The new Focusrite iTrack One Pre allows for simplified recording on mobile devices, all in one...
Benjamin Ricci
Electro-Harmonix Synth 9 Review
Guitar synths have been around for decades, but were not something easily integrated into a...
DigiTech FreqOut Review
Other than having an expensive sustainer system installed in a guitar, or an EBow, there’s really...
Record Review: CSC Funk Band
CSC Funk Band Things Are Getting Too Casual Brooklyn, NY “Block-party funk band in a post-punk warzone” The CSC Funk Band was born out of the Brooklyn noise-punk scene and has decided to channel...
Record Review: Cave
Cave Neverendless Chicago, IL “Going from one to crazy in the blink of an eye” On the surface, Neverendless seems to be unrelenting repetition for forty-plus minutes. Upon closer inspection, that...
Record Review: The Can’t Nots
The Can’t Nots Applesauce EP Providence, RI “Like them apples?” It’s hard to get a read on the Can’t Nots’ EP Applesauce. Over a five-song sample size, Naomi Wilkinson’s band could either be...
Record Review: Brown Bird
Brown Bird Salt for Salt Warren, RI “Equal parts American folk, blues, country, and gypsy” David Lamb’s melodious voice combined with MorganEve Swain’s whiny cello, a guitar, and banjo all create an...
Record Review: Boy+Kite
Boy+Kite Go Fly Austin, TX “The soundtrack to life’s complex relationships” Boy+Kite’s first full-length album, Go Fly, is one that can be blasted proudly in cars as the summer months come to a...
Record Review: Big Harp
Big Harp White Hat Los Angeles, CA “A laid-back, compelling piece of Americana” It’s not always true that haste makes waste. For proof, look no further than White Hat, the debut output from Los...
Record Review: Amy Lavere
Amy Lavere Stranger Me Memphis, TN “Somber and smooth” Stranger Me has a familiar and consistent temperament, giving you the sense of listening to Lavere’s diary more than hearing songs; the opening...
Studio Diary: Hail The Titans
Using Household Objects to Record an Experimental Debut Hail the Titans just released a great new album, and we recently had a chance to chat with...
Live Review: Sixer Six
Where: Chattanooga, Tennessee When: September 24 What's better than helping a bunch of underprivileged kids? A band of hard-rocking, blue-collar,...
Live Review: Judgement Day, The Phenomenauts, Tornado Rider
WHERE: Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA WHEN: August 4 HIGHLIGHT: Spandex, String Metal and Innovative Weirdness The marquee outside...