Foxygen On Recording to 2” Tape and Employing a 40-Piece Orchestra on Their Latest Opus Sam...
Benjamin Ricci
Yamaha MONTAGE6 61-Key Synthesizer Review
We recently got our hands on a new Yamaha MONTAGE6 61-Key Synthesizer for review -- arguably the...
The Macrotones Road Test Audio-Technica ATM350a Microphone Systems
Hittin’ The Road with The Macrotones and the Audio-Technica ATM350a Microphone Systems [Editor’s...
Studio Diary: The Bynars
Straight from the band’s collective mouth, “This is our first full-length LP. We self-released three EPs in 2008 and 2009. The album is about two-years and a few hundred songs in the...
Live Review: Monotonix
Rickshaw Stop // San Francisco, CA // January 28 Monotonix is out of control in the most entertaining way possible. First off, the band doesn’t use stages; instead they set up their drum...
Live Review: Typhoon
Odd Fellows Hall // Davis, CA // January 22 With the weather too cold to host shows on their outdoor patio, downtown Davis indie venue Sophia’s decided to bring the fun indoors, sponsoring...
Live Review: Severity
Swayze's // Marietta, GA // January 22 Severity formed recently from the remnants of local metal bands Manic and Delusional Mind, featuring two guitarists, one bassist and a drummer. For a...
Live Review: This Piano Plays Itself
529 // Atlanta, GA // January 21 This Piano Plays Itself stands at a threshold. After releasing their debut full length, As the House…, early last year, they’ve been in the midst of transition....
Sennheiser Offers Musicians a Chance to Make Their Mark in Austin
Sennheiser HearIAm Campaign Audio specialist Sennheiser announces the final phase of its HearIAm initiative this March, as the innovative campaign for artists and fans sets its sights on the...
SHURE Announces SM58 Give It Voice Tour Regional Winners
NILES, IL, January 19, 2011-Today, Shure is proud to announce the regional winners of the SM58 Give It Voice Tour. Fans voted and the 15 bands chosen to advance to the final stage of the competition...
Live Review: ArnoCorps
Slim’s // San Francisco, CA // January 8 How do you go about reviewing an anniversary show of a band that claims to be “The Greatest Band of All Time”? That statement and especially the...
Record Review: John Medeski and Lee Shaw Live
Together Again: John Medeski and Lee Shaw Live at the Egg Recorded live at Center for Performing Arts, Albany, NY by Scott Petito and Beth Reineke Mixed at NRS Recording Studio Rarely does one have...
Record Review: Wadada Leo Smith and Ed Blackwell
Wadada Leo Smith and Ed Blackwell The Blue Mountain's Sun Drummer Mixed at 4D, Brooklyn, NY by Liberty Ellman Mastered at Golden Mastering, Ventura CA by JJ Golden When the sonic language of...