At Santa Ana's The Observatory Orange County earlier this month The Bert McCracken that appeared...
New Music and Video
Reviews of new music, video, concerts and music festivals.
SONG PREMIERE: The Relevant Elephants Drop “Allston and Brighton are for Drinkin and Fightin”
Being a Boston-based publication, how could we possibly pass up an opportunity to premiere this...
EXCLUSIVE: Chris Joyner Premieres New Track “Domino” From Upcoming LP
Chris Joyner has been cool enough to let Performer premiere his new 45 single "Domino" from the...
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....
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...
Promoter Profile: ONS Productions
There are more musicians, songwriters, producers, beat makers, rappers, rockers and electro-poppers than ever before. With social networking outlets delivering...
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...