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Reviews
VINYL OF THE MONTH: MUUY BIIEN – “This is What Your Mind Imagines”
Hailing from Athens, GA, the awkwardly spelled Muuy Biien spews forth a distorted, garage-infused...
Yacht Rock Revival
Similar to a late-night infomercial for a "best of the 70's" album, Yacht Rock Revue performs...
Live Review: The Back Pockets
WonderRoot // Atlanta, GA //October 28, 2010 The Back Pockets tread a line between absolute chaos and living, interactive art. Employing an innumerable amount of people both on stage and off, the...
Live Review: Dopapod
Paradise Rock Club // Boston, MA // October 7, 2010 The newly renovated Paradise Rock Club was packed to the gills as countless whistles, screams and chants of “Dopapod” filled the venue. The...
Live Review: Geographer
Sophia’s Thai Kitchen // Davis, CA // October 16, 2010 There’s a peculiar charm about the live shows at Sophia’s Thai Kitchen: the gentle air of a cool evening, contrasted by the claustrophobia of...
Live Review: Marco Benevento
The Middle East, Upstairs // Cambridge, MA // October 21, 2010 By the time Benevento came onstage, the small club was tightly packed with fans, mostly huddled around the left of the stage,...
Live Review: Next Big Nashville
Nashville, TN // September 29-October 2, 2010 This fall saw Nashville become the center of not only independent music, but also the think tank for the future of the music business by...
Live Review: Other Sound Festival
Atlanta, GA // October 2, 2010 As evidenced by the name, The Other Sound Festival is not the typical Atlanta festival. For starters, roughly 25 local bands were...
Book Reviews: American Hardcore and Touchable Sound
Performer is dedicated to serving, and reporting on, the independent musician in America. As such, we’d be remiss if we did not highlight two recently published books that directly address the DIY...