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Performer gets the perfect custom fit as we review the Ultimate Ears UE 4 Pro Personal Monitors...
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Record Review: Wing and Hollow
Wing and Hollow North of Nowhere Los Angeles, CA (Self-released) “Sweet California sunshine” Somewhere in the midst of palm trees and the sunshine of the West Coast rises the soft elegant sounds,...
Record Review: Whitejacket
Whitejacket Hollows and Rounds Denver, CO (Lamp Under a Bushel Music) “Soothing pop music by Apples in Stereo alum” “Versus Angels” is a haunting piece of piano mystery with appealing strings of...
Record Review: The Villains
The Villains Velocity Atlanta, GA (Toucan Cove/Universal Records) “Commercial pop/rock/country to satisfy any mood" Coming off the success of their 2010 debut album Just Another Saturday Night, The...
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Record Review: Useless ID
Useless ID Symptoms Tel Aviv, Israel (Fat Wreck Chords) “Israeli punk veterans show no signs of stopping” If Useless ID were a U.S. citizen, it would be eligible to vote and buy tobacco this year....
Record Review: Ty Segall and White Fence
Ty Segall and White Fence Hair San Francisco, CA (Drag City) “The perfect marriage of hazy, West Coast garage rock and electricity” Ty Segall and White Fence (Tim Presley) have joined forces and it...
Record Review: Rick Murnane
Rick Murnane Wednesday Child Northampton, MA (Buttonshop Music) “Beautiful, psychedelic material suitable for any day of the week” There is an endearing quality to Wednesday Child, one that can be...
Record Review: Punch Brothers
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Record Review: Nick Waterhouse
Nick Waterhouse Time’s All Gone San Francisco, CA (Innovative Leisure) “Retro soul and analog production” Get to know Nick Waterhouse now, so you’ll have the opportunity to truthfully say “I knew...
Record Review: Nice Purse
Nice Purse Slumber Girls Minneapolis, MN (Self-Released) “Buoyant, jangly guitar pop from the Twin Cities” Nice Purse is a five-piece band from Minneapolis with an upbeat sound, coupled with openly...