Amy Sciarretto

COVER STORY: AJ Smith Turns Engineering Into Creative Fuel

AJ Smith is jack of all trades, and well, a master of them all, too. Starting off his professional career on an engineering path, he found himself pursuing music and songwriting (and thank goodness, because we’d be missing out on one of this generation’s best...
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Soundcraft Ui24R REVIEW

Soundcraft Ui24R REVIEW

Trying to find a PA mixer/rig that works in a live setting and as a recording interface is a tough...

Record Review: Forty Winks

by | Oct 10, 2011 | ,

Forty Winks Bow Wow Bologna, Italy “Attitude driven, Italian pop-punk” After several releases and worldwide tours since 1998, Italian quartet Forty Winks unveils their latest, Bow Wow, which...

Record Review: CSC Funk Band

by | Oct 7, 2011 |

CSC Funk Band Things Are Getting Too Casual Brooklyn, NY “Block-party funk band in a post-punk warzone” The CSC Funk Band was born out of the Brooklyn noise-punk scene and has decided to channel...

Record Review: Cave

by | Oct 6, 2011 |

Cave Neverendless Chicago, IL “Going from one to crazy in the blink of an eye” On the surface, Neverendless seems to be unrelenting repetition for forty-plus minutes. Upon closer inspection, that...

Record Review: The Can’t Nots

by | Oct 6, 2011 |

The Can’t Nots Applesauce EP Providence, RI “Like them apples?” It’s hard to get a read on the Can’t Nots’ EP Applesauce.  Over a five-song sample size, Naomi Wilkinson’s band could either be...

Record Review: Boy+Kite

by | Oct 5, 2011 |

Boy+Kite Go Fly Austin, TX “The soundtrack to life’s complex relationships” Boy+Kite’s first full-length album, Go Fly, is one that can be blasted proudly in cars as the summer months come to a...

Record Review: Big Harp

by | Oct 5, 2011 |

Big Harp White Hat Los Angeles, CA “A laid-back, compelling piece of Americana” It’s not always true that haste makes waste. For proof, look no further than White Hat, the debut output from Los...