Diamond Youth have an upcoming UK tour with Citizen and Headroom all mapped out, sans the money to get them there. To help with the price of the tickets, the band released an acoustic EP entitled UK OK, containing one new track and three old tracks on their Bandcamp, complete with an update on their […]
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Diamond Youth Release ‘UK OK’ To Raise Funds For UK Tour
June 3rd, 2014 
Mark Garza 
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Citizen’s Mat Kerekes Announces Hardcore Project; Releases Split With Spitback
June 2nd, 2014 Adrian Garza Mat Kerekes of Citizen had recently taken to the twittersphere to announce his latest creative outlet: a hardcore band by the name of Power Wrench who have released a split EP with Michigan’s Spitback. Any fans of Kerekes’ more popular band would have to keep searching if they’re looking for anything that bears resemblance to […]
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UTG TV: Citizen Discuss Creative Control, Airplanes, and Egging Houses
May 30th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Citizen guitarist Nick Hamm played in his high school marching band. “You realize that’s probably not going to go anywhere,” replied the Toledo band director when Hamm told him he’d be quitting to pursue his own band full-time. “Maybe this is enough for him. Maybe we’ll show him a little set from The Wonder Years […]
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UTG’s Must-See Acts At Skate And Surf 2014
May 8th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli Festival season is quickly approaching and we here at Under The Gun are thoroughly excited about it. The closest festival in our sight is Skate and Surf 2014. It is once again being held in Asbury Park, NJ right on the oceanfront and we are scheduled to be bringing you some great video interviews from […]
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Pillow Talk Stream New EP, ‘Recreational Feelings’
April 29th, 2014 Drew Caruso Pillow Talk has been on my radar ever since I first heard their track “Thinking Of You,” over at AbsolutePunk. Reminding me of The Cure, Balance and Composure, Citizen, Daylight, and a lot more, I soon became excited to hear what other blends of indie-rock the band could emanate. Thankfully I will have to wait […]
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April 7th, 2014 John Bazley Citizen frontman Mat Kerekes has released a music video for “The Midnight,” a solo song that was released back in February via Bandcamp. You can check it out after the jump. Kerekes has released a steady stream of solo material over the past year, including a few splits with his brother, Chris Kerekes. The solo […]
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Citizen Frontman Releases New Split
January 24th, 2014 Troy Sennett If you only know Mat Kerekes from his work in alternative emo outfit Citizen, then you’re missing out on some of his best work. The frontman shows his softer side on a series of EPs and singles released periodically over the past couple years on his Bandcamp page. The latest entry in Kerekes’s catalog is […]
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January 22nd, 2014 Troy Sennett Ohio natives Citizen will spend their spring on tour in the United States with The Wonder Years and Defeater, but that’s just the beginning of their touring plans in 2014. In July, the quartet will embark on a ten-day tour of the UK with Topshelf Records rockers Diamond Youth and Manchester emo group Headroom. Check […]
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UTG ALBUM PREMIERE: Living Ghosts – ‘The Thought of Giving Up’
December 23rd, 2013 Drew Caruso It is fitting that my first album premiere at UTG is with a band that I have never heard before until now. We are both exchanging experiences together that will couple in our artistic achievement and merit, and I thank Oxnard, California’s Living Ghosts for that. The band’s newest EP, The Thought of Giving Up, […]
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Kyle Florence’s ‘Best Of 2013’ In Music
December 16th, 2013 Kyle Florence When I first sat down earlier in the week and began compiling my favorite albums of 2013, I had grand aspirations. I intended to compose a poignant piece of literature; a perfectly concise, beautifully cultured work of art. Yes, through the power of the written word, I would illustrate the life-altering potential of each of […]
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December 12th, 2013 Drew Caruso Feet First Productions recently released a live set of Citizen, from a recent show at the First Unitarian Church in Pennsylvania. Citizen, who released Youth earlier this year, have been growing dramatically over the last few months. With a spot on this past summer’s Warped Tour, relentless touring, incredible live shows, and a crushing debut […]
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Michael Giegerich’s ‘Best of 2013’ In Music
December 11th, 2013 Mike Giegerich I could preface my list of personal favorite records from 2013 with a stereotypical tangent concerning how difficult it was to handpick each choice, but that would be a completely boldfaced lie. Throughout the year, each one of these albums stood out to me as soon as they emerged from my headphones and latched onto […]
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