“Less of a sound, more of a feeling; this record is just that. The summer feels you’ve been...
Benjamin Ricci
IK Multimedia’s UNO Synth now shipping
IK Multimedia's first hardware synthesizer, UNO Synth, is now available. Designed for everyone...
REVIEW: Graph Tech Ratio Tuners
Locking tuners seem like a no brainer when it comes to any guitar with a tremolo; ease of...
Nate Currin – “The Pilgrim” Review
Atlanta native Nate Currin brought his Southern roots to his new home in San Francisco to create an acclaimed concept record based on the 1678 book The Pilgrim’s Progress by English writer and...
The Moondoggies – “Adios I’m a Ghost” Review
I can’t for the life of me figure out why the Moondoggies aren’t one of the largest independent bands in the country. What they do is simple; they write great songs for a guitar-based combo with a...
Catching up with Jared Swilley of The Black Lips
The Black Lips are noted for provocative theatrics – including vomiting, urination, nudity, electric R.C. car races, fireworks, a chicken, and flaming guitars. Most of these antics, which are the...
DVD of the MONTH: A Band Called Death
There’s a moment in the middle of A Band Called Death where David Hackney’s widow starts describing her late husband and his connection to music, and it’s clear from the waver in her voice and the...
Win tickets to See Sioux City Kid live in San Francisco!
Performer is proud to be presenting one of our favorite bands, Sioux City Kid, this Friday - September 27th at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. A super cool mix of Americana and rock n...
Studio Lessons: Quality vs. Quantity (Part 2 of 2)
In part one (read it here), we examined how artists can spend their time in the studio unwisely, and how session days/hours can be broken down into parts (arranging, tracking, mixing, overdubbing,...
MY FAVORITE AXE: Epiphone Casino
Jonathan Pretus is the lead singer/guitarist of New Orleans indie rock band The Breton Sound. They recently played the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Milwaukee Summerfest and curated...
Australia’s New Empire release video for single “Say It Like You Mean It”
Australian rockers New Empire have released the breathtaking video for the debut single "Say It Like You Mean It" off their upcoming LP In A Breath. They will also be hitting the road this October...
PreSonus Acquires Notion
PreSonus® is delighted to announce it has acquired the assets of Notion Music, Inc., a leading developer of music-notation software located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Notion Music's products...
Flashback: 1980s Fostex A-2 Reel-to-Reel
BACKGROUND My best friends and I grew up playing music in the middle of Iowa in a small town where there was a small college. We would play shows at this college as high school students and got to...