Bloc Party had been in a retrospective mood as 2020 approached. By December 2019, the illustrious...
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COVER STORY: Soccer Mommy On Following Up Breakthrough Album
Soccer Mommy comes roaring back into 2022 with an album that tops even their near-perfect last LP,...
INTERVIEW: The Linda Lindas On Finding Their Way Through Creative Freedom
Punk music isn’t necessarily a genre one would associate with Gen Z. A quick scroll through some...
JOSH SMITH: Catching up with the Bluesy Axeman as He Hits the Road
“The best advice I can give is do it because you love it, because you have to, because it’s so much fun you can’t not do it.” Josh Smith is a man of few words – he prefers to express himself through...
Greg Holden Takes Us Inside the Recording of ‘World War Me’
photo by Laurel Renee Valdez “Suddenly I was face to face with quite the dilemma: Hire a world-class producer with my own cash or suck it up and record the album on my own.”...
COVER STORY: pronoun Unpacks Layers of Heartbreak Through Songwriting
I’ll show you stronger. Let those words marinate for a minute. Take in the punch, the weight, the defiance of them. That’s the resonant title of up-and-coming indie rock artist pronoun’s full-length...
SCOTUS, Copyright, Sex, and Beer
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, I do not play one on TV, but like Jay-Z, I know a little bit… You know you can’t mail yourself a recording of your song to get copyright protection, right? I mean,...
How to Shop for Entertainer Insurance
We know a lot of you might be headed out on a spring or summer tour soon, and you’ve already gone through the checklist. Van’s in working order? Check. All the gear fits? Check. We’ve got...
LAST CHANCE to register for ASCAP EXPO
Haven't registered for the EXPO yet? Here are some things you might have missed that may change your mind. Panelist Victoria Monét joined ET online to talk about her creative and personal...
Take the Avid Link Studio Challenge
Performer Magazine and AVID are seeking creative artists, songwriters and producers to demonstrate the amazing collaborative capabilities of Avid Link. That's right, we're looking for two...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Ages and Ages
Ages and Ages Me You They We (Partisan Records) It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of the Portland-based indie rock collective known as Ages and Ages. Led by primary songwriter and...
The New April/May Issue is Out Now!
Performer Magazine releases its latest issue, featuring a cover story on pronoun. INSIDE you'll find info on Brexit for touring artists, SCOTUS' latest copyright rulings, tons of gear reviews,...
Taylor Guitars makes history with largest planting of Ebony trees in Congo Basin
Photo Credit: Chris Sorenson/Taylor Guitars Taylor Guitars, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of acoustic guitars, is excited to announce the successful planting of 1,500 West African ebony...