GEAR ROUNDUP: Performer Magazine recommends the best Low-Wattage Guitar Amps you can buy for under...
Benjamin Ricci
Your Recordings Are Not Memorable. Here Are Some Ways To Fix That.
HERE’S WHY WE AREN’T COVERING YOUR BAND About fifty times a day, I get asked, “How does my band...
MEET YOUR MAKER: U-Turn Audio (Turntables Made in the USA)
Performer Magazine goes behind-the-scenes with Ben Carter of Boston-based U-Turn Audio to discover...
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...
Record Review: Susan Werner
Susan Werner Kicking The Beehive Chicago, IL “Stirring up trouble where she can” Fans of folk staple Susan Werner might double-check their disc when first placing Kicking The Beehive in the stereo....
Record Review: Smoke or Fire
Smoke or Fire The Speakeasy Richmond, VA “Poetic, Political, Punk” When the words “Fat Wreck” and “Speakeasy” are found on an album, sophomoric antics in a backroom bar come to mind. But Fat Wreck...
Record Review: Smith Westerns
Smith Westerns Dye It Blonde Chicago, IL “Youthful band creates complex sounds” Smith Westerns combine innocence and freshness of youth on their sophomore release Dye It Blonde. With glam and pop...
Record Review: Rachel Goodrich
Rachel Goodrich Rachel Goodrich Miami, FL “A joyful, lo-fi carnival” On this self-titled release, Goodrich demonstrates brilliance and wisdom beyond her age. Full of creative spunk and witty spark,...
Record Review: Pile
Pile Magic Isn’t Real Boston, MA “A heaping pile of bold, brilliant rock” Standing on the cross lines of rock, punk, and post-rock, this trio of brash Bostonians has recorded an album of lavishly...
Record Review: Phantom Glue
Phantom Glue Phantom Glue Boston, MA “You are DOOMED!” Thunder rakes across a darkened sky. This is the hour the sun should rise, but today there will only be the light of hungry flames as they...

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