on any physical format. One such band is Strawberry Girls, who play a distinctive brand of instrumental groove rock, sharing more in common with “Focus” by Hocus Pocus than […]