We asked Boston-based band Air Traffic Controller to try out Elixir Optiweb strings, and use them...
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Ultimate Ears Sound Tap AC Review
Integrating an in-ear setup to an existing PA/monitoring system has been problematic at best,...
Taylor K14CE Builder’s Edition Review
Learn why we called the new Taylor Guitars K14CE Builder's Edition Acoustic with V-Class Bracing...
Why A Million Plays on Pandora May Only Net You $16
THERE’S NOTHING BETTER THAN A PAY DAY. With a multitude of income-generating avenues available for musicians on the Internet, there is no shortage of ways to make money online. How much you can...
Yacht Rock Revival
Similar to a late-night infomercial for a "best of the 70's" album, Yacht Rock Revue performs songs to sing along to and songs to shake your booty to...and the Yacht Rock "Revival" show was a...
T. Hardy Morris – “Audition Tapes”
T. Hardy Morris Audition Tapes Athens, GA (Dangerbird Records) “Rolls along like a memory of a dream you almost forgot” As Dead Confederate fans digested the newly released In The Marrow, letting...
Secret Colours – “Peach”
Secret Colours Peach Chicago, IL (Self-released) “Throwback LP that connects multiple generations” Secret Colours has perfected the balance between Britpop and psychedelic ’60s sounds. Hailing from...
Pretty & Nice – “Golden Rules for Golden People”
Pretty & Nice Golden Rules for Golden People Boston, MA (Equal Vision Records) “Abstract, melodic, beautiful pop-art rock” Pretty & Nice’s debut album, Get Young, was full of antsy energy...
AN INSIDE LOOK: VANCE GILBERT
By Arthur Orfanos Standing on stage on a hot Atlanta evening and thanking your audience of 4,000 + for their grand applause is what any performer might usually enjoy, and some may only dream of. But...
Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood – “Black Pudding”
Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood Black Pudding Los Angeles, CA (Ipecac Recordings) “Unconventional, emotive landscapes of sound and lyricism” There is an incomparable intensity encompassing Mark...
Jon Hopkins – “Immunity”
Jon Hopkins Immunity Wimbledon, England (Domino Records) “Club-friendly, yet intimate at once” Jon Hopkins matures more with each release, and Immunity is at once his most club-friendly and most...
Joanna Gruesome – “Do You Really Wanna Know…”
Joanna Gruesome Do You Really Wanna Know… b/w Lemonade Grrrl Cardiff, UK (HHBTM Records) “Indie-punk-rock hearts reverb” Joanna Gruesome is female fronted lo-fi indie pop from across the pond. This...
Jo Henley – “The Fall Comes Early”
Jo Henley The Fall Comes Early Boston, MA (Self-released) “Intimate exploration of beauty and the nature of life” This very acoustic-focused album was produced following the passing one of the band...