If you’re a working musician, you can’t afford to lose your instrument. Unfortunately, instrument...
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The California Consortium of Song Presents: Playhouse Sessions II
Where: : Santa Monica Playhouse - Santa Monica, CA When: May 11, 2018 As the sun set over the...
VIDEO: Cameron Cooper SHREDS on Elixir Optiweb Strings
Our friend Cameron Cooper SHREDS with his new Optiweb coated strings from Elixir Strings. Watch...
Celebrate Funk Friday with The Meters – “Chicken Strut”
Happy Funk Friday, y'all! Enjoy the long weekend with a classic cut from the funktorious Meters, circa 1970. Below is the track "Chicken Strut," the first in a long line of "strut"-themed funk...
Win Tickets to See Rin Tin Tiger in San Francisco!
We're presenting an AMAZING show at Great American Music Hall this Saturday, featuring a local San Francisco band we totally love, Rin Tin Tiger. Wanna win a pair of tix? Easy, just leave a comment...
Recording The Sonic Equivalent of a Bonfire: IN THE STUDIO WITH SHOOK TWINS
"Window" by Shook Twins What was your pre-production like on this project? At the time we confirmed our dates at the studio we only had seven songs for a new album. So I think we had...
Wonderflu – “No End in Sight” Review
Paris natives Wonderflu have released a new EP of hard-hitting, gritty and driving indie rock. No End in Sight is riddled with intense and piercing guitar riffs, thumping percussion and raw vocals....
Vic and Gab – “Love of Mine” Review
Milwaukee natives Victoriah and Hannah Gabriela Banuelos (Vic and Gab) use their sisterly voicing for startling harmonic effect. The singers meld their sound further with liberated instrumentation,...
3PM – “Change of Plans” Review
Some initial thoughts on 3PM: Unapologetic pop-punk from a very young group of dudes in B’More. Catchy guitar pop in the vein of early Blink-182 and (very) early New Found Glory. Definitely...
First Artist Line-Up For CMJ 2013 Announced
CMJ Music Marathon 2013 announces round one of the artists performing for this year's event, New York City's largest music festival. From October 15-19, CMJ 2013 showcases hundreds of rising artists...
BUILDER PROFILE: Livid Instruments
Livid Instruments creates customizable hardware controllers that turn computers into playable instruments, smoothing workflow and enabling inspired live performances. Livid began in 2004 in Austin,...
Electro-Voice ZLX-12P Powered Speakers Review
In the past, even a minimal PA system could fill the better part of a band’s van, was a mega kluge of wires and hardware, and possibly featured questionable reliability. EV’s new ZLX system...
PreSonus ADL 700 All-Tube Mic Channel Strip/Preamp Review
Digital recording gives plenty of clarity, but warmth has always been the secret ingredient that’s most elusive. PreSonus brings that audio glow to the modern age with their ADL 700, an all-tube...