Benjamin Ricci

WATCH NOW: Get Amazing On-The-Go Sound with new All-in-One Mackie ShowBox

Learn how to get better live sound in a small, affordable and portable PA/acoustic amp package. The new Mackie ShowBox is an awesome battery-powered PA and acoustic amp with a few tricks up its sleeve. We enlisted the help of singer/songwriter Travis Shallow to walk...

STREAM new Baxter Hall Single “High Road”

We here at Performer have been big fans of Baxter Hall for a while now, as the Boston-based singer/songwriter/guitarist extraordinaire has been sharing his earnest brand of relatable guitar-fronted alternative music for the past few years. You may have even heard him...

WATCH NOW: Get Better Sound with JBL PRX900 SERIES PA Speakers

Looking to hit the stage, or bring your own sound system to upcoming house concerts, outdoor festival slots and more? Let the amazing singer/songwriter Hayley Reardon walk you through the JBL PRX900 series, including the 12-inch speaker and 18-inch subwoofer to...

REVIEW: Donner HUSH-X Travel Guitar

The new Donner HUSH-X electric guitar is a cool, compact tone machine that makes practicing and recording no matter where you are a total breeze. The review model we received went straight into the hands of Bella Moulden for a full deep dive and demo in a series...

WATCH: The Positive Grid Spark Live is the Ultimate Rehearsal Room PA/Amp for Your Band

https://youtu.be/klI69syvLq0 We recently sent the new Positive Grid SPARK LIVE to Boston-based indie pop band Air Traffic Controller to test out in their rehearsal studio. To show just how easy it is to get set up and rocking right away, we gave them no prior...
Mixcraft 8 Review

Mixcraft 8 Review

Performer reviews the Mixcraft 8 Pro Studio software from Acoustica. How did we like the low-cost...

Record Review: Times New Viking

Times New Viking Dancer Equired Columbus, OH “Snapshots of garage pop perfection” Dancer Equired is a collection of perfect snapshots. Just as a skilled photographer captures unfiltered and...

Record Review: Those Dancing Days

Those Dancing Days Daydreams and Nightmares Stockholm, Sweden “Musically seductive and rhythmically bopping” Those Dancing Days must be a producer’s dream, because they’ve captured the magic “on...

Record Review: Sonny & The Sunsets

Sonny & The Sunsets Hit After Hit San Francisco, CA "San Francisco native crafts ironic blend of ’60s surf pop” Singer/songwriter Sonny Smith has crafted 11 tracks of gritty ’60s-era surf pop...

Vinyl of the month: Saything

VINYL OF THE MONTH: Saything Momentary Ens Oakland, CA “Rich, confident and progressive” Bay Area group Saything has been busy this year. Their work - which has included a winter West Coast tour, a...

Record Review: The Pauses

The Pauses A Cautionary Tale Orlando, FL “Eclectic, quirky pop” This is the debut album from The Pauses, an Orlando-based three-piece consisting of Tierney Tough on vocals, Rhodes piano and bass;...

Record Review: Kevin Dunbar

Kevin Dunbar Apples to Peaches Kennesaw, GA “Soulful, stirring, speaks to the human spirit” New York native Kevin Dunbar journeyed down South, ready to spread his music to a growing scene outside of...