Benjamin Ricci

Top Pick: Synthesizer – Behringer Vocoder VC340

Looking for a different synth flavor in 2021? Look no further than the Behringer Vocoder VC340 If you've already got your primary synth sounds covered (subtractive synth, FM synth, drum machine, electric piano and organ, ROMpler, etc) and are looking for a new flavor...
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: Way Yes

Way Yes Walkability Columbus, OH “Coasting music to sway your brain” Glen Davis and Travis Hall have done it. By creating what is, at the very least, a thoroughly universal sound full of Latin...

Record Review: Walk The Moon

Walk The Moon i want! i want! Cincinnati, OH “Vivid indie pop to satisfy your inner child” i want! i want! by Walk The Moon is so irresistible and tight that you would never guess it’s the band’s...

Record Review: Tommy Guerrero

Tommy Guerrero Lifeboats and Follies San Francisco, CA “A true original from the sk8 alternaverse” One of California’s true originals, Tommy Guerrero has evolved from a skate punk to a prolific...

Record Review: Stamps

Stamps Tramps Los Angeles, CA “Put on your dress shoes and make your hips move” Stamps consists of singer/guitarist Bob Morris, drummer Adam James, guitarist Ian Crawford and vocalist Ren Patrick. ...

Record Review: Sad Brad Smith

Sad Brad Smith Love is Not What You Need Chicago, IL “Strangely delightful and lyrically dexterous” It's highly doubtful that Sad Brad Smith's sole intention is to make his listeners feel...

Record Review: Papercuts

Papercuts Fading Parade San Francisco, CA “The parade is here to stay” Fading Parade, the fourth full-length from San Francisco’s Papercuts, pays tribute to shoegazers of the past and present as it...

Record Review: Obits

Obits Moody, Standard, and Poor Brooklyn, NY “A bold and versatile platter” The premier track “You Gotta Lose” from the band’s self-titled debut, lays out crunchy riffs which course through the...

Record Review: Nicky Egan

Nicky Egan Good People Boston, MA “Seductive blues and soulful tunes ” Nicky Egan and her band know how to provide heaping doses of soulful R&B. Egan’s debut, Good People, is raised on gospel...

Record Review: Mind Spiders

Mind Spiders Mind Spiders Fort Worth, TX “Mixing raw attitudes and funky radiance” Mind Spiders ascends many peaks, and bustles with originality, catchy newness and silky sentimentality.  The design...