Gear Reviews
REVIEW: Elektron Analog Drive Pedal
Digital’s great for effects that really need to do math, like choruses, reverbs, delays and filters. Digital distortions, though, haven’t really caught on in pedals with a lot of players, because the benefit of the ability to recall sounds didn’t even out to the...
MOOG MUSIC DEBUTS NEW GRANDMOTHER SYNTHESIZER AT MOOGFEST 2018
Today, Moog Music announces Grandmother, a new tool that empowers creative humans to give meaning to vibration -- inviting new waves and new ways of communication into our quantum world. Grandmother is a semi-modular analog synthesizer with a built-in arpeggiator,...
Yamaha Guitar Group Buys Ampeg
LOUD Audio, LLC (LOUD), a portfolio company of Transom Capital Group, today announced that it has sold the Ampeg brand from its portfolio of Pro Audio and MI businesses. This move is aimed at allowing LOUD to narrow its focus, return to its roots, and deliver the best...
How To
Say Anything Live in Boston
Last night, House of Blues was ransacked by Say Anything's first live performance with a full backing band in Boston in quite some time (the last time frontman Max Bemis came through, it was on his epic solo acoustic tour last December). Of course, Bemis and company...
PHOTO GALLERY: Mephiskapheles Live at Great Scott
It couldn't have been any more appropriate for a Friday the 13th night in early June for the playfully Satanic-themed ska/punk outfit Mephiskapheles to headline Great Scott in Allston, MA. The band announced that they are writing new material and played a few new...
PHOTO GALLERY: Sylvan Esso Live in Boston
North Carolina based electro folk-pop duo Sylvan Esso visited Royale in Boston, MA on the 16th. They played an energetic set priming the sold out room up for tUnE yArDs. Look for them again in the Boston area on September 10th headlining The Sinclair in Harvard Square...
Buying Guide
Yamaha SessionCake SC-01 REVIEW
There are so many ways to do personal (headphone) practicing, but getting a band to practice in a headphone environment is problematic at best. Yamaha has hooked us up with their unique SessionCake unit that aims to solve this....
[VIDEO] Nick Ray goes behind-the-scenes with Mackie Onyx Interface and Big Knob
Ultimate Ears UE 4 Pro Custom Monitors Review
Performer gets the perfect custom fit as we review the Ultimate Ears UE 4 Pro Personal Monitors We’ve previously reviewed the $999 UE Pro Remastered in-ears, a joint collaboration between Ultimate Ears and Capitol Studios. And while we fell in love with the customized...
Industry News
The new issue is out, featuring Kishi Bashi!
Performer Magazine releases its September/October 2016 issue, featuring a cover story on Kishi Bashi and his new LP, Sonderlust. INSIDE you'll find tips for pressing vinyl on demand, the best fx pedals under $200 and advice on making the most out of your next...
K&K Insurance Presents: Quick Tips For Musicians Part 3
Our friends at K&K Insurance want to save you headaches, and more importantly, time and money, while out on tour. Here's a quick tip about obtaining some last-minute insurance that you may not have been prepared for. And stick around to see a special smash...
Enter to win a HYDRA Guitar Stand from D&A Guitar Gear
Performer Magazine is giving away a HYDRA guitar stand to one lucky winner! Wanna score one of these awesome 3-headed, 6-legged stands that's virtually impossible to knock down? Simple. Enter below by October 5, 2016 at 11:59pm Eastern time and we'll pick a winner....