Gear Reviews
Steinberg Launches Cubase Pro 9.5
Steinberg today announced the immediate availability of the 9.5 updates to the Pro, Artist and Elements editions of Cubase. Earlier than anticipated, Steinberg is releasing this year’s update now in November, seizing the opportunity to introduce the additions to...
Fuzzrocious LunaReclipse Pedal Review
Stacking gain pedals together is nothing new, but balancing it all out can be tough. Fuzzrocious has found a way with their LunaReclipse pedal, which brings the best out of whatever dirt box a player is already using. There are two controls, a volume control and a...
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[VIDEO PSA] The Howling Tongues & Elixir OPTIWEB Coated Guitar Strings Pt. 4
We recently asked Nick Magliochetti (aka the Mayor of ToneTown) from one of our favorite bands, The Howling Tongues, to test out the new OPTIWEB coated strings from Elixir. Nick has dropped his final video, a PSA that explains why YOU should pick up a set of these...
How To
How to Start Your Own Publishing Company
At its core, a music publisher’s job is to administer the copyrights in songs and license your work to record labels, radio stations, filmmakers, advertisers, etc. A publisher collects license fees, take a percentage and pay the remaining proceeds to the...
PHOTO GALLERY: Papadosio Live in New York!
Where: Highline Ballroom, Manhattan When: 11/7/2013 Highlight: Technology brings the Jam Band into the 21st Century. The Meatpacking District in Manattan is known for fancy boutiques, dining, and nightclubs that cater to fashionable patrons who walk the cobblestone...
Ironfest IV Photo Gallery + Live Review
The 2013 incarnation of Cincinnati’s Ironfest, a Rock and Roll honorarium for Cincinnati ‘s “Iron” Mike Davidson, took off at the Southgate House Revival on the weekend of November 1 & 2. The fourth annual event, sponsored by friends and supporters from the...
Buying Guide
Dear Live Music Fan, Thank You
We, the music industry, ask a lot of you, the live music fan. [Editor's note -- it's hard to know how to feel about live concerts nowadays. As the father of two small girls, I get a twinge of pain even thinking about them coming to me one day, asking to attend a large...
REVIEW: Taylor Academy Series Acoustic Guitars
Learn what the new Taylor Academy Series brings to the mid-range acoustic market. Taylor Guitars are known for making well-designed, and well-built instruments with premium materials. All of this usually comes with a premium price tag. With Taylor’s Academy Series,...
Soundcraft Ui24R REVIEW
Trying to find a PA mixer/rig that works in a live setting and as a recording interface is a tough proposition. In most cases, with a unit like this, there are compromises in both worlds. Soundcraft seems to have turned a great interface into a live rig, or is it the...
Industry News
Rainer Maria live in Philadelphia
Performer caught up with Rainer Maria live at Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia on August 11, 2015 At the end of a tautly played hour, Rainer Maria exited a sold out Johnny Brenda's. Someone yelled out, "play some more, please!" Maybe it was the tone, maybe it was the...
Enter to Win One of Six New Mitchell Electric Guitars
We're looking for six dynamic musicians to demo these cool new electric guitars and basses from Mitchell Guitars. Got what it takes? Enter below... In case you missed it, Mitchell Guitars recently unveiled its brand-new line of electric guitars and basses. And now YOU...
Nineties Alt Rockers Goo Goo Dolls Dial Up The Hits in Boston
The decadence that draped the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion where the Goo Goo Dolls (one of rock's most steadfast, consistent 90s alt-rockers) played this past Tuesday was as cathartic and heart-swelling as it was meant to be; the fact that they wistfully delivered their...