Welcome to the first in a four-part series that will provide real-world advice about portable PA...
Benjamin Ricci
Soundcraft Notepad-12FX Review
Read our expert review of the Soundcraft Notepad-12FX below. Finding any device that can work live...
Contour Design Unimouse Review
https://vimeo.com/234679740 It’s amazing to see how far a simple device like a mouse has evolved,...
FLASHBACK: Solid State Logic SL505
“Used to Mix Films Like Titanic and Return of the Jedi” Year: 1987 Category: Preamp History: The SL505 module comes from the 5000 Series console. Only 120 of these broadcast boards were made, due...
VOX AC1RV Mini Amp
PROS: Small size, simple integrated drum machine. CONS: Clean sound is still a bit distorted. PRICE: $59 Vox amps have always been small, powerful tone machines; their new mini amp has that lineage,...
TC Electronic Spark Booster Pedal
PROS: True bypass. Adds punch, compression and boost without noise. CONS: None. PRICE: $129 TC Electronic is best known for making high-end signal processors, but one of their most popular items for...
Boss TU-10 Clip-On Chromatic Tuner
PROS: Simple, easy and compact. CONS: None. PRICE: $35 Boss Tuners are probably the most common tuners found on pedal boards. There are a lot of clip-on tuners out there, but Boss has put their...
Boss GT-100 Amp Effects Processor
PROS: Plenty of tones, easy editing, plenty of connectivity options. CONS: Some of the presets are a bit stale. PRICE: $550 Boss has always been on the cutting edge of multi-fx units and their...
Highlights from Catalpa NYC
This summer, Randall's Island became the home of New York City's newest music festival. Launched by up-and-coming entertainment brand I Love Frisky, Catalpa took place on July 28 + 29, 2012 and...
All Good 2012: Top Picks
All Good 2012 Photo Gallery: 131 Images All Good has always been my favorite festival to attend as a patron. This year I was a little anxious, given the new location and the fact that the festival...
Camp Bisco 11: Top Picks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=363raHpDzl4 Note: Every music festival gets a little crazy. It's part of the experience, really. Camp Bisco is full of some of the most exciting visual and sonic...
Lucinda Williams at the Bowery
WHEN: August 6-7, 2012 HIGHLIGHT: Bringing the Bowery to its knees with two completely different, jaw-dropping sets A few songs into Lucinda Williams’ first of two nights at the Bowery Ballroom, I...
The Tallest Man on Earth
“An American South journey with the literate, finger-picking Scandinavian Sherpa." There’s No Leaving Now Dalama, Sweden (Dead Oceans Records) Seven hundred and thirty days - that’s how long the...