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MusiCares establishes COVID-19 Relief Fund for music community
Learn more about the assistance the COVID-19 Relief Fund provides here. For more information on...
Roland Partners with Skoove to Offer Three Months of Free Online Piano Lessons
Roland and Skoove Make Piano Lessons Free and Accessible by Computer or Mobile Devices Across the...
Shimmeo of the Week: “Elephant in the Room” by Trei Klyde
This week we've selected "Elephant in the Room" by Trei Klyde as our Shimmeo of the Week. WHAT IS SHIMMEO? Shimmeos are short music videos that are great for promoting your music. With the Shimmeo...
Contribute To Performer’s Special Social Justice & Equality Issue
Do you have a story to tell? Do you want your voice heard? Here’s your opportunity to contribute to Performer’s upcoming special issue on social justice and equality in the music industry. POTENTIAL...
ALGIERS on Crafting Socially-Conscious Post-Punk/Gospel Anthems
ALGIERS Combining Post-Punk & Gospel Traditions to Craft Socially-Conscious Anthems Algiers recently released their self-titled debut and their timing is impeccable. Their post-punk, gospel...
Records That Changed My Life With Teflon Beast’s Jeff Daily
Records That Changed My Life with Jeff Daily To paraphrase Pauline Kael, I lost it at the record player. Or given that it was the ’90s, the CD player. It was from thirteen to fifteen years of age,...
PHOTO GALLERY: Caspian Live in Boston
Caspian The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA October 23, 2015 Just over a year ago, Caspian celebrated 10 years as a band with a sold out, 2 set, chronologically played show at the Larcom Theatre in...
WATCH NOW: How to set up the Shure PSM 300 Stereo Personal Monitor System
Our friends at Shure have a helpful video series up on YouTube that all musicians and pro audio users should watch. Next up is a helpful clip that will walk you through the simple process of setting...
Lou Barlow On The Paradoxical Importance of Well-Recorded Lo-Fi Albums
Lou Barlow On The Paradoxical Importance of Well-Recorded Lo-Fi Albums Lo-fi enthusiasts love to debate the origins of the genre. Was it Bruce Springsteen’s famously home-recorded Nebraska? Or was...
PHOTO GALLERY: Deafheaven, Envy and Tribulation Live in Boston
Deafheaven with Envy and Tribulation at Royale - Boston, MA November 3, 2015 First time touring the US in 5 years, Tokyo's Envy performed a beautifully emotional and brutal set at Royale, opening up...
TOUR TEST FINAL REPORT: Mackie FreePlay Portable PA Review With Video!
TOUR TEST Rocking the New Mackie FreePlay Live (And In The Woods!) With Saint John and the Revelations [Editor’s Note: Earlier this summer we put out a call for readers to win a cool new Mackie...
Tour Test Update: Watch Mitchell Guitars and Acoustic Amplifiers in Action
Our two tour testers are getting their hands dirty with their new Mitchell Element guitars and Acoustic A40 amps. Watch below as winner Tim Feist talks about his initial impressions after the grand...