- The Well, the Austin, Texas-based alternative psych/proto-metal trio, has signed with UCE Agency for Europe and UK live touring representation, with agent Tanya Korenika leading the deal.
- The band continues their US representation with Atomic Music Group (AMG), maintaining a split territorial booking structure.
- The Well is set to release their new album ...And Flames Ran Like Living Animals in fall 2026 via Spaceflight Records, their first since 2019's Death and Consolation on RidingEasy Records.
- The band recently performed at Austin Psych Fest 2026 in May, reinforcing their standing as a fixture in the heavy psych underground.
The Well, the Austin, Texas proto-metal trio of Ian Graham, Lisa Alley, and Jason Sullivan, has landed European and UK live touring representation with UCE Agency, with Tanya Korenika handling the territory.
Korenika, founder and CEO of the Tallinn-based boutique agency, brings extensive experience across the European alternative, metal, and extreme rock circuits, working with over 500 acts across the Baltic region and beyond.
The signing arrives at a key moment for the band. Formed in 2011 and previously signed to RidingEasy Records, home to their three studio albums Samsara (2014), Pagan Science (2016), and Death and Consolation (2019).
The Well now enters a fresh chapter with Spaceflight Records and a new album, …And Flames Ran Like Living Animals, due fall 2026. The band kicked off the year with a headline set at Austin Psych Fest 2026 in May.
Similar recent signings in the European alternative and metal space like DRAMA signs with ROAM and Ashnymph’s deal with ROAM, signal a growing appetite among specialized European agencies for hard-touring underground acts poised for cross-Atlantic growth. For US booking,
The Well continues with Atomic Music Group (AMG), the Los Angeles-based independent boutique agency with offices in Austin, Nashville, and Toronto.
Takeaways
The Well’s link-up with UCE Agency isn’t a random deal, it’s a calculated power move timed perfectly to a new album and a new label. Tanya Korenika runs one of the tightest boutique operations in the European alternative circuit, and pairing her network with The Well’s cult-level fanbase on the continent is the kind of match that tends to actually work.
The split model, AMG in the US, UCE in Europe/UK, also shows a savvy, region-first approach to international touring that more underground bands are leaning into. With …And Flames Ran Like Living Animals dropping on Spaceflight Records this fall, the timing couldn’t be sharper for a European push.
Can The Well’s deeply American Southern-sludge sound translate into sustained European festival bookings, or will it remain a niche draw? With UCE Agency’s Baltic-heavy network, which European markets are most likely to break first for the band? How does the split US/EU booking model benefit underground touring acts compared to a single global agency deal?
