By the looks of the packed Music Hall of Williamsburg, the five-year absence of The Kills did not go unnoticed. For that venue, where bands can be virtually on top of the front row, this was a great night for a gritty rock show. As a constant supporter of The White Stripes, it’s impressive to […]
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UTG PHOTOS: The Kills in New York, NY (05/17/16)
June 6th, 2016 
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Rozwell Kid release kooky music video for “Magic Eye”
May 4th, 2016 Bianca Silva West Virginia indie rockers Rozwell Kid have released a new music video for “Magic Eye” off their Good Graphics EP which came out last year. The release was just recently pressed to vinyl for the first time through SideOneDummy, the band’s new label home. The Samuel Gursky-directed video depicts a couple with a giant eye […]
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The 1975 explore a clown romance in “A Change of Heart” video
April 22nd, 2016 Bianca Silva It must be pretty sweet to have an entire amusement park for yourself and your date, and The 1975 take full advantage of this with their latest music video for “A Change of Heart,” off their sophomore album I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It. The […]
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Future Myth offer hypnotizing indie rock with two singles from debut EP
January 22nd, 2016 Brian Leak Make a little room on your radar for San Jose, California’s Future Myth, an indie scene shoo-in born from the remains of past Bay Area acts. With the foursome’s debut EP, Flashbulb Memories, due out next Friday, January 29, the band is sure to start making waves in the indie rock realm with a wholly […]
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Shy Technology’s “High Strung” Video Is A Guaranteed Smile-Inducer
October 16th, 2015 Brian Leak I’ve gushed about it before, but allow me to reiterate: Shy Technology‘s most recent release—a five-track EP titled Where We Go From Here—is one of those albums you might not catch in time to add to your ‘Best Of’ list come year’s end. If you don’t catch it now, you might discover it next year, […]
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UTG PREMIERE: Raggy Monster – “Crying Shame” (Music Video)
August 27th, 2015 James Shotwell Another day, another killer exclusive from a promising, up-and-coming artist. Raggy Monster may not be a band on your radar just yet, but they should be. Hailing from West Palm Beach, FL, this five-piece have been making a name for themselves since 2011 with an irresistible take on modern indie rock that you won’t soon […]
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Prawn Release New Music Video For “Settled”
May 21st, 2015 Dana Reandelar New Jersey indie rock outfit Prawn just put out a new music video for their song “Settled.” The trumpet-imbued mercurial b-side track to the band’s last full-length record, Kingfisher, is brought to life in an unfinished house amidst the snowy woods in New Hampshire. This is also the title track to the band’s most recent […]
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING: Wolf Alice – “Bros”
April 28th, 2015 Nina Corcoran North London rock group Wolf Alice has been getting plenty of hype in the last few years, but the teens have yet to let it get to their head. The four-piece dart between ’90s rock, moody grunge, aerial electronics, and dusty atmospherics similarly to the Smashing Pumpkins or The Breeders. After releasing several EPs over […]
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REVIEW: The Damnwells – ‘The Damnwells’
April 13th, 2015 Dana Reandelar Artist: The Damnwells Title: The Damnwells Label: Independent Genre: Indie Rock While often quite permeable, our musical palates allow for very little flexibility in terms of what we feel comfortable listening to. Certain people feel for hard-hitting lyrical attributes, some look to instrumentation for inspiration, and others run to records blindly and wait until something […]
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Watch a Video for Torres’ Intense New Single “Sprinter”
April 9th, 2015 Nina Corcoran Singer-songwriter Mackenzie Scott is a deadly powerhouse. She may seem sweet onstage as Torres, shuffling her shoes with witty banter, but once she grabs her guitar and tilts her head back to sing, she becomes a force to be reckoned with. Her sophomore album, Sprinter, drops May 4 via Partisan Records. In anticipation of its […]
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Pile Share Ridiculous “Rock and Roll Forever With The Customer In Mind” Video
March 26th, 2015 Nina Corcoran Boston has a handful of incredible bands that are too modest to enjoy their own time in the spotlight. Without a doubt, the leaders of that are Pile. The rock band wield guitars to let out some of the best guitar solos you’ve heard in the last ten years all while seemingly unaware of their own […]
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UTG PREMIERE: Deaf Rhino – “Hey You”
March 25th, 2015 Matthew Leimkuehler New Jersey rock ‘n’ roll outfit Deaf Rhino come out fighting with their new track, “Hey You.” The song, which mirrors indie rock superiority the likes of Arctic Monkeys or newly popular Royal Blood, is a myriad of dirty vocal delivery mixed with sophisticated instrumental work. The song comes straight off of the band’s debut […]
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