Gear Reviews
Enter to win a CUSTOM-DESIGNED JBL EON ONE COMPACT PA!
Imagine performing LIVE through your very own JBL EON ONE Compact Personal PA with a *twist* -- the winner of our design contest will get to PERSONALIZE the speaker with their own UNIQUE DESIGN. Here's the deal: we're looking for a great solo artist or band to win a...
VIDEO SERIES: JBL IRX One Pack and Play Challenge
Looking to hit the stage, or bring your own sound system to upcoming house concerts, club gigs, outdoor shows and more? Let the amazing singer/songwriter Baxter Hall walk you through the JBL IRX ONE in a new video series we’re calling the “pack and play challenge.” We...
VIDEO SERIES: Unlock the portable power of the Electro-Voice EVERSE 12 PA System
We're excited to present a brand-new video series, featuring an entire overview of the new Electro-Voice EVERSE 12 battery-powered PA speaker with the amazingly talented Aaron Kellim. In episode 1 we cover the initial unboxing and features overview, and in later vids...
How To
Why NOW is the Perfect Time to Get Insurance For Your Band
If the pandemic taught us anything as musicians and music-lovers, it’s how much we took for granted seeing live music (and performing live on-stage for those of us who do so). And during the past few years, if you were spending more time in the studio than on the...
WATCH: How to Obtain Insurance For Your Live Performances
Our friends at K&K Insurance know how to make shopping for insurance less intimidating for musicians and live performers of all kinds. If you're hitting the road this summer, or are getting booked for live events that require its entertainers to carry liability...
A First-Time Festival-Goer Experiences Boston Calling 2023
BOSTON CALLING 2023: A FIRST-TIMER’S REVIEW [Editor's note -- after doing this for so many years, you sometimes forget the feelings and emotions of your first festival experience: the sights, the smells, the sounds, the vibes. So this year we decided to send a...
Buying Guide
Sennheiser Launches The MD 421 KOMPAKT, The Mic for Anything
They say that if you’ve heard music, you are most likely to have heard the MD 421, a Sennheiser microphone featured in countless award-winning performances and productions over the past six decades. Now Sennheiser launches the MD 421 Kompakt, an incredibly versatile...
REVIEW: Zildjian ALCHEM-E Perfect Tune Over Ear Headphones
Full disclosure: we have been privileged over the past few months to be one of a select group of behind-the-scenes beta testers for a new line of over-the-ear headphones from Zildjian, designed from the ground up for casual music listening, critical audiophile usage,...
Audio-Technica launches ltd-edition ATH-M50xLAB and ATH-M50xBT2LAB headphones
Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 60 years, announces the winning limited edition color design of the wildly popular fan-favorite ATH-M50x and ATH-M50xBT2 headphones. The winning design was chosen by fans. After more than a...
Industry News
The Do’s and Don’ts of Musician Insurance
"Nobody.one band on stage performing" by Роман Верховцев is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. You might remember a few weeks back we posted a quiz for insurance newbies. If you happened to miss that one, we recommend you take 5 minutes to see how you do before reading the...
WATCH Travis Shallow Go Deep with the LD Systems MAUI 44 G2
We recently hooked up with the ultra-talented Travis Shallow (plus a few special guests) to check out the killer new portable PA from LD SYSTEMS: The Maui 44 G2. In this series, we'll unbox all the components, walk through the features, test out the sound quality and...
ACT Entertainment Launches Sterling Vermin Pedal
ACT Entertainment’s iconic RAT brand has unveiled the Sterling Vermin, a boutique distortion guitar pedal that blends heritage tone with modern refinement. With a new take on RAT’s unmistakable sound, Sterling Vermin delivers a new level of...