Blue Microphones brings the quality found in their higher end mics to the iOS/USB platform with...
Benjamin Ricci
Buffalo Killers on Musical Authenticity and Fraternity
We recently sat down with Buffalo Killers' Andrew Gabbard to talk about the band's new LP,...
The Selecter’s Pauline Black on the Power of Activism Through Music
Lead vocalist and ska legend Pauline Black took a pause while touring in Germany to discuss the...
Brainstorm
Heat Waves Portland, OR (Tender Loving Empire) “High-energy experimental pop, happily engaging and dynamic” A dynamic and inventive group, Brainstorm offers a gratifying look at Portland,...
Ben Sollee
Half Made Man Lexington, KY (Tin Ear Productions) “Kentucky cellist transforms pop-rock with his jazz, folk, Americana-bluegrass roots” When reviewing an album there is always a...
Annie and the Beekeepers
My Bonneville Brooklyn, NY (Self-released) "American roots music, sweetly intimate with vast boot-stomping songwriting" Unlike most fair-weather folk musicians, Annie Lynch is a...
Aesop Rock
Skelethon New York, NY (Rhymesayers Entertainment) “A triumphant return and the best hip-hop to come out this year” On his sixth album, Ian Matthias Bavitz, better known as Aesop Rock,...
Aaron Embry
Tiny Prayers Ojai, CA (Community Music) “Spinning tales with a masterful, minimalist approach” Aaron Embry is singer/songwriter, a spinner of tales, and in nearly every sense of the phrase, a...
TC Electronic John Petrucci Signature Dreamscape Pedal
PROS: Good selection of musical modulations, true bypass or buffered bypass. CONS: None. TC Electronic’s Dreamscape pedal brings the modulation effects contained in John Petrucci’s monstrous racks...
TC-Helicon VoiceTone Mic Mechanic Vocal Effects Pedal
PROS: Simple, easy to use, good effects selection. CONS: None. Guitarists have long been able to use small pedals to alter/enhance their sound, while vocalists have been relegated to huge racks and...
From Practice Rooms to the Laundromats: In The Studio with The Stationary Set
http://youtu.be/DRwW9XKZS_c ALBUM INFO The Stationary Set Haunt On Recording Studio: Secret Society, Brooklyn, NY Record label: Self-released Release date: April 2012 Producer: Mike Beck and The...
Perfume Genius live in Boston
WHEN: OCTOBER 7, 2012 WHERE: JOHNNY D'S UPTOWN RESTAURANT AND MUSIC CLUB The aura surrounding Perfume Genius when he performs is mystifying. At times, it is beautifully mesmerizing and spare. At...
Crystal Castles and Health live in Boston
Where: House of Blues When: October 6, 2012 No one goes to a HEALTH/Crystal Castles concert expecting keen musicianship and tender harmonies—the only demand made for such a tremendous lineup is that...