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REVIEW: No Sleep Records’ ‘A Comp For Mom’

Artists: La Dispute, The Wonder Years, Allison Weiss, et al Title: A Comp For Mom Label: No Sleep Records “I love you, Mom. Say ‘hi’ to Dad for me.” – Chris Hansen Honoring the wonderful life his mother lived, Chris Hansen of No Sleep Records and a bunch of his best musical friends have teamed […]

The Story So Far, The Wonder Years Announce Co-Headlining Tour

This morning has been one for the record books in terms of tour announcements. Within the last hour or two, Yellowcard made public a co-headliner alongside Memphis May Fire and Emarosa, only to be followed shortly after by Real Friends and handful of other Hopeless mainstays. In my opinion, however, the real must-see tour of the […]

REVIEW: Slaughter Beach (Jake Ewald of Modern Baseball) – ‘Dawg’ EP

Artist: Slaughter Beach Title: Dawg EP Genre: Emo, Alt-Punk The question of why artists don’t just put out their far from flawless mini collection of songs they hastily write while on the subway or at a McDonalds always crossed my mind. Why do we always have to expect these things to come in shiny packages […]

Modern Baseball, I Am The Avalanche Announce September Tour

This fall, Modern Baseball and I Am the Avalanche will join forces for a brief co-headlining run set to kick off in Syracuse on September 7. Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Beach Slang will offer their support for the duration of the trip. For more details, follow the jump below. So far, 2014 has been good to both […]

Steady Hands And W.C. Lindsay Announce East Coast Dates

Steady Hands, the acoustic-led side project of Modern Baseball‘s Sean Huber, will be touring the East Coast this Summer with W.C. Lindsay. The tour runs through August and hits most major outlets between New England and Florida. Venue information has yet to be released. Given Modern Baseball’s rise to fame over the past several months, […]

Watch Real Friends Perform An Acoustic Version Of “Loose Ends”

Real Friends are slated to release their debut full-length, Maybe This Place Is The Same And We’re Just Changing on June 22 through Fearless Records. The Chicago five-piece are currently in the midst of their first ever European tour with Modern Baseball and You Blew It!, and while overseas found time to record an acoustic […]

WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 4/27-5/3

Welcome to this week’s edition of Weekly Wax! If you’re still playing catch-up on the great pop punk and emo releases of past few years, then you’re in luck. This week saw a number of repressings from No Sleep Records and Run For Cover Records, as well as a number of classic punk reissues like […]

Prepare To Sing Until Your Lungs Are Sore Because Modern Baseball and The Hotelier Are Going On Tour

The must-see ’emo revival’ tour of the summer has been announced. Modern Baseball will embark on a three week headlining tour beginning in June with support from The Hotelier, Tiny Moving Parts, and Sorority Noise. The tour will begin June 1 in Pittsburgh and wrap on June 17 in Baltimore, with dates spread across the […]

Fake Problems Frontman Covers Bomb The Music Industry!

Chris Farren of the indie punk outfit Fake Problems has released a cover of Bomb The Music Industry!’s “Hurricane Waves.” In the past few months, Farren has recorded a number of songs for his covers project, during which he will record a new track every sunday until April of this year. So far, he’s done […]

WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 3/2-3/8

Welcome to another edition of Weekly Wax, UTG’s round-up of vinyl news from the past week! Most of the stories in the past seven days concerned reissues and new releases for this year’s Record Store Day, which will take place on April 19. From high profile artists like Bruce Springsteen and Fun. to small indie […]

Modern Baseball Release “Your Graduation” Video

Modern Baseball are riding a wave of publicity and acclaim following the February release of their Billboard chart-topping album You’re Gonna Miss It All. Today, the Pennsylvania emo pop (yea, that’s what I called them) outfit partnered with Noisey to premiere their official video for “Your Graduation.” The clip, just like the song, is crazy […]

Stream Modern Baseball’s New Album, ‘You’re Gonna Miss It All’

As of today, Pennsylvania’s Modern Baseball have been offering glimpses at You’re Gonna Miss It All for nearly two months. The new tracks have hinted at exactly the kind of musical and lyrical growth that fans love to hear on a sophomore album, putting anticipation at an all-time high for fans of the band’s scrappy […]