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Interview: Synth Sorceress Lisa Bella Donna
Synth ace Lisa Bella Donna opens up about gear, her creative process and what the future holds for...
Stream the FREE Elixir Strings New Music Sampler Vol. 7
Stream our FREE playlist, featuring the most recent Elixir Strings "artists of the month" as they...
VIDEO PREMIERE: “Social Jedi” by Tetherball
You like Pacman? You like super-catchy indie pop? You're gonna love this. We're pumped to premiere the new video for "Social Jedi" by Nashville's Tetherball. Did we happen to mention we featured...
FIRST LISTEN: Nathaniel Bellows with Timo Andres – “It Never Ends”
Performer is premiering something very special today, a collaboration between poet/novelist/visual artist Nathaniel Bellows (best known for writing the lyrics to Sarah Kirkland Snider's...
Records That Changed My Life with Matt Heaton
Records That Changed My Life by Matt Heaton Ever since I picked up my sister's abandoned guitar, I knew I wanted to play music for a living. To make a career as a guitarist, I've ended up wearing...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Twink “Dust Bunny”
VINYL OF THE MONTH Twink Dust Bunny Boston, MA (Disques de Lapin) “One-man toy piano band melts wax with unique melodic whimsy…” Dust Bunny by Twink Dust Bunny is the latest in a long line of...
FIRST LISTEN: “Dirty Work” by Swim Team
Today Performer is pumped to debut the track "Dirty Work" by Cincinnati-based thrash-pop band Swim Team (learn more after the jump). Limited to 350 lime green cassettes, Swim Team's self-titled...
VIDEO PREMIERE: PETER ARISTONE – “Gold”
Performer is pleased to premiere the new video for "Gold" by Peter Aristone, the Slovakian singer/songwriter who is now on tour with Marc Broussard. His EP, Gold will be released in the US soon and...
Lake Street Dive Opens Up About New LP Side Pony
Lake Street Dive (who we spotlighted back in 2013) has garnered attention both as a tenacious live act, playing over 300 dates in the last two years, as well as for their strong a cappella covers on...
Cakewalk Releases New “Manchester” SONAR Update
Cakewalk, dedicated to powerful and thoughtfully designed software for modern musicians, announces the new “Manchester” release for SONAR Artist, Professional and Platinum versions. This is the...
Dan Hubbard Premieres New Track “Tired of Loving You”
Performer is proud to premiere the new track by Dan Hubbard entitled "Tired of Loving You." Here's what the artist has to say about the new song: “What sounds like a breakup song is actually about...
Catching up with G. Love and Special Sauce
G. Love and Special Sauce On Pursuing Musical Innovation Through Relentless Collaboration You can walk just about anywhere in Boston and stumble into a good Irish pub. If you’re lucky, it’s a good...