Benjamin Ricci

Greensky Bluegrass throws down an impromptu jam exclusively for Performer Magazine, performing "I'd Probably Kill You" off of their highly anticipated new record, Handguns. After the song we talk...

Genghis Cohen // Los Angeles, CA // July 21 The Genghis Cohen got a taste of “the thunder from down under,” when Australian musician Gilli Moon performed this past Thursday night.  Moon has lived in...

Performer Magazine's Amanda Macchia and Gabriella Thurman sit down backstage with Karl Denson at All Good Music Festival to talk about his not-so-tiny universe of musicians, new ways of writing...

The one exceptional thing about CopperTonic is lead singer Michelle Sarah's voice. Second to none at Manifestivus, Michelle sings effortlessly. CopperTonic's vocals are...

Local Vermont band Movement of the People summons its existence from the great Fela Kuti, performing the Nigerian afrobeat pioneer's music. Movement of the People is a vibrant...

Barika creates a soundscape of funk soaked in psychedelic, West African resonance. The outfit stands out because they are multidimensional - laying down n'goni, percussion,...

Afinque was the first band to get campers out of their tents and moving this past Saturday afternoon at Manifestivus. Previous acts had played to a relatively dead concert...

What a great concept - a West African jam band joining forces with an American bluegrass outfit. Toubab Krewe coupled with the Infamous Stringdusters Friday night at...

The main reason that I ventured out to Manifestivus Friday evening was to see Locos Por Juana (see our Festival Preview of Manifestivus). The energetic, cumbia-inspired hip-hop...