I was born in the 23rd minute of the 23rd hour of the 23rd day. I write, sing and play guitar in...
John Barrett
Absence of Ocean Unboxes the Galaxy audio GPS-8
Our recent Galaxy Audio GPS-8 winners, Absence of Ocean, have unboxed their new PA monitors and...
VINTAGE FLASHBACK: 1956 Hofner Model 127 (Club 50)
1956 Hofner Model 127 In this installment, we’ll take a look at this 1956 Hofner Model 127, also...
Live Review: Pelicanesis
Listening to Pelicanesis’ self-titled EP is a narrative journey in itself, but when the group was armed and ready on stage, it was like leaving the planet. As the sci-fi psychedelic keys and heavy...
liveLIVE! Music and Arts Festival Wrap-Up
liveLIVE! Music and Arts Festival was a humble little gathering that happened in the first week of May in Oneonta, NY. The festival was liveLIVE! Productions' first event of this caliber. The...
Live Review: Hangout Fest
Festival goers from across the country trekked down to Alabama's Gulf Coast this past month to take part one of the first major festival offerings...
Live Review: Baby Baby
A Baby Baby live show is one of those rare musical events where an audience has the opportunity to become more then mere passive bystanders. From the very first wonderful blast of distortion, the...
Live Review: Performer Presents at PA’s Lounge
For anyone who wasn’t in attendance, you missed out on a fabulous and entertaining time. Without doubt, it was one of the greatest performance nights of local and unknown talent that this town has...
Live Review: Blue Mountain Bustdown
Great Scott// Boston, MA// April 30th, 2011 Blue Mountain Bustdown is one of those bands that pours its heart and soul into its music. Dynamic grooves, rhythmic variety,...
Live Review: 500 Songs
Spring is in the air, and nothing epitomizes the magic of the season in Atlanta's local music scene more than another edition of the “500 Songs for Kids.” Held at Smith's Olde Bar for ten nights,...
Live Review: Some Kind of Jam 6
(Photos By Gabriella Thurman) Jibberjazz Productions' 6th Annual Some Kind of Jam Festival in Schuylkill, PA was the perfect start to 2011's summer...
DIY LICENSING: Inside a Music Licensing Office
For many years I have been inundated with questions mostly about copyright. Lately at conferences and in consultations, the overwhelming majority of questions I receive are about music licensing....
Record Review: Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers
Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers Starlight Hotel Ballard, WA “Stellar by Starlight” The ten tracks on Zoe Muth’s sophomore outing, Starlight Hotel, aren’t what most listeners would expect to hear...