What makes the best USB audio interface for my needs? It’s a common question, and Yamaha and...
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Performer Gives Away Two Sets of Simmons SD2000 Electronic Drum Kits
Performer has selected its two winners in our recent Simmons SD2000 Electronic Drum Kit Giveaway....
GEAR TEST FINAL REVIEW: Galaxy Audio GPS-8 Personal Monitor PA System
Absence of Ocean Puts the Galaxy Audio GPS-8 Personal Monitor PA System Through its Paces in Their...
Record Review: Uh Huh Her
Uh Huh Her Nocturnes Los Angeles, CA “Feminist-approved, artfully textured electro-pop” Upbeat and infectious LA duo Uh Huh Her (named after PJ Harvey’s 2004 release) is facing a meteoric rise into...
Vinyl of the Month: Ty Segall
Ty Segall Singles 2007-2010 San Francisco, CA “Grungy lo-fi that amps you up” Ty Segall makes some truly exceptional lo-fi, garage rock; he always has. Singles 2007-2010 is an album that pulls...
Record Review: Spectrals
Spectrals Bad Penny West Yorkshire, UK "Intelligent, funny, soul-bearing album from singer/songwriter Louis Jones" Arriving on the back of some largely justified buzz, mostly inspired by an...
Record Review: Robert Deeble
Robert Deeble Heart Like Feathers Seattle, WA “A beautifully arranged album, finding light within darkness” Robert Deeble’s first full-length album in six years, Heart Like Feathers, is an honest...
Record Review: Rebecca Zapen
Rebecca Zapen Nest St. Petersburg, FL “Intimate and unafraid” When an artist manages to wrangle back most of your childhood memories - good or bad - along with theirs, it's almost uncomfortable....
Record Review: The Michael Williams Band
The Michael Williams Band Fire Red Houston, TX “Texas heat” Fire Red has a rather fitting title, because it’s on fire. This is truly an original work that gives you hints of various “classic”...
Record Review: Meg Baird
Meg Baird Seasons on Earth Philadelphia, PA “A stunning album of originals while keeping to her roots” Best known as the female singer in Philly psych-folk band Espers, Meg Baird also creates solo...
Record Review: Little Joe Ayers
Little Joe Ayers Backatchya Holly Springs, MS “Junior Kimbrough’s former bassist makes his own boogie” The deaths of Junior Kimbrough and R.L. Burnside, the two figureheads of the North Mississippi...
Record Review: Lisa Jaeggi
Lisa Jaeggi Epic Epic Brooklyn, NY “Folk, soul and hip-hop come together better than manila folders and the X-Files” Brooklyn’s Lisa Jaeggi initiates a journey into introspection with soulful...
Record Review: Jeff Campbell
Jeff Campbell Stop and Go San Francisco, CA “A natural fit for a natural talent” Jeff Campbell has been the front man of San Francisco-based rock band Pine & Battery since 2005, and judging by...