Our recent Galaxy Audio GPS-8 winners, Absence of Ocean, have unboxed their new PA monitors and...
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VINTAGE FLASHBACK: 1956 Hofner Model 127 (Club 50)
1956 Hofner Model 127 In this installment, we’ll take a look at this 1956 Hofner Model 127, also...
Records That Changed My Life with Lightning Pill
I'm Lightning Pill, a 28-year old keyboardist/singer-songwriter from Boston, MA. The genre I take...
Live Review: Hot Buttered Rum at All Good 2011
Hot Buttered Rum plays bluegrass that is both traditional and instilled with mountains of personality. In our festival preview of All Good 2011 we mentioned how this set would help link the HBR we...
Live Review: Beats Antique at All Good 2011
Bass heavy, heart-pounding Beats Antique. You can feel them in your bones. I saw them last weekend at Camp Bisco, but the trio played in the early evening, when the sun was still relatively high in...
Make A Record with Alan Parsons
Confirmed for the Friday morning tracking session is bass great Nathan East–fresh from his European tour with Toto and days before he hits the road again with Fourplay. Nathan’s work with Michael...
Record Review: Whitney Mann
Whitney Mann The Western Sky Madison, WI “A complete collection” Throughout The Western Sky, Whitney Mann’s voice is a balance of grace and grit. It is the element that ties the entire album...
Record Review: Washed Out
Washed Out Within and Without Perry, GA “The chillest of chillwave” Ernest Greene has released three phenomenal EPs under the moniker Washed Out since 2009. The buzz generated by what started out as...
Record Review: Thousands
Thousands Thousands Boston, MA "Meticulously mapped, angular instrumental ferocity" LISTEN NOW: "Braille Teeth" [audio:http://performermag.com/wp-content/uploads/BrailleTeeth.mp3|titles=Braille...
Record Review: The Soonest
The Soonest Quarters EP Berkeley, CA “San Francisco dream rock with a darker side” The Soonest’s latest release, Quarters EP, exemplifies the phrase, “less is more.” The San Francisco rock band,...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Scott Kempner
VINYL OF THE MONTH Scott Kempner Tenement Angels Bronx, NY “Reissue from the co-founder of the Dictators and the Del-Lords” Scott Kempner is no stranger to the music scene. Originally released in...
Record Review: The Postelles
The Postelles Self-Titled New York, NY “’50s rock meet ’60s doo-wop and ’90s garage” The Postelles are bringing back the days of sweet and innocent love songs set to buoyant beats. The New...
Live Review: Tokimonsta at Camp Bisco X
Composed, waiting for Nadastrom to finish his set, Tokimonsta stood ready to take the stage. As the only lead female electronic musician at Camp Bisco X, Tokimonsta was a breath of...