Band of Horses make soaring, earthy guitar anthems and have roots in Seattle. So do Pearl Jam. Band of Horses will open a bunch of dates for the grunge megastars in May. A good look for both bands! That BoH frontman Ben Bridwell has a voice that recalls Eddie Vedder’s beloved Neil Young is just […]
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Bright Eyes/Neva Dinova collaboration reissue out March 23 and includes 4 new songs; Teaser video
February 18th, 2010 
Grant Trimboli The Bright Eyes and Neva Dinova collaboration from 2004, One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels, will be reissued on March 23. The new set features four new tracks recorded specifically for this release along with the original six track session. CD/LP/Digital formats are now available for pre-order in the online store, and the CD/LP versions […]
Feist, Stars, Devo, the Roots to perform during Olympic Ceremonies
January 28th, 2010 Grant Trimboli Courtesy of Pitchfork: There will be plenty of music at next month’s Winter Olympics in Vancouver, including a free outdoor Wilco show and an all-star tribute to Neil Young. A number of artists, including Feist and Stars, will perform during actual Olympic ceremonies.
Robin Pecknold talks future Fleet Foxes material
December 4th, 2009 Chris Courtesy: Pitchfork On the strength of one EP and one self-titled album, Seattle backwoods harmonizers Fleet Foxes have ascended to indie stardom. They’ve played festival stages and appeared on “Saturday Night Live”. They also won Album of the Year honors from Pitchfork and toured their hearts out. So how do you follow up a debut […]
Radiohead to be included in new Peter Gabriel
November 4th, 2009 Chris Courtesy of Tiny Mixtapes As the woozy North African-core, power-folk, trance-hop, whatever-the-fuck ambient outro track of “2009” seamlessly crossfades into the global-glitch, holler-hush, Christian-grind, rock-boom-bap rave-up track that is “2010,” one thing is infinitely clear: no one knows what the fuck music sounds like anymore. Seriously. It’s like a goddamn Jefferson Airplane song up in […]
IFFBoston 2016: ‘Folk Hero & Funny Guy,’ ‘The Alchemist Cookbook,’ and ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’
May 10th, 2016 Sam Cohen Film: Folk Hero & Funny Guy Directed by: Jeff Grace Starring: Wyatt Russell, Alex Karpovsky, Meredith Hagner I don’t know who created the road movie genre where two best friends work out their shit after nights of drinking and philandering, but people have been trying to create greatness out of that simple concept for years. […]
Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in October 2014
September 28th, 2014 James Shotwell October is right around the corner, which means before long the temperature will begin to drop like leaves from every tree on your block. The ‘anything is possible’ feel of summer will exit and be replaced by the ‘everything could go wrong’ dread of an impending winter, leaving you with next to no desire to […]
Stars Announce New Album ‘No One Is Lost,’ Stream Single
August 12th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Canadian indie rock group Stars have confirmed they will be releasing a new album, titled No One Is Lost, on October 14 via ATO Records. The follow-up to 2012’s The North is comprised of 11 songs and was produced by both the band and Liam O’Neil (Metric, The Stills). Since it was recorded beneath a club, the constant throb of bass beats […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’
August 8th, 2014 James Shotwell Film: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Starring: Megan Fox, William Fichtner Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman I walked into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with expectations of regretting every minute that passed while seated in the cinema. When the credits finally rolled, I was surprised to find myself nowhere near the verge of suicide, but I also was […]
10 Years Later: Alexisonfire’s ‘Watch Out!’
June 30th, 2014 Tyler Hanan Alexisonfire seemed to not so much break up as drift apart. Dallas Green’s City and Colour was catching on with listeners. Wade MacNeil was chosen to replace Frank Carter in Gallows. With two of the band’s key members going or gone, George Pettit posted a statement — which wasn’t the most amicable-sounding — announcing the […]
UTG PREMIERE: No Nets – “Sickness And Wilderness”
May 12th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler New York City’s No Nets creates music that is defined by progression. Brainchild Sal Mastrocola is the mastermind behind a sophisticated mixture of influences ranging from the most subtle indie rock to gut-wrenching and in-your-face punk, creating a middle ground found to have moments that are juxtaposed as both soothing and unsettling. No Nets is […]
UTG Interview: Maggie Q And Mekhi Phifer Talk ‘Divergent’
March 21st, 2014 James Shotwell Today is the day readers of young adult fantasy fiction have been anxiously awaiting since the release of Catching Fire in November 2013. Divergent, starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James, opens nationwide today after a seemingly never-ending press blitz with the hopes of becoming the next great teen franchise. Whether or not it lives up […]