“I always had a ‘thing’ about music,” Jennifer Pague, frontwoman of Vita and the Woolf, says as...
Benjamin Ricci
[REVIEW] BAE G10
This month, we take a look at the 500-Series EQ from BAE, the G10. Should you install one in your...
Surfer Blood: How to Turn Loss into Creative Fuel
2016 was a tough year for many of us. With the currently divisive state of society, how could it...
The Art of the Split EP
Going Halfsies Face it; recording your band’s four new songs is going to be expensive, even if Johnny-Down-the-Block cuts you a deal to track in his mom’s bathroom (drums sound great in there)....
Do You Need a Publicist?
What to Look for in a PR Firm One of the hardest and most unpredictable tasks for any independent artist is getting the press to take notice of your band. Whether it’s a feature story, a record...
The Stuffing Festival – Manchester Orchestra and Friends
Atlanta, GA // November 24 Favorite Gentlemen Recordings put on a sold-out show that featured the majority of their roster, along with Death on Two Wheels and...
Live Review: Ross Livermore Band
Church // Boston, MA// November 5 Delivering some of the best high-energy funk/rock and somber folk music, the Ross Livermore Band is an incredibly...
Live Review: The North Trolls
529 // Atlanta, GA // November 15 There was a small movement around 30 years ago called cowpunk. Just like it sounds, the genre was country-tinged punk rock. If the North Trolls came out then, they...
Live Review: Fun Fun Fun Fest
Austin, TX // November 5-7 Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Festival is one event that truly does live up to its name. This year Transmission Entertainment pulled together...
Live Review: Dawes
The Independent // San Francisco, CA // November 20 Long before Dawes took the stage, the capacity crowd arrived early and excited to catch the opening bands....
Live Review: Bronze Fawn
Neumos // Seattle, WA // November 18 Seattle’s Bronze Fawn took to the stage one last time on November 18 for a farewell show at Neumos, joined by friends and...
Live Review: Bear in Heaven
The Independent // San Francisco, CA // November 5 The energetic performance of Bear In Heaven delighted the audience in a nearly sold out Independent. The band...
Gear Guide: In-Ear Monitors
Get the Perfect Stage Mix Every Time The worst experience a singer can ever have is playing a live show in front of hundreds or thousands of people and not being able...