Under The Gun photographer Tori Thomas grabbed some photos at the first night of the Mayday Parade & The Maine college tour with special guests The Postelles. The Tour kicked off at Grand Valley State in Allendale, MI on October 19. I traveled to Grand Valley State expecting a great performance from Mayday Parade and The […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Mayday Parade & The Maine (10/19/12)
October 22nd, 2012 
Tori Thomas 
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Tags: Allendale, concert photography, Grand Valley State University, mayday parade, michigan, The Maine, The Postelles, tori thomas photography 
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UTG PHOTOS: Nylon & Starbucks Frappuccino Summer Music Tour (8/14/12)
September 9th, 2012 Tori Thomas Under The Gun’s photographer, Tori Thomas attended the Detroit date of the Nylon & Starbucks Frappuccino Summer Music Tour featuring Neon Trees, Walk The Moon, & Twenty One Pilots on August 14. As fellow readers and followers of UTG would know, I’ve been to a few Twenty One Pilots shows. This time it was a […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Pomegranates & Kitten (8/3/12)
September 4th, 2012 Tori Thomas Under The Gun’s photographer, Tori Thomas attended the Pomegranates & Kitten show at Musica in Akron on August 3. I’ve never seen either band that performed at this show, but I’ve listened to Kitten for a little over a year. Seeing them live really set in how much I like their music. They put on […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Miniature Tigers (7/27/12)
August 24th, 2012 Tori Thomas Under The Gun’s photographer Tori Thomas attended the Miniature Tigers show at Musica in Akron on July 27. I’ve seen Miniature Tigers once before, on the fun. tour. This show was totally different, it was more intimate and unique. During a lot of the songs, Charlie Brand, lead singer, would interact with the audience. Also […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Gold Motel (7/18/12)
August 11th, 2012 Tori Thomas Under The Gun’s photographer Tori Thomas attended Gold Motel’s show at Grog Shop on July 18. I showed up to Grop Shop expecting an awesome show, which is always achieved. The show consisted of two local artists, These Knees and Leah Lou & The 2 Left Shoes, and Gold Motel closing out the night. These […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Beast Friends Forever Tour (7/10/12)
July 24th, 2012 Tori Thomas Under The Gun’s photographer Tori Thomas attended the Beast Friends Forever Tour featuring Jon Walker (ex-Panic! At The Disco), Mark Rose (ex-Spitalfield), and Lucas Carpenter at the Beachlad Tavern in Cleveland, OH on July 10th. As many of you know, I attended the first date of this tour back in June. I’m bringing you another […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Beast Friends Forever Tour (6/7/12)
June 18th, 2012 Tori Thomas Under The Gun’s photographer Tori Thomas attended the first date of the Beast Friends Forever tour featuring Jon Walker (ex-Panic! At The Disco), Mark Rose (ex-Spitalfield), and Lucas Carpenter in Buchanan, MI. This tour line-up may sound very familiar, it’s because this exact line-up toured the mid-west and east coast in the fall of 2011; […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Never Shout Never (5/6/12)
May 13th, 2012 Tori Thomas Under The Gun sent photographer Tori Thomas to the Never Shout Never show featuring NSN, Koji, Kurt Travis, and BEARCAT in Cleveland, OH at Grog Shop on May 6th. I adventured to Cleveland for the Never Shout Never show, which I felt very old being in the crowd. This was the first time in a […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Fun. & Miniature Tigers (4/18/12)
April 21st, 2012 Tori Thomas Under The Gun sent photographer Tori Thomas to photograph the fun. and Miniature Tigers show in Grand Rapids on April 18th. I arrived at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, MI expecting a great show, and that’s exactly what I got. The show started off with Miniature Tigers pumping up the crowd; they did a great […]
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UTG PHOTOS: SXSW 2012
March 31st, 2012 James Shotwell After a week of recovery, UTG is excited to finally bring you a collection of photographs captured on our journey to SXSW 2012. There really are no words to describe a week at SXSW. From the mile-long dashes between sets, to the lengthy conversations with people from all over the world, to taste of a […]
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UTG PHOTOS: The End Of The World Tour (2/29/12)
March 6th, 2012 Tori Thomas Under The Gun sent photographer, Tori Thomas to photograph The End of The World Tour featuring Mayday Parade, We The Kings, The Downtown Fiction, and Anarbor in Grand Rapids, MI on February 29th. From Tori: The crowd was packed with everyone anticipating a fun, energetic evening. And that’s truly what they got! I’ve seen every […]
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UTG SPECIAL FEATURE: Best Live Photos Of 2011
December 31st, 2011 James Shotwell 2011 has been an epic year for UTG and there may be no clearer proof than the shots captured by our amazing photography team. We covered more events this year than any year prior and, after hours of review, have come up with twenty that we feel best encapsulate our journey. Featuring the work of […]
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