Performer Magazine releases its latest issue, featuring a cover story on Courtney Barnett (new...
William House
VINYL OF THE MONTH : Videogram – “Test Subject 011”
VINYL OF THE MONTH Videogram Test Subject 011 (7-inch) (SelectaVision Records) The SelectaVision...
VIDEO Unboxing: Andrew Kesler Checks Out Sterling Microphones
We recently sent Andrew Kesler four new Sterling microphones to review on his YouTube channel....
Ex-Magicians
California Grass Boston, MA (Garbagetown) “Former illusionists sing lo-fi songs about girls” California Grass is the first offering from a relatively new indie rock band from Boston....
Diego’s Umbrella
Proper Cowboy San Francisco, CA (Ninth Street Opus) “Futuristic twist on the Spaghetti Western, featuring mariachi, gypsy, and flamenco elements” Diego's Umbrella is a band widely...
Dark Dark Dark
Who Needs Who Minneapolis, MN (Supply & Demand) “Moody, piano-driven Americana” On Dark Dark Dark’s third full-length release, Who Needs Who, there are few elements of Balkan or...
Cicada Rhythm
Demo Atlanta, GA (Self-Released) “Modern folk built on a deep foundation” By name, modern American folk music sounds counterintuitive. Our musicians and storytellers have played this...
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...