Benjamin Ricci

Fan subscriptions are booming. How should indie musicians approach theirs?

While live events are on hold, many artists have launched fan subscriptions as a way to generate income and give their fans the kind of connection and excitement that an in-person show can create. Not only have fan subscriptions provided financial stability during a...

Record Review: Times New Viking

Times New Viking Dancer Equired Columbus, OH “Snapshots of garage pop perfection” Dancer Equired is a collection of perfect snapshots. Just as a skilled photographer captures unfiltered and...

Record Review: Those Dancing Days

Those Dancing Days Daydreams and Nightmares Stockholm, Sweden “Musically seductive and rhythmically bopping” Those Dancing Days must be a producer’s dream, because they’ve captured the magic “on...

Record Review: Sonny & The Sunsets

Sonny & The Sunsets Hit After Hit San Francisco, CA "San Francisco native crafts ironic blend of ’60s surf pop” Singer/songwriter Sonny Smith has crafted 11 tracks of gritty ’60s-era surf pop...

Vinyl of the month: Saything

VINYL OF THE MONTH: Saything Momentary Ens Oakland, CA “Rich, confident and progressive” Bay Area group Saything has been busy this year. Their work - which has included a winter West Coast tour, a...

Record Review: The Pauses

The Pauses A Cautionary Tale Orlando, FL “Eclectic, quirky pop” This is the debut album from The Pauses, an Orlando-based three-piece consisting of Tierney Tough on vocals, Rhodes piano and bass;...

Record Review: Kevin Dunbar

Kevin Dunbar Apples to Peaches Kennesaw, GA “Soulful, stirring, speaks to the human spirit” New York native Kevin Dunbar journeyed down South, ready to spread his music to a growing scene outside of...