Last July, Acoustica and Soundtrack Loops announced the signing of a content licensing agreement...
Benjamin Ricci
Peavey MiniMEGA Review
We review the Peavey MiniMEGA Bass Head. Turns out, great things really do come in small...
PageFlip Firefly Review
Tablets and smartphones have become important accessories for musicians – like using them with a...
Live Review: The Infamous Stringdusters at All Good 2011
The Infamous Stringdusters put on a hell of a performance at All Good this year. They were fitted into a bill brimming with unique and interesting bluegrass outfits, standing...
Live Review: Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad at All Good 2011
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad makes standard dub reggae, for the most part. The song writing is what makes GPGDS stand out, giving them color where they'd most likely just...
Live Review: Hot Buttered Rum at All Good 2011
Hot Buttered Rum plays bluegrass that is both traditional and instilled with mountains of personality. In our festival preview of All Good 2011 we mentioned how this set would help link the HBR we...
Live Review: Beats Antique at All Good 2011
Bass heavy, heart-pounding Beats Antique. You can feel them in your bones. I saw them last weekend at Camp Bisco, but the trio played in the early evening, when the sun was still relatively high in...
Make A Record with Alan Parsons
Confirmed for the Friday morning tracking session is bass great Nathan East–fresh from his European tour with Toto and days before he hits the road again with Fourplay. Nathan’s work with Michael...
Record Review: Whitney Mann
Whitney Mann The Western Sky Madison, WI “A complete collection” Throughout The Western Sky, Whitney Mann’s voice is a balance of grace and grit. It is the element that ties the entire album...
Record Review: Washed Out
Washed Out Within and Without Perry, GA “The chillest of chillwave” Ernest Greene has released three phenomenal EPs under the moniker Washed Out since 2009. The buzz generated by what started out as...
Record Review: Thousands
Thousands Thousands Boston, MA "Meticulously mapped, angular instrumental ferocity" LISTEN NOW: "Braille Teeth" [audio:http://performermag.com/wp-content/uploads/BrailleTeeth.mp3|titles=Braille...
Record Review: The Soonest
The Soonest Quarters EP Berkeley, CA “San Francisco dream rock with a darker side” The Soonest’s latest release, Quarters EP, exemplifies the phrase, “less is more.” The San Francisco rock band,...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Scott Kempner
VINYL OF THE MONTH Scott Kempner Tenement Angels Bronx, NY “Reissue from the co-founder of the Dictators and the Del-Lords” Scott Kempner is no stranger to the music scene. Originally released in...