Earplugs are a necessity for musicians, as well as people around loud, live music. The reason that...
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VIDEO: War Twins to Tour with New Cloudlifter Products
LA's War Twins are about to head out on tour, so we sent them some new Cloudlifters (the CL-1 and...
Common Exclusions From Entertainer Insurance Policies
OK, let’s address the elephant in the room. Insurance isn’t the coolest topic to discuss when it...
Frontier Ruckus – “Eternity of Dimming”
Frontier Ruckus Eternity of Dimming Detroit, MI (Quite Scientific Records) “Indie Americana with guitars, banjos and saws (oh my!)” If you like Frontier Ruckus, you’re in luck. You are going to...
Foxygen – “We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic”
Foxygen We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic West Lake Village, CA (Jagjaguwar) “Warped, psychedelic ode to the ’60s and ’70s” More psychedelic and focused than the duo’s first...
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors – “Good Light”
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors Good Light Nashville, TN (Magnolia Music) “Fingerpickin' good tunes with perfect harmonies” There’s a moment early in “Another Man's Shoes,” the opening track off Drew...
Brave Baby – “Forty Bells”
Brave Baby Forty Bells Charleston, SC (Hearts and Plugs) “Haunting indie-pop made in a storage unit” South Carolina natives Brave Baby are a quartet of indie pop musicians hell-bent on creating...
Alasdair Roberts & Friends – “A Wonder Working Stone”
Alasdair Roberts & Friends A Wonder Working Stone Glasgow, Scotland (Drag City) “Alasdair Roberts burns down the Ren-Faire; there were no survivors” http://youtu.be/eXEFB8_cCVc Roberts has long...
Sonuus Wahoo Analog Wah/Filter Pedal
Pros: Analog signal path. Works well with guitar or bass. Cons: Difficult to edit without software editor. Price: $350 Wah pedals are basically a simple tone circuit controlled via a foot pedal....
I-MEGO ZTONE In-Ear Monitors
Pros: Excellent construction and fitting. Cons: Sound quality isn’t much better than stock ear buds. Price: $99 In-ear monitors for musicians are nothing new; they’re simple and compact. But getting...
Recording in Abandoned Guatemalan Orphanages
In The Studio with MOUNTAIN SOUNDS’ Tim Hoyt http://youtu.be/bGQcek4neWQ PRE-PRODUCTION How did you two originally meet, and how did you re-connect for this album since you live on two different...
Live FX vs. Plug-Ins: Pros and Cons
Part 2 of 2 In this article, we will discus the pros and cons of recording live versus applying software plug-ins during post-production. And who knows, we might even discover a method that...
Slutty Hearts live in Portland
WHERE: East End - Portland, OR WHEN: February 27 HIGHLIGHT: "Lo-fi, dark, vampy garage rock" If there is a renaissance of ‘60s-style garage rock bands happening in Portland right now, the Slutty...