Galaxy’s new TQ8 packs 150-watts of high-performance audio into a light-weight, portable package...
Maximilian Specht
Blue Baby Bottle SL Microphone Review
Blue’s flagship tube mic, the Bottle, quickly became one of the standout recording mics in the...
EXCLUSIVE: Watch Hayley Reardon Perform “Everything Else” in Sofar Sounds Session
It's no secret we're big fans of singer/songwriter Hayley Reardon. We've premiered a number of her...
Live Review: Everyone Orchestra at All Good 2011
Everyone Orchestra is an innovative, fun way to experience live music. There is a main conductor who communicates with the audience and the musicians using a whiteboard,...
Live Review: That 1 Guy at All Good 2011
Somewhere between the thumping bass of Les Claypool and the untamed, silly genius that was Frank Zappa, you'll find That 1 Guy. He plays screwy, fun tunes (like the one aptly...
Live Review: The Infamous Stringdusters at All Good 2011
The Infamous Stringdusters put on a hell of a performance at All Good this year. They were fitted into a bill brimming with unique and interesting bluegrass outfits, standing...
Live Review: Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad at All Good 2011
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad makes standard dub reggae, for the most part. The song writing is what makes GPGDS stand out, giving them color where they'd most likely just...
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...