Another week, another tale of a young person losing their life while enjoying EDM. Police in Michigan are investigating the death of a young man at last weekend’s Electric Forest Festival. According to reports, Brian Brockette was a 20-year-old volunteer from nearby Caledonia, Michigan. He passed away on Sunday, the last night of the weekend-long […]
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Wilson Mix Horror And Rock In “If You Ever Leave Me, I Will Find You” Video
June 24th, 2014 
James Shotwell Michigan party rock icons Wilson are at the top of the badass underground rock band echelon. They have certainly made big moves towards becoming the international sensations they deserve to be, but for the time being we still consider them one of our favorite bands to tell people they owe it to themselves to discover. […]
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LYRIC VIDEO: The Banshee Pilot – “Tall Hot Blonde”
June 23rd, 2014 Corbin Alvae Michigan post-hardcore band The Banshee Pilot have released a lyric video for their track “Tall Hot Blonde.” For fans of My Chemical Romance, Underoath and Senses Fail, you will instantly get into The Banshee Pilot. With melodic vocals and heart-pounding drums, the band is ready to show everyone what they’ve got, and with the release of […]
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Jack & The Bear Inks Deal With The Arbor Agency And North Star Media
June 17th, 2014 Corbin Alvae Today, The Arbor Agency has announced Jack & The Bear as its third signing to their Michigan-based management company. Hailing from the city of Bolles Harbor, MI, Jack is a bug-eyed, cocker spaniel, influential figure and diddly derider. The Bear, an acronym for the first four founding members of the band: Brandon, Evan, Adam and Reggie. […]
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Stream Phish’s New Basketball-Inspired Song, “The Line”
May 27th, 2014 Nina Corcoran It’s been five years since Phish last released an album, but next month we’ll get a taste of their new sound. Fuego, the band’s 12th album, is the first since 2009’s Joy and will be released on June 24 via JEMP Records. Today, however, we get a peek at the record with single “The Line.” “The Line” revolves around […]
Michigan’s Don’t Call It A Fest Announces First Wave Of Artists For 2014
May 27th, 2014 James Shotwell It’s hard to write about something that calls itself Don’t Call It A Fest without using the phrase festival, but I am going to try my best. Don’t Call It A Fest, a Michigan based music event, has unveiled the first wave of artists for its 2014 gathering in August. The lineup includes Magrudergrind, YAITW […]
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UTG EXCLUSIVE: Stream Adventurer’s Self-Titled EP In Its Entirety
May 26th, 2014 Corbin Alvae Last week, Michigan post-hardcore trio Adventurer released a lyric video for their track “Marianas Trenchcoat” as a little teaser to give fans and new listeners a taste of what they had on the way. Today, we here at UTG have teamed up with the band for an exclusive stream of their upcoming self-titled EP in […]
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May 22nd, 2014 Corbin Alvae Michigan post-hardcore band Adventurer have released a lyric video for their track titled “Marianas Trenchcoat.” With influences from The Fall of Troy, Dance Gavin Dance, Lower Definition and many others, Adventurer is a band that is gearing up to give all post-hardcore fans something new and fantastic. With “Marianas Trenchcoat,” a track that hits hard […]
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UTG VIDEO PREMIERE: The Most Dangerous Animal – “Dinner”
May 19th, 2014 Mike Giegerich Flint, Michigan, outfit The Most Dangerous Animal have recently begun piquing our interest as their music is a potent composition of raw punk energy with just enough melodic flares to ensure it is impossible to prevent their songs from becoming stuck in one’s head. Thus, we’re excited to share the official live video of a […]
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STREAM: Cities And Years – “Situations” And “Buried”
May 14th, 2014 Corbin Alvae Over a month ago, we posted a small teaser from Michigan heavy rock band Cities And Years, where they had teased to us all a small glimpse of some new music. Well today is a very lucky day for everyone, as they have released not one, but two brand new tracks to the music world. […]
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UTG PHOTOS: Hollow Bodies Tour (5/1/14)
May 13th, 2014 Corbin Alvae Under The Gun’s Head of Photography, Corbin Alvae, stopped over at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit, MI on May 1 to catch the Hollow Bodies Tour. First off, before I get into everything, I just want to say how relieved I am that it’s no longer cold in my home state of Michigan. If you’ve […]
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MUSIC VIDEO: Sycamour – “Renaissance”
May 6th, 2014 Corbin Alvae Just earlier today, Michigan Rock band SycAmour have released an amazing video for all you rock lovers out there to enjoy, as their video for their track “Renaissance” is now up to view and jam to. Filled with a theme look from the ’50s, comprised with masquerade dancers, this music video sets the band up […]
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