Almost annually, Under The Gun has had the opportunity to cover the yearly club festival in Kansas City called Middle Of The Map Fest. This festival has grown substantially over its five years of existence and brought names like Fun., Grizzly Bear, Of Montreal, and Two Door Cinema Club, as well as showcased some great […]
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LIVE REVIEW: Middle Of The Map Fest (05/04/16-05/07/16)
May 20th, 2016 
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UTG INTERVIEW: Reggie & the Full Effect @ Middle of the Map Fest
April 29th, 2014 Corey From What do you get when you put 90s punk/emo, 2000s screamo and songs about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches into a centrifuge? You get James Dewees. The keyboardist for various bands such as The Get Up Kids, My Chemical Romance, and New Found Glory and the lead man for his own project, Reggie and the […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: The Tontons @ Middle of the Map Fest
April 18th, 2014 Corey From When you think of Houston, TX, what do you think of? ZZ Top? Destiny’s Child? Maybe…Blue October? Some southern gospel…maybe? But chilled-out indie isn’t necessarily the vibes I get when I think about one of the largest cities in the country. But The Tontons deliver just that. The band just released their latest album, Make […]
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UTG PREVIEW: Why Middle of the Map Is Festival Season’s Best Kept Secret
April 2nd, 2014 Corey From Tucked away in the heart of the Midwest, Middle of the Map Fest has became one of the premier festival stops for up-and-coming indie artists. After three years of experimentation with the festival, MOTMF has produced a near-perfect lineup for this year’s event, which is set to take place this weekend in Kansas City. 2014 […]
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The Get Up Kids Announce First U.S. Show In Almost Three Years
February 5th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler The Get Up Kids will be thawing from a three-year hibernation as the band announced today they will be taking the stage as the headliner of Middle of the Map Fest, slated to take place in Kansas City, Mo. on April 3-5. Although we have not seen the full band together in quite some time, […]
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