Performer Magazine goes behind-the-scenes with Ben Carter of Boston-based U-Turn Audio to discover...
Benjamin Ricci
The Best Solid State Guitar Amps Under $500
Don’t let bedroom hobbyists and Internet forum loudmouths convince you that "solid-state" is a...
Audio-Technica Presents ATH-M50x “Circle of Music” Video Featuring Judah and the Lion
Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, has released a new...
Arcade Fire Engineer Mark Lawson Takes UA Hardware On A Trip To The Suburbs
Arcade Fire's album The Suburbs was released to critical acclaim before going on to win the "Album of the Year" title at last weekend's 2010 GRAMMY Awards. Mark Lawson is the talented engineer that...
Live Review: Performer Presents StoneRider, Damon Moon & the Whispering Drifters, and A: The Color
Saturday, January 29, 2011 The Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, GA Atlanta's Drunken Unicorn is as much of a hole in the wall as a place can be: The venue has no sign outside and no phone number, meaning...
Live Review: Fences
Slim's // San Francisco // 2/1/2011 The performance at Slim's in San Francisco by Fences was like the last beautiful fall day before winter storms arrive. The music painted a soft landscape with...
Live Review: Lissie
Paradise Rock Club // Boston, MA // January 29 Throngs of fans eagerly awaited Midwest rocker Lissie at the Paradise. She claimed the stage happily with a smile and thank-you she carried throughout...
Record Review: Young Orchids
Young Orchids Afterglow Atlanta, GA “Vivid collage of indie, doo-wop, punk, and rock” What stands out most about Young Orchids’ debut release is that it doesn’t sound like a first album. The...
Record Review: Yo Soybean
Yo Soybean Manifest Blasphemy Athens, GA Yo Soybean brings youthful angst to traditional folk sounds on its new self-released Manifest Blasphemy. Lyrically centered, the songs highlight front man...
Record Review: White Hinterland
White Hinterland Eidolon Portland, OR "Celestial pop companion” Portland duo White Hinterland is back with Eidolon, the ancient Greek word for a ghostly reincarnation. The songs on this album are...
Record Review: We Were The States
We Were The States Rasa Murfreesboro, TN “Scattered across the map…” We Were The States are all over the map. Their blend of indie rock borders on pop (“Gold”), punk (“I’m Not My (808)”) and...
Record Review: The Division
The Division Embrace Poquoson, VA "Embracing melody and brutality" The Division experiments with different sounds and vocals in their debut album Embrace. The alternative metal album includes...
Record Review: Tennis
Tennis Cape Dory Denver, CO “Love-tinged seafaring lo-fi pop” Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley met while studying philosophy in college, where the two vowed to sell their collective belongings and...