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STREAM: Strawberry Girls Ft. Kurt Travis – “Visual Therapy”

April 2nd, 2013 Grant Trimboli

Two things UTG knows for sure, spring is here in the Midwest and Strawberry Girls can rock like nobody’s business.

The band partnered up with A Lot Like Birds/ex-Dance Gavin Dance vocalist Kurt Travis on their latest song “Visual Therapy” and bring you into a whole different sonic experience. Coupled with eerie vocals and impressive instrumentation, this song has all the elements to make you shake and groove.

Pre-order Strawberry Girls’ debut album French Ghetto and receive two songs immediately after the download. The record will tentatively arrive to you around April 20. View the official track-listing and song stream …

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UTG PHOTOS: Jonny Craig Tour (3/27/13)

April 1st, 2013 Kellie Gannon

Under The Gun sent Head of Photography, Kellie Gannon, to the Jonny Craig Tour on March 27, 2013 in Cleveland.

What does a reformed bad boy do when he cleans up, gets sober, and puts music first in his life? Embarks on a solo tour, that’s what. Jonny Craig hit the road this spring on a solo tour with support from The Seeking, Hail The Sun, and Kurt Travis. I had the opportunity to catch this tour as is made it’s way through the home of Rock and Roll. Jonny Craig stopped by Peabody’s in Cleveland on March 27, the …

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REVIEW: Stolas – ‘Living Creatures’

March 14th, 2013 Brian Lion

Artist: Stolas
Album: Living Creatures
Genre: Experimental, Progressive, Metal
For fans of: A Lot Like Birds, Dance Gavin Dance, Exotic Animal Petting Zoo

Sin City’s experimental/post-rock/metal amalgamation, Stolas, have released their debut album, Living Creatures; a whirlwind of aggressive technical prowess, spontaneous structure, and guest vocal star power. If you’ve ever played Paper Mario or even Guitar Hero, you know that star power is where it’s at! Combining these aforementioned elements with interestingly fitting artwork by Ernest Castillo, Stolas have crafted an impressively well-rounded debut album via Blue Swan Records.

To begin, we’ll briefly discuss the five …

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STUDIO VIDEO: Strawberry Girls in the Studio With Kurt Travis

February 15th, 2013 Jacob Tender

Strawberry Girls are still plugging away, working to finish their upcoming record, French Ghetto.

In the process, they’ve enlisted the help of A Lot Like Birds vocalist, Kurt Travis to write and sing on one of the songs.

Never ones to withhold their creative process, the girls have posted a few studio videos during the time spent with Kurt to give an inside look at how some artists write songs.

You can check those out after the break and get the bands earlier material on their Bandcamp page.

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Jonny Craig Announces Headlining Tour

January 25th, 2013 Kriston McConnell

As we briefly mentioned in our previous article about Jonny Craig, he just announced a headlining tour with support from none other than Kurt Travis of A Lot Like Birds, Hail The Sun and The Seeking starting this coming March. If you are interested in checking out the tour VIP tickets are already available for purchase, and you can pick them up by heading right here. Check below the jump for a full list of dates to see if they will be hitting your city this spring.

His website is also up and running now, so you …

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STREAM/DOWNLOAD: The Weeknd/A Lot Like Birds – “Blowtorch/Wicked Games” Mashup

November 9th, 2012 Jacob Tender

I have some talented friends. Friends that just have an ear for things that are constantly creating music. One of those pals is Zachary Garren (Strawberry Girls, ex- Dance Gavin Dance).

Taking his friend and colleague, Kurt Travis‘ song “The Blowtorch Is Applied To The Sugar” and infusing a bit of The Weeknd‘s “Wicked Games,” Zach made two completely different worlds collide.

I dig it, I hope you dig it. Dig it below.

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WATCH: Jonny Craig Cover the Weeknd

June 4th, 2012 Michael Meeze

Lightening rod lead singer, Jonny Craig (Dance Gavin Dance) recently performed a cover of the Weeknd’s hit, “Rolling Stone” at a recent set at Chain Reaction. The stop is the second on Craig’s “I’m sober, please see me” mini-tour. You can check out Craig’s cover of “Rolling Stone,” along with a performance of “I’ve Been Hearing That You’re Freaky” and a freestyle with A Lot Like Birds‘ frontman, Kurt Travis, after the jump.

Craig is reportedly back at work on his second solo release, his follow-up to 2009′s A Dream is a Question You Don’t Know How to Answer…

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WATCH: Old and New Kurt Travis

June 4th, 2012 Michael Meeze

A Lot Like Birds frontman, Kurt Travis (ex-Dance Gavin Dance) recently performed an old and new song at his recent solo stop at Chain Reaction. The old song is “We All Make Contradictions,” a track from Travis’ pre-Dance Gavin Dance band, No Not Constant. The new song is untitled. Check out both tracks after the jump.

Kurt Travis was fired from his position as lead vocalist of Dance Gavin Dance in 2010 after former frontman, Jonny Criag, rejoined the Sacramento, California post-hardcore outfit. Travis joined A Lot Like Birds last year and the group released Conversation Piece shortly …

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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 long time I actually went in the crowd, and I did it all for the photos! The show started off with a local artist performing 4 songs acoustically, it was actually her first time performing and she picked the perfect crowd! (I forget her stage …

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Support For The Never Shout Never Tour Revealed

February 20th, 2012 Matthew Dondiego

Under The Gun spoke earlier today about the  North Amercian Never Shout Never tour for this coming spring. It has now been confirmed that Kurt Travis (A Lot Like Birds and ex-Dance Gavin Dance), Koji (Run For Cover Records), and Renee Yohe will be the opening acts supporting Never Shout Never.

To view the entire list of dates for the upcoming tour simply click “Read More” and keep your eyes out for more Never Shout Never news here on UTG. 

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Matt Geise & Kurt Travis CONFIRMED As Jonny Craig Fill-Ins For Upcoming Tour

February 8th, 2012 James Shotwell

Absolutepunk is reporting that they can confirm rumors that Matt Geise (Lower Definition) and Kurt Travis (A Lot Like Birds, ex-Dance Gavin Dance) will be filling in for Dance Gavin Dance on the band’s upcoming tour with A Lot Like Birds and Just Like Vinyl.

The news, which was confirmed just a short while ago, follows a morning full of developments surrounding Jonny Craig. Anyone reading the site right now has surely seem the news and we do not wish to add any further fire to the drama, but we hope Jonny finds the help he needs. Soon.

You can …

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Kurt Travis Streams New ‘Wha Happen?’ EP

January 24th, 2012 Grant Trimboli

Kurt Travis has released his new solo EP today, called Wha Happen?, and is officially streaming over on Youbtube. The A Lot Like Birds frontman is taking a softer approach with these songs but his heart and soul appear clearer than ever.

Please click here to stream these 6 incredible songs and let Under The Gun Review know what you think of the new material!

Be sure to check his band A Lot Like Birds when they tour the US with Just Like Vinyl, Decoder and I the Mighty. The entire touring itinerary can be viewed by simply heading …

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