BOSTON CALLING 2023: A FIRST-TIMER’S REVIEW [Editor's note -- after doing this for so many years,...
New Music and Video
Reviews of new music, video, concerts and music festivals.
VIDEO PREMIERE: Small Million “FOMO”
We are super excited to premiere the brand new video for "FOMO" by Portland synth pop band Small...
BOOK REVIEW: Inspire The Music: 50 Years of Roland History
BOOK REVIEW: Inspire The Music: 50 Years of Roland History by Kim Bjorn If you’ve got a synth nerd...
REVIEW: Mike Chen’s ‘Vampire Weekend’
Mike Chen Vampire Weekend (MIRA Books) "A fresh take on a vampire story that also accomplishes a rare feat – capturing music and musicians realistically – in a surprisingly heartwarming (and...
COVER STORY: Samara Joy, Making Jazz Cool Again for a New Generation
To the casual listener, the cool and loungey sound of a jazz ensemble is likely to conjure up images of elegantly smokey and dimly-lit nightclubs buzzing with the chatter of debonair patrons sipping...
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Aaron Kellim Performs “Hold You” with Mojave MA-1000 Microphone
We recently hooked up LA-based artist Aaron Kellim the amazing MA-1000 from Mojave Audio -- in this latest video series we watched him go from unboxing, to setup, to an exclusive live performance....
The Beths on Crafting a New LP in the COVID-Changed Musical Landscape
At first glance, Elizabeth Stokes and Jonathan Pearce of The Beths seem like your average indie rock musicians. Taciturn, a bit self-conscious and noticeably introspective, the Auckland-based pair...
Jenn Bostic Opens up About Music, Family and Faith
Originally hailing from the Philadelphia area and now a full-blown Nashville artist, Jenn Bostic fuses Christian, Country and a bit of singer/songwriter pop into a sound all her own. We recently had...
Baxter Hall: When a Young Heart Meets a Vintage Soul
Baxter Hall may be young, but his love for soulful guitar-based music and vintage gear belies his tender age. We recently had an opportunity to work with the gifted axe-slinger as part of our Elixir...
COVER STORY: How GA-20 Infuses Vintage Tone Into Their Modern Sound
If you want to know what GA-20 is all about, just let them tell you about their gear: “We have guitar and amp collections that allow us to make different choices for particular songs or tunings. For...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Raibard
Raibard Dark Realm of the Daylight Boston, MA (Self-Released) Sometimes music comes into your life when you’re not even expecting it. Recently, I was helping a friend at Zildjian sell some of his...
Love You Later On Navigating TikTok and Creating a Visual Sound
Over the last decade, few places in the country have grown as fast or as much as Nashville. Following a remarkable population boom in such a short period, the Tennessee state capital has become a...
Travis Shallow: Building a Real-World Connection Through Digital Barriers
Travis Shallow has been building a budding community of listeners with his down-home, relatable livestreams these past few years. The Southern singer, songwriter, and guitarist sat down with us to...